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Jul 3, 2018 · In competitive eating, George Shea created the first true ironic sport, and made a killing along the way. Asked if he believes that competitive eating will outlast him, Shea stops to...
George Beverly Shea (February 1, 1909 – April 16, 2013) was a Canadian-born American gospel singer and hymn composer.
Sep 24, 2021 · Competitive eating is as popular as ever, but instead of the carnival-esque competition Shea’s built his career on, audiences are flocking to character-driven mukbang and food gross-out videos on YouTube. Shea, however, trusts that he’ll find a way to adapt. “People are built for narratives, we’re a sucker for them,” he explains.
Jul 4, 2018 · “He was first seen standing at the edge of the shore between the ancient marks of the high and low tide, a place that is neither land nor sea,” George Shea, the contest’s longtime master of...
Jul 2, 2023 · Every Fourth of July at Nathan’s Famous, Shea goes viral for his intros that whip a crowd of 35,000 people (and millions more watching at home) into a frenzy to cheer on the most iconic competitive eaters of our time.
Jul 1, 2016 · George Shea, the master of ceremonies for the annual Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest, held at Coney Island, on the Fourth of July, believes that there are two main reasons...
Jul 5, 2018 · One hundred and two years later, it has evolved into a New York tradition – thanks to one man: George Shea. The orator extraordinaire is the master of ceremonies for the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog...
Jul 4, 2022 · No one is better at their job than George Shea, the man who founded Major League Eating and is best known for his flowery prose while introducing combatants at the annual hot dog eating...
Jul 25, 2023 · George Shea is chief executive officer of Shea Communications and co-founder of Major League Eating. He began publicizing and hosting the Nathan's Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog-Eating Contest in 1991, building it into a globally recognized event that generates billions of media impressions and airs live on ESPN.
George Shea works the crowd with some of the best one-liners as he introduces competitive eaters from around the world during Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest.
