College Bowl (which has carried a naming rights sponsor, initially General Electric and later Capital One) is a radio, television, and student quiz show. College Bowl first aired on the NBC Radio Network in 1953 as College Quiz Bowl. It then moved to American television broadcast networks, airing 1959 to 1963 on CBS and from 1963 to 1970 on NBC. In 1977, the president of College Bowl, Richard Reid, developed it into a non-televised national championship competition on campuses across America through an affiliation with the Association of College Unions International (ACUI), that lasted for 31 years. In 1989, College Bowl introduced a (sponsored) version of College Bowl for Historically Black Colleges (HBCUs) called Honda Campus All-Star Challenge (HCASC) that is ongoing. In 2007, College Bowl produced a new version and format of the game as an international championship in Africa, called Africa Challenge (Celtel Africa Challenge, Zain Africa Challenge). The College Bowl Campus Program and National Championship ran until 2008. In November 2020, NBC announced a revival of the show, developed
College Bowl (que ha llevado un patrocinador de derechos de nombramiento, inicialmente General Electric y más tarde Capital One) es un programa de radio, televisión y quiz de estudiantes. College Bowl se emitió por primera vez en la NBC Radio Network en 1953 como College Quiz Bowl. Luego se trasladó a las redes de televisión estadounidenses, transmitiendo de 1959 a 1963 en CBS y de 1963 a 1970 en NBC. En 1977, el presidente de College Bowl, Richard Reid, lo desarrolló en una competición de campeonato nacional no televisada en campus de toda América a través de una afiliación con la Association of College Unions International (ACUI), que duró 31 años. En 1989, College Bowl introdujo una versión (sponsorizada) de College Bowl para Colleges Historically Black (HBCUs) llamado Honda Campus All-Star Challenge (HCASC) que está en curso. En 2007, College Bowl produjo una nueva versión y formato del juego como un campeonato internacional en África, llamado Africa Challenge (Celt Africa Challenge, Zain Africa Campus Bowl Challenge).