Press Release - Boston Marathon - 3/25/08

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

           Boston Marathon to Air Live Locally and Nationally
                WBZ-TV and VERSUS to Again Televise Race

BOSTON, Mass. - The Boston Athletic Association announced today that the 
112th Boston Marathon will be televised live, wire-to-wire, both locally 
and nationally on Monday, April 21. 

WBZ-TV (CBS owned-and-operated, Channel 4) will once again be providing 
live local coverage. Their broadcast will run from 8 a.m. (ET) until 3 p.m. 
(ET). WBZ-TV, now a partner of the Boston Athletic Association for 28 
years, will be the only local television station providing live 
wire-to-wire coverage.

VERSUS will once again televise the Boston Marathon for the fourth 
consecutive year. The telecast will air from 9:30 a.m. (ET) to 12:30 p.m. 
(ET), making the Boston Marathon the only road race in the United States to 
have a complete, live, national telecast.

The 2008 Boston Marathon will be held on Monday, April 21, 2008, Patriots' 
Day in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The race will begin with the 
Elite Women's Start at 9:35 a.m. 

"We're excited to once again partner with WBZ-TV and VERSUS to make the 
Boston Marathon the only U.S. road race to air live, wire-to-wire, locally 
and nationally," said Guy Morse, Executive Director of the Boston Athletic 
Association. "Boston is one of the most prestigious races in the world, so 
it's fitting to have such respected outlets as television partners so that 
our race can be enjoyed by fans around Boston and across the country on 
April 21."

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