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Press Release - Los Angeles Marathon - 3/12/10

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
      Multi-platform coverage on tap for 2010 Honda LA Marathon
           Live coverage of the March 21 race slated for 
                   radio, television and Internet

LOS ANGELES – March 12, 2010 – No matter where in the world you are, you'll 
be able to see the 2010 Honda LA Marathon presented by K-Swiss and the 
inaugural running of the new Stadium to the Sea race course.

Angelenos will be able to follow the race live on both television and 
radio, on KTLA (channel 5) and on AM 570 KLAC, respectively.

KTLA (www.ktla.com) will telecast the Marathon for the first time, carrying 
live coverage of the race from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, March 21. 
A total of 17 cameras are planned for use, including three on-the-course 
vehicles and three news crews at strategic points along the course – Temple 
Street and Grand Avenue in downtown Los Angeles, Hollywood Boulevard and 
Orange Avenue in Hollywood and Wilshire Boulevard and Rodeo Drive in 
Beverly Hills – plus the KTLA helicopter overhead.

KTLA Sports Director Derrin Horton will anchor the race coverage from 
KTLA's Hollywood studios, with correspondents all over the 26.2-mile 
course:

News at 6 and News at 10 co-anchor Micah Ohlman and weather and traffic 
reporter Vera Jimenez will be stationed at the start line at Dodger Stadium 
and at the finish line in Santa Monica.

Morning News reporter and The News Blog author Eric Spillman will be on the 
"Pack Cam," running with the 25,000 participants throughout the race.

Reporters Gayle Anderson and Allie MacKay will provide live updates from 
points along the route.

Cyber Guy Kurt Knutsson will be, of course, running with his technology 
friends on the AT&T Racers.

Marathon broadcast veteran Toni Reavis (who has broadcast all 24 previous 
Los Angeles Marathons) and Olympian and two-time L.A. Marathon winner Nancy 
Ditz will once again provide expert analysis from the KTLA Studios. 
Olympians Ed Eyestone and Juli Henner will be covering the men's and 
women's elite races, respectively. Roggin Productions, Inc. will produce 
the race coverage in association with LA MARATHON LLC and KTLA, with Phil 
Olsman serving as Executive Producer and Director.

"KTLA 5 is proud to be the broadcast partner of the 2010 Honda LA Marathon 
and to be able to present this world-class event to Southern California 
viewers as well as a worldwide audience on ktla.com," said KTLA President 
and General Manager Don Corsini.

"We eagerly look forward to working with the LA Marathon organizers to 
provide extensive coverage of this momentous event in 2010 and beyond; 
showcasing many of L.A.'s unique neighborhoods and landmarks from the start 
of the race at Dodgers Stadium, to the exciting finish at the sea in 
beautiful Santa Monica."

Start-to-finish radio coverage will be provided on AM 570 KLAC 
(www.am570radio.com) with Geoff Nathanson as host along with Fox Sports 
track & field analyst Tom Feuer. Olympic broadcast veteran Randy Rosenbloom 
and marathoner Milena Glusac (a 2:31:14 performer and 2001 U.S. Half 
Marathon champion) will provide live updates on the men's and women's lead 
packs, respectively and Vic Jacobs will serve as the field reporter.

KLAC's Marathon coverage will get started on Saturday, May 20 with the LA 
Marathon Countdown Show, hosted by KLAC's "Loose Cannons" co-anchor Steve 
Hartman and featuring Petros Papadakis Matt "Money" Smith of the "Petros & 
Money" show plus "Loose Cannons" co-anchor Chris Myers, Dan Patrick and 
interviews with marathon experts. The Marathon radio coverage is being 
produced by Monarch Sports Radio.

"KLAC is proud to be the home of one of the premier Marathons in the 
country, as we team up with this years LA Marathon!" said Don Martin, 
General Manager of KLAC. "Runners from all over the world will get an 
opportunity to run this years new and exciting route, while their friends 
and family get to follow to their progress on AM 570 KLAC via the radio and 
online at www.am570radio.com."

For those not in Los Angeles on race day, television coverage of the race 
will also be carried live by Universal Sports, an NBC national cable 
network by more than 45 million homes across the nation.

"We are very excited to be a partner with the Honda LA Marathon presented 
by K-Swiss and broadcast the 25th running of this great race," said Claude 
Ruibal, co-founder and CEO of Universal Sports. "The new course allows the 
runners to have their own private tour of this great city that we call 
home."

In addition, both the KTLA and KLAC broadcasts will be available over the 
Internet, along with real-time updates from the Marathon's own Web site, 
www.lamarathon.com and via Twitter.

"Our new Stadium to the Sea course has completely changed what people will 
see during the 2010 Honda LA Marathon," said LA MARATHON LLC creative 
director Peter Abraham. "It's going to be one of the great visual marathon 
courses in the world with landmarks like the Grauman's Chinese Theatre, the 
Sunset Strip and Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills before finishing next to the 
ocean in Santa Monica. Thanks to our media partners, everyone is going to 
be able to enjoy the race almost as much as our runners." 

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