MTF Media Coverage Articles for 2008 to 2002

2008

Three Model TV Clips

• August 8, 2008 — US Masters Track & Field Championships Start in Spokane at SFCC KXLY ABC-4 Spokane
• August 8, 2008 Age Not a Factor for These Athletes KXLY ABC-4 Spokane
• April 1, 2008 USA Masters Indoor Track & Field Championships at Boston Reggie Lewis Center WFXT Fox-5 Boston
• October 4, 2008 Masters Media Subcommittee Report for Reno 2008 USATF Convention
• August 4, 2008 “Six Olympians, 42 current world champions, among 1000 at USA Track & Field National Masters Championships Aug. 7-10 at Spokane Falls Community College, Washington” press release by USATF Masters Media Committee
•  August 7-10, 2008 USA Masters Track & Field Championships press coverage
•  August 12, 2008 “Games give track its moment to shine” in Seattle Post-Intelligencer
• June 30, 2008 “Olympic Trials Highlight Many of World’s Fastest Men and Women 40+ in Special 3000 and 200 Meter Races, Thursday and Saturday, July 3 and 5” press release by USATF Masters Media Committee
•  Brief biographies of men and women 40+ in Special 3000 and 200 Meter Races
• March 27, 2008 “USA Masters Indoor Track Championships at Boston’s Reggie Lewis March 28-30 to Feature Jearl Miles-Clark, Olympic Gold Medalist, among Olympians, World Champions 30-90+” press release by USATF Masters Media Committee
• Boston 2008 Masters Track Press Coverage

2007

• December 2, 2007 “Masters coming to District” in The Washington Times generated by USATF Masters Media Committee
• November 20, 2007 “Raschker To Receive World’s Best Master Athlete Award In Monaco November 25” press release by USATF Masters Media Committee
• September 25, 2007 Raschker Wins 10 Gold Medals and Athlete Of The Games Trophy at World Championship Meet in Italy
• September 1, 2007 Masters Media Subcommittee Report for Hawaii 2007 USATF Convention
• August 1, 2007 “Seven Olympians, 32 Current World Champions, among 1100 at University of Maine Orono Aug. 2-5 for USA Masters Track And Field Championships” press release by USATF Masters Media Committee
• May 9, 2007 “Fountain of Youth Masters Invitational Mile has many world’s best ever” 1:30 pm Saturday, May 12, 2007, Canby HS, Canby, Oregon” press release by USATF Masters Media Committee
• May 1, 2007 “Reflections on Boston USATF National Masters Indoor Championships” in National Masters News features Bob Weiner of USATF Masters Media Committee
• March 23-27, 2007 Masters Track Boston 2007 National Championships Coverage generated by USATF and USATF Masters Media Committee; host USATF-NE
•  Link to audio clip — WBZ Radio
• March 23, 2007 USA Track & Field National Masters Championship Boston host USATF NE, press release by USATF Masters Media Committee
• Biography of Phil Raschker  Photo with 101 year-old Everett Hosack
• February 20, 2007 “The Aging Athlete” in The Washington Post by Robert Weiner of USATF Masters Media Committee

2006

• August 3-6, 2006 “Media Coverage of USA Masters Track and Field Championships Charlotte” generated by USATF Masters Media Committee and Charlotte Reg. Visitors Auth.
• Charlotte Masters Fox TV transcript
• August 2, 2006 “The Dream Of Pure Sport: Events at UNC Charlotte show clean competition can exist” in The Charlotte Observer by Robert Weiner of USATF Masters Media Committee
• August 2, 2006 “43 Current World Champions, 10 Olympians Among 1400 in Charlotte for USA Masters Track and Field Championships Aug. 3-6; Athletes 30-95+ Include Charlotte Area Stars” press release by USATF Masters Media Committee
• March 24-27, 2006 National Masters 2006 Boston Coverage generated by USATF Masters Media Committee
•  March 27, 2006 “Masters Show How It’s Done” in Runners World generated by USATF Masters Media Committee
•  March 25, 2006 National Masters Boston CBS TV 4 Coverage CBS 4 Boston TV generated by USATF Masters Media Committee
•  March 24, 2006 “U.S. Masters Track Indoor Championships, March 24-26” in Runners World generated by USATF Masters Media Committee
•  March 21, 2006 “U.S. Masters Track Indoor Championships March 24-26 in Boston Features 11 Newly-Crowned World Champions” press release by USATF Masters Media Committee
•  March 24, 2006 Boston National Masters Home Press Calls prepared by USATF Masters Media Committee

2005

• August 4-7, 2005, and before and after USATF Masters Championships press coverage generated by USATF Masters Media Committee and Hawaii Champs
• July 29, 2005 “USA Masters Track & Field Championships In Honolulu, Hawaii Aug. 4-7 to Showcase World Record Holders, Olympians Among 800 Of Nation’s Best Athletes 30-95+” press release by USATF Masters Media Committee
• May 10, 2005 “Fountain of Youth Masters’ Invitational Mile to Feature America’s Best 35-plus at Canby HS, Oregon 12:15 p.m. May 14” in U.S. Newswire, press release by USATF Masters Media Committee
• March 30, 2005 USA Masters Track & Field Championships in Honolulu to Draw Nearly 2000 of Nation’s Best Aug. 4-7, 2005 press release by USATF Masters Media Committee
• March 14, 2005 2005 USA Masters Indoor Track National Championships press coverage generated by USATF Masters Media Committee
• March 12, 2005 Results of 2005 USA Masters Indoor Track Championships, Jackson Track, Idaho Center, Nampa ID prepared by USATF Masters Media Committee
• March 11, 2005 “Nation’s Best At Jacksons Track at 2005 USA Masters Indoor Track Championships March 11-13, in Nampa, Idaho” press release by USATF Masters Media Committee
• March 11, 2005 Home Press Call for 2005 USA Masters Indoor Track Championships March 11-13, in Nampa, Idaho prepared by USATF Masters Media Committee

2004

• August 10, 2004 “USATF Masters Media Committee Home Press Honor Roll” for National Masters News commentary by Bob Weiner of USATF Masters Media Committee
• June 10, 2004 “2004 U.S. Olympic Trials To Include Masters 800 Meters Women’s And Men’s Exhibition” press release by USATF Masters Media Committee
• April 13, 2004 “First ‘masters’ Sullivan finalist Raschker, 57, seeks lifetime fitness for aging Americans; in top five for America’s top amateur athlete, breaking age stereotype” press release by USATF Masters Media Committee
• March 31, 2004 “National Masters Meet Includes Former NFL All Star, Body Builder, And More” Runner’s World Magazine by Robert Weiner, USATF Masters Media Committee chair
• March 26-28, 2004 U.S. Masters Track Indoor Championships, March 26-28 in Boston selected Media Coverage generated by USATF Masters Media Committee
• January 2004 “Robert Weiner Named Chair, Other Members Named, to Masters Media committee” in National Masters News

2003

• December 3, 2003 Robert Weiner Comments on Masters Media Subcommittee statement by Robert Weiner of Masters Media Committee
• October, 2003 “Increasing Masters Press Coverage” in National Masters News by Robert Weiner of USATF Masters Media Committee
• March 29-30, 2003 Media coverage, press releases, and photos from 2003 U.S.A. Track & Field Masters Indoor Championship generated by USATF Masters Media Committee
• March 21, 2003 “Rodgers, Benoit to Run in Masters” coverage in Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, and Washington Times generated by USATF Masters Media Committee
• March 18, 2003 “Marathon Hero Bill Rodgers, Women’s First Olympic Marathon Champ Joan Benoit Samuelson Among Many World’s Best Ever at US Masters Track Indoor Championship March 28-30 in Boston; Hurdles/NFL Star Willie Gault, Sprint Record Holder Larry Colbert, Hurdle Record Holder Barbara Jordan, 10x Irish Decathlon Champ Val McGann, NFL Star “White Shoes” Johnson among Others press release by USATF Masters Media Committee

2002

• Want Press for Your Race? statement in National Masters News, June, July, & August 2002
• Biography of Gary Patton