FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TCS New York City Marathon Broadcast to Be Available in
More Than 540 Million Homes on Sunday, November 5
Race to be televised live on WABC-TV locally and ESPN2 nationally
U.S. Olympians Des Linden and Galen Rupp and U.S. Paralympian
Amanda McGrory to join commentary team for first time
New York, October 24, 2023 - The TCS New York City Marathon, on Sunday,
November 5, will be broadcast to more than 540 million homes around the
world in 206 countries and territories through various international
broadcast partners, including ABC7/WABC-TV in the New York City area and
ESPN2 across the United States. WABC-TV and ESPN2 have been home to the
award-winning broadcast of the world's biggest and boldest marathon since
2013.
"The TCS New York City Marathon is one of the world's most iconic annual
sporting events and we're thrilled that our diverse running community can
view the excitement thanks to our various broadcast partners and
platforms," said Rob Simmelkjaer, CEO of New York Road Runners. "As the
world experiences a post-pandemic running boom, we hope to bring fans
closer to the action as they tune in to cheer on their favorite
professional athletes, while also growing new fans of the sport."
U.S. Olympic medalist and former American record-holder Galen Rupp,
two-time Olympian Des Linden, and two-time TCS New York City Marathon
champion and three-time Paralympian Amanda McGrory will join the talent
team for the domestic broadcast.
Rupp, Linden, and McGrory, who have all had individual racing success in
New York, will make their TCS New York City Marathon broadcast debuts on
the men's, women's, and wheelchair motos. This is the first time the
broadcast at the TCS New York City Marathon, or any Abbott World Marathon
Majors race will feature a dedicated reporter on the wheelchair moto,
providing key insights and race analysis.
"I'm absolutely thrilled and deeply honored to be the first ever on-course
correspondent exclusively covering the wheelchair division at an Abbott
World Marathon Majors race," said McGrory. "The TCS New York City Marathon
has always been a special race for me. I had my first big win here in 2006
and broke the course record in 2011 with a breakaway victory. I cannot wait
to celebrate this next generation of athletes."
The trio will be accompanied by SportsCenter anchors Hannah Storm and John
Anderson, and Olympians Carrie Tollefson and Juan Luis Barrios. Storm will
return to host the program for the first time since 2015 with Anderson,
Tollefson, and Barrios, who is new to the commentary team, in the broadcast
booth as analysts for all four professional races. A talented array of
reporters including veteran Olympics commentator Lewis Johnson, Peloton
instructor and marathoner Becs Gentry in her broadcast debut, and ABC7's
Eyewitness News reporters Ryan Field, Sam Ryan, Anthony Johnson, Kemberly
Richardson, Michelle Charlesworth, Dani Beckstrom, Brittany Bell, and Josh
Einiger will be present at the start, finish, along the course, and in the
sky.
The broadcast will also include increased coverage of the professional
wheelchair races with an extended broadcast window, starting at 8:00 a.m.
This year's TCS New York City Marathon will serve as the U.S. Paralympics
Track & Field Marathon Selection Event for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.
The broadcast, produced in coordination with 45 Live and distributed by
IMG, will air on ABC7/WABC-TV from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., with pre-race
coverage from Fort Wadsworth beginning at 7:00 a.m. EST.
Nationally the broadcast will air on ESPN2 and on the ESPN App from 8:00
a.m. to 11:30 a.m. EST. Pre-race and continuing coverage will also be
streamed live nationally on ESPN3 (accessible on the ESPN App and ESPN.com)
from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m., and from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. ESPN3 and
abc7ny.com will present a view of the finish line from 10:30 a.m. to 6:00
p.m. EST.
A two-hour encore presentation of the race broadcast will air on ABC
affiliates around the country from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST.
A domestic, Spanish-language broadcast of the TCS New York City Marathon
will air live on ESPN3 (accessible on the ESPN app and ESPN.com) from 8:00
a.m. to 11:30 a.m. EST. The Spanish-language broadcast will also re-air on
Monday, November 6 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on ESPN Deportes.
The international broadcast will feature three-time Olympian and former
American record-holder Deena Kastor and veteran track and field commentator
Paul Swangard in the booth and host of running podcast Ali on the Run Ali
Feller joining the talent team as reporter.
International broadcast partners secured by IMG for the race include: ESPN
International (South America, Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean),
Eurosport (Europe, Southeast Asia, India), Fox Sports/Kayo (Australia),
L'Equipe (France), RAI (Italy), Sky (New Zealand), SMG Sports (China),
SuperSport (Sub-Saharan Africa), TSN (Canada), TV Asahi (Japan), and
TVE/Tv3 (Spain).
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