For Immediate Release: Tuesday, March 25
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.
