MEDIA COMMITTEE REPORT FOR 2009 TO USATF MASTERS MEETING, INDIANAPOL= IS, INDIANA, DECEMBER 2009

MEDIA COMMITTEE REPORT FOR 2009 TO USATF MASTERS MEETING, = INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, DECEMBER 2009

Respectfully submitted, Bob Weiner, Chair<= /p>

The Media Committee has developed an effective process, with enormous help by K= en Stone, Pete Taylor, the other media committee members, the Games Committee,= the LOC’s and USATF’s national office (thanks especially Jill Geer = and Tom Surber and enthusiastic support from USATF President Stephanie Hightowe= r), and wonderful support form MTF Chair Gary Snyder, to build a press release = for the indoor and outdoor national championships featuring current outdoor and indoor world champions, Olympians, other stars, people with interesting life stories, and local athletes. = In addition, we have a system and form for athletes who participate in the national meets to call their home town press and build coverage there as we= ll, with our support. Thanks to a= ll who helped develop the basis of the terrific coverage for another year, coverage which hopefully inspires many others to join masters track and field as athletes and organizers. The = media committee works hard to get the word out on the mission of the MTF program = for lifetime fitness and health through regular exercise, training, and competition, with the incentive of MTF age-groups at sanctioned track and f= ield meets.

Link to past video coverage, including the 2009 OUTDOOR AND INDOOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS:

http://www.weinerpublic.com/masters.html