MTF MEDIA SUBCOMMITTEE REPORT FOR YEAR 2014
Respectfully submitted,
Robert S. Weiner, Chair, Masters Media Subcommittee

(Note Live Links below.  If converted to certain formats may lose click-to-internet capacity. If so, go to:
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MTF MEDIA SUBCOMMITTEE REPORT FOR YEAR 2014 covers Indoor Nationals, Outdoor Nationals, Team USA at World Indoors, and other Meets. 
Media Committee is looking forward to generating even more coverage for 2015 at Indoor, Outdoor USA, and Team USA at World Masters Championships in Lyon, France!

            For model of press generating strategies employed see especially: 

HOW THE PRESS WAS GENERATED—A TEAM EFFORT:
      • September, 2014 -- "4 Million Viewers, 59 TV Stories At Winston-Salem National Masters Championships" -- in National Masters News | PDF


2014
  • August 24, 2014 -- Photo by Rob Jerome of Team USA in San José, Costa Rica, at North, Central American, and Caribbean World Masters Athletics (NCCWMA) 2014 Track & Field Championship
  • August 19, 2014 -- "Age No Limit for Masters Track and Field Athletes" -- by Lindsey Holden in SB Nation
          • August 19, 2014 -- Video -- on Medill News Service
  • August 14, 2014 -- "Bohemia club members don't let age keep them off track (and field)" -- in Newsday | Original
  • July 10, 2014 -- "USA National Masters Track Championships July 17-20 At Wake Forest University Kentner Stadium, Winston-Salem NC, Include World Champions, Olympians, NFL Great, Top Jazz Artist, Local Stars Among 1100+ Athletes 30-95+ From US And World -- press release by USATF Masters Media Committee | On USATF web site
          • July 17-21, 2014 -- Winston-Salem National Masters Championships Media Coverage | PDF
    Videos
          • July 21, 2014 -- "90-Year-Olds on Relay Team" -- on WGHP-8 Fox TV, Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem NC | Original
          • July 21, 2014 -- "Track and Field Competitors in their 90s" -- on WFMY CBS TV, Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem NC | Original
          • July 20, 2014 -- "90-Year-Olds Team For World Records" -- on ESPN | Original | Original | Original
          • July 20, 2014 -- "USA Track & Field Masters at Wake Forest" -- on WXII-12 TV | Original
          • July 18, 2014 -- "USATF Masters Outdoor Championships" -- on N14G TV, Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem NC | Original
          • July 17, 2014 -- "USATF Masters Outdoor Championships" -- on N14G TV, Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem NC | Original
          • July 17, 2014 -- "Great Grandma Competes in Track Meet" -- on WFMY-2 CBS TV, Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem NC | Original
          • July 17, 2014 -- "National Masters Track and Field Championship held in Winston-Salem" -- on WGHP-8 Fox TV, Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem NC | Original
    Audios
          • July 22, 2014 -- "USA Track & Field Masters Outdoor Championships" -- on WGN-AM, Chicago IL
          • July 18, 2014 -- “Let the Games Begin Again: 74 Year-Old Olympic Flagbearer Ed Burke Competes in National Track Competition" -- on 88.5 WFDD Radio (NPR affiliate) | Original (begins about 1:00 into broadcast)
    Printed in Winston-Salem Journal
          • July 17-20, 2014 -- Day-by-day photos | Thursday, July 17 | Friday, July 18 | Saturday, July 19 | Sunday, July 20 -- in Winston-Salem Journal
          • July 21, 2014 -- "Rouser relishes his chance to compete" -- in Winston-Salem Journal
          • July 20, 2014 -- "USATF Masters Outdoor Championships: Nailing the approach McBarnette gets steps right to set high-jump record" -- in Winston-Salem Journal
          • July 20, 2014 -- "Hamilton: Masters friendships as important as the races" -- in Winston-Salem Journal
          • July 18, 2014 -- "Weiner enjoys multitasking" -- in Winston-Salem Journal | Original | Original Photo
          • July 18, 2014 -- "Notes: Greensboro's Sowerby staying quite busy" -- in Winston-Salem Journal | Original
          • July 18, 2014 -- "Hamilton: Shaheed living the life he loves" -- in Winston-Salem Journal
          • July 18, 2014 -- "90-year-olds still have sprinters’ legs" -- in Winston-Salem Journal
          • July 18, 2014 -- "Long Island realtor Martin continues to thrive on track" -- in Winston-Salem Journal
          • July 18, 2014 -- "Schmanski took unconventional path to fitness" -- in Winston-Salem Journal
          • July 17, 2014 -- "Great-grandmother, 80, entered in 14 events at Masters track meet" -- in Winston-Salem Journal | Original
          • July 17, 2014 -- "Notes: Holland second in 800; eyes 1,500 on Saturday" -- in Winston-Salem Journal
          • July 17, 2014 -- "Ellard, ex-NFL star, is ready for first Masters Championship" -- in Winston-Salem Journal
          • July 17, 2014 -- "Former Olympian Burke still has competitive fire burning at 74" -- in Winston-Salem Journal
          • July 17, 2014 -- "Shannon, 57, still loves to run" -- in Winston-Salem Journal
          • July 17, 2014 -- "Four-day Masters track meet to begin Thursday at Wake Forest" -- in Winston-Salem Journal
          • July 17-20, 2014 -- "USATF National Masters Outdoor Track and Field Championships" -- in Winston-Salem Journal
    Printed in other newspapers (includes links to some videos)
          • July 23, 2014 -- "Track Team is Peerless and, Seemingly, Ageless" -- in The New York Times | Original
          • July 24, 2014 -- "Ex-NFL, Fresno State, Hoover star Ellard wins Masters triple jump" -- in The Fresno Bee
          • July 18, 2014 -- "Fresno's Dennis Duffy wins USATF national title in 400 meters" -- in The Fresno Bee
          • July 23, 2014 -- "Sterling man soars to high jump record" -- in Loudoun Times-Mirror | Video | Original
          • July 17-19, 2014 -- Day-by-day photos by Gregory Coats | Thursday, July 17 | Friday, July 18 | Saturday, July 19
          • July 17, 2014 -- "Track and Field Championships Race Off in Winston-Salem" -- on Time-Warner Cable News Triad -- Note: print story available to all, but video available only to Time-Warner Cable subscribers
          • July 22, 2014 -- "90s hits on the track" -- in ESPN
          • July 22, 2014 -- "Over-90 relay team sets world records at USATF Masters Championships" -- in SI.com
          • July 22, 2014 -- "All this team of ninety-year-olds does is set records in track" -- in eWallstreeter
          • July 21, 2014 -- "90-plus-year-old men set 3 world relay records at USATF Masters" -- in Albuquerque Express
          • July 21, 2014 -- "90-and-Over Relay Team Sets Three World Records" -- in Runner's World
          • July 21, 2014 -- "90-Year-Olds Set World Record for Relay" -- in M.Bwwfitnessworld.com
          • July 21, 2014 -- "Concord man wins National Javelin Championship at 2014 USA Track & Field Masters Championship" -- in Union Leader
          • July 21, 2014 -- "Men in their 90s set 3 world relay records at USATF Masters" -- in Kgw.com (AP)
          • July 21, 2014 -- "‘Treasure of masters track’ Carroll DeWeese shares gems in talk" -- in Masterstrack.com
          • July 20, 2014 -- "Here’s a relay team of 90+ year old dudes being more active than you" -- in Next Impulse Sports
          • July 20, 2014 -- "First relay team of 90-plus-year-olds set 3 World Records, So Cal wins team championship at USATF Masters Outdoors" -- in USA Track & Field
          • July 20, 2014 -- "USA Track & Field Masters at Wake Forest | Sports - WXII Home" -- in WXII12.com
          • July 20, 2014 -- "USATF Masters: Greensboro's Latiffia Taylor eyes another title" -- in News-Record.com - Blogs
          • July 20, 2014 -- "USATF Masters: Friendships as important as the races" -- in News-Record.com - Blogs
          • July 19, 2014 -- "More records fall as Harvey, Obera, McBarnette, Ellard highlight Day Three at USATF Masters Outdoor Championships" -- in USA Track & Field
          • July 18, 2014 -- "Brad Barton, 48, Misses Milestone Sub-4 in 1500 by Whisker" -- in Times of San Diego
          • July 18, 2014 -- "Party time follows record-setting day at North Carolina nationals" -- in Masterstrack.com
          • July 18, 2014 -- "Records fall, champions crowned on Day 1 at USATF Masters Outdoor Championships" -- in Noodls-USA
          • July 16, 2014 -- "Records fall, champions crowned on Day 1 at USATF Masters Outdoor Championships" -- in USA Track & Field
          • July 18, 2014 -- "USATF Masters: How area runners fared" -- in News-Record.com - Blogs
          • July 18, 2014 -- "USATF Masters: Former NFL star Henry Ellard retains his health" -- in News-Record.com - Blogs
          • July 18, 2014 -- "Henry Ellard, former NFL All-Pro receiver, competes at USATF Masters" -- in OlympicTalk - NBC Sports
          • July 16, 2014 -- "A 65-year-old woman ran a half mile in 2:42" -- in SI.com
          • July 16, 2014 -- "USATF Masters track and field begins Thursday in Winston-Salem" -- in News-Record.com - Blogs
          • July 16, 2014 -- "JDL Fast Track owner part of USATF Masters meet in Winston-Salem" -- in News-Record.com - Blogs
          • July 17-20 -- in Winston-Salem Journal
          • July 17-20 -- in Times of San Diego
          • July 17-20 -- in Winston-Salem Journal
          • July 17-20 -- in Winston-Salem Journal
          • July 17-20 -- in Winston-Salem Journal
          • July 17-20 -- in WFDD (NPR Affiliate)
          • July 17-20 -- in Greensboro News & Record
          • July 17-20 -- in Greensboro News & Record
          • July 17-20 -- in Time Warner Cable - Channel 14
          • July 17-20 -- in WFDD (NPR Affiliate)
          • July 17-20 -- in Winston-Salem Journal
          • July 17-20 -- in Winston-Salem Journal
          • July 17-20 -- in Charlotte Observer
          • July 17-20 -- in NBC Olympic Talk
          • July 17-20 -- in Greensboro News & Record
          • July 17-20 -- in Winston-Salem Journal
          • July 17-20 -- in Winston-Salem Journal
          • Complete results
          • Complete list of athletes and events (Make a copy to select and sort) | CSV
  • March 7, 2014 -- "100-Year-Old Leland McPhie Ready To Set World & National Marks At USA Masters Track Indoor Championship In Boston March 14-16; More than 900 Others Including World’s Best Athletes 35 to 100 including 47 World Champions And Boston Area Stars" -- press release by USATF Masters Media Committee | DOC
          • Selected media coverage
          • March 26, 2014 -- "Athletes aging gracefully: Age is just a number, especially for these fit seniors who prove athletics is a lifetime journey" -- on Al Jazeera America | Reprinted in Tumblr
          • March 23, 2014 -- "What They Were Thinking: A Leap of Faith" -- in The Boston Globe
          • March 20, 2014 -- "Snook's Lewis Edmonson Wins Double Gold at USATF Masters Championships" -- on KBTX TV Bryan/College Station TX
          • March 15, 2014 -- "Centenarian Competes in Track and Field" -- in The Boston Herald
          • March 14, 2014 -- "Update: 3-Time Olympian Ed Burke Sets World Record in Special Night Session at USA Masters Track" -- in PR Newswire | Reprinted in BroadwayWorld.com
          • March 14-16, 2014 -- Selected TV Coverage
          • March 14, 2014 -- "Athletes As Old As 100 Compete In Boston Track Event" -- on WBZ CBS Boston MA | Video | AVI | Video
          • March 14, 2014 -- "Breaking Records" -- on WFXT Fox Boston MA | Video | Video
          • March 14, 2014 -- "McPhie, 100, leads Masters" -- in The Boston Herald