April 14, 2005

PHOENIX -- It's an event that is expected to draw nearly 4,500 participants and they are all turning out to honor one man's spirit and everything he stood for. This Saturday in Tempe is the inaugural "Pat's Run," a 4.2-mile race that is being held in remembrance of Pat Tillman and FSN Arizona is set to air a 30-minute documentary that chronicles the race, shares the emotional stories of some of the event's runners and focuses on what the Pat Tillman Foundation is doing to carry on his legacy.

The program is entitled Pat's Run: A Celebration and it can be seen on FSN Arizona next Friday, April 22, at 6:30 & 10:30 p.m. Hosted by Amy Bender, it airs on the one-year anniversary of Tillman's passing. The race begins this Saturday morning at 8 a.m. in Tempe and takes runners and walkers on a course around Tempe Town Lake before eventually ending at the 42-yard line inside Sun Devil Stadium.

During the course of the 30-minute show, viewers will hear from race director Perry Edinger, the former ASU athletic trainer and one of the creators of this first-ever event to honor his friend, as well as some of the "Pat's Run" participants who share their inspirational stories on why they are running, including Floyd Cobos, an Albuquerque police officer and military reservist who has just returned from Iraq.

Other show highlights include, Edinger wearing a microphone throughout the day for FSN Arizona, an interview with Sally Gardocki, the wife of Pittsburgh Steelers punter Chris Gardocki, who talks about her motivation for taking part and a look at what is being done at Camp Pat Tillman in Afghanistan at the same time this event is taking place in Tempe. Bender will also interview Alex Garwood, the Director of Pat Tillman Foundation and brother-in-law of Tillman, to hear about the positive impact the Foundation is making around the world

FSN Arizona continues to televise the most regional sports action in the state, airing approximately 1,200 hours of original local programming a year. The network is the exclusive cable television home of the Arizona Diamondbacks, Phoenix Suns, Phoenix Coyotes, Arizona Rattlers, Arizona State University, University of Arizona and the nightly Arizona Sports Report. In addition, FSN Arizona is also the official media sponsor for numerous upcoming local sporting events such as Pat's Run and the AVP Nissan Series in Tempe. The network is currently seen in 1.8 million households in Arizona & New Mexico and can also be seen across the country via home satellite services.

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