2013 media guide - LA Marathon

TEAM AND SPONSORS
TEAM AND SPONSORS
MEDIA PARTNERS
KTLA 5
Marathon Team and Staff
The ASICS LA Marathon is operated under license from the City of Los Angeles by LA
MARATHON LLC, a company owned by Frank McCourt.
The men and women whose efforts have produced the 2013 race include:
The first television station to broadcast west of the Mississippi, KTLA 5 has
brought award-­‐winning television news and entertainment to Los Angeles for
over 60 years. In 1991, KTLA 5 also became the first station to produce its own
local morning news program. Currently, KTLA 5 broadcasts more hours of weekly
local news coverage than any other television station in Los Angeles.
KTLA 5 recently celebrated their 66th broadcast of the historic Pasadena
Tournament of Roses Parade. Today, the station broadcasts in high definition to
a viewership that has grown from being a small, local audience to one that now
includes viewers from across the US and around the world, numbering in the
tens of millions.
Universal Sports
Universal Sports, a partnership between NBC Sports and InterMedia Partners, LP,
is the premier multi-­‐platform media destination for Olympic-­‐related sports
programming in the United States. Offering more than 1,200 hours of original
programming each year, Universal Sports has exclusive rights to world and
national championship events in a wide array of sports, including swimming,
track and field, gymnastics, volleyball, skiing, figure skating and rugby. Whether
on television, online, or on the go with mobile and tablet applications, Universal
Sports offers a four-­‐screen experience to fans of global sports every day of the
year.
Monarch Sports
Monarch Sports will produce the radio broadcast in conjunction with AM 570
KLAC and the ASICS LA Marathon. Monarch specializes in producing live events
and officially licensed products such as the USC Teammate bicycle helmet.
Monarch is the radio partner for the U.S. Army All-­‐American Bowl. For more
information, please visit www.monarchsportsradio.com.
Frank McCourt, Chairman
Jeffrey Ingram, Executive Director
Howard Sunkin, Executive Director
Nick Curl, COO and Race Director
Patrick Byerly, Head of Marketing, Sales & Communications
Stacy Embretson, Director of Operations
Kate Stacy Bernal, Marketing Manager
Maggie Crosby, Marketing Assistant Manager
Tracy Schuster, Community Relations Manager
Randolph Garcia, Special Projects Coordinator
Cliff Rogers, Finance
Mario Lainez, Finance
Andrew Kastor, Director of Coaching & Training
Steve Mayer, Executive Producer– Broadcasting
Gary Critchlow, Coordinating Producer– Broadcasting
Bryan Rickards, Expo Sales and Management
Julio Garcia, 5K Event Producer
Ashton Stine, Customer Service
Michelle Woo, Volunteer Coordinator
Tiffany Adams, Community Relations Assistant
Carmen Santiago, Operations Assistant
Tangela Peters, Administrative Assistant
Perla Aguilar, Marketing Assistant
Rod Dixon, Founder– Rod Dixon’s Kids Marathon
Ray Santiago, Transportation and Logistics Coordinator
William Orr, Elite Athlete Coordinator
Mike Ouimet, Hotel and Travel Coordinator
Media relations are handled by Sugerman Communications Group, In Any Event and
Jan Fambro.
The Marathon’s offices are located at 871 Figueroa Terrace in Los Angeles (90012);
telephone: (213) 542-­‐3000; facsimile: (213) 542-­‐3020; Web site:
www.lamarathon.com
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