OLYMPIC SAILORS TO APPEAR ON NBC'S TODAY SHOW

Photo by Daniel Forster

PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (August 26, 2004) – 470 Gold Medalist Kevin Burnham (Miami, Fla.) will appear live from Athens on NBC’s TODAY show tomorrow morning. The live interview, which will include other U.S. medalists, is scheduled to air between 0830 and 0900 EDT on Friday, August 27. Burnham won the gold medal last Saturday in the 470 Men’s competition with skipper Paul Foerster (Rockwall, Texas).

Updated schedule for sailing coverage on the NBC Cable Network: the final two shows are scheduled for
- Thursday, August 26 - midnight on the Bravo network
- Saturday, August 28 - 4:00pm on CNBC
For further updates on the TV schedule, visit the NBC Olympics website at www.nbcolympics.com.

Last Tuesday, USA's Yngling team of Carol Cronin (Jamestown, R.I.), Liz Filter (Stevensville, Md.) and Nancy Haberland (Annapolis, Md.) were chosen to star in a segment with Al Roker on the Today Show. The setting was the USA House, where the U.S. Olympic Committee entertains VIPs, administrators and athletes in Athens. Liz Filter took the lead in "giving Roker a tour," and Roker asked questions about the team while the tour was underway. The USA House is in downtown Athens, far away from the Agios Kosmas Sailing Center in Glyfada, where the sailing events have taken place. Its balcony looks out over the Acropolis.

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