120th Boston Marathon Coverage – 2016

Tom Longboat with Ward Marathon Trophy (Courtesy of Wikipedia) — Tom Longboat of Onandoga Six Nations, Canada with Ward Marathon Trophy. Longboat won the 1907 Boston Marathon becoming the first aboriginal to do so. His great grandson, William Winnie, ran for him this year. (Courtesy of Wikipedia)

(BOSTON, CBC) WORLD REPORT, APRIL 18 –

(BOSTON) APRIL 17 – 10PM –

(BOSTON) APRIL 18 – TODAY IS MARATHON MONDAY IN BOSTON. THE THIRD RACE AFTER A BOMBING THREE YEARS AGO THAT KILLED THREE AND INJURED MORE THAN 260.
FOX NEWS RADIO’S BILL MARCUS HAS MORE:

A runner in a warming blanket and scores of others who came out to watch the 2016 marathon — A runner in a warming blanket and scores of others behind the Copely Hotel.

(BOSTON) APRIL 18 – 7AM LIVE –

(BOSTON) APRIL 18 – THE WEATHER AND THE MOOD IN BOSTON IS SUNNY TODAY FOR THE 120TH RUNNING OF THE MARATHON EVEN IF THE SECURITY IS TIGHT.
FOX NEWS RADIO’S BILL MARCUS HAS MORE.

(BOSTON) APRIL 18 – 1PM LIVE –

(BOSTON) APRIL 18 – 2PM LIVE –

(BOSTON) APRIL 19 – A BOSTON NEWSPAPER MONDAY CALLING THE 120TH RUNNING OF THE BOSTON MARATHON – THE NEW NORMAL – A NECESSARY BALANCE BETWEEN REMEMBERING THE VICTIMS OF THREE YEARS AGO AND A CELEBRATION OF BOTH A RITE OF SPRING, AND A DEMANDING ATHLETIC COURSE.
FOX NEWS RADIO’S BILL MARCUS HAS MORE:

joe concierge — Joe, the concierge at the Copely Hotel, with two books about the comfort dogs there.

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BOSTON POLICE COMMISSIONER WILLIAM EVANS WITH FOX’S BILL MARCUS TALKING ABOUT HIS RUN AT 4AM THIS MORNING.

BOSTON POLICE COMMISSIONER WILLIAM EVANS SAYS A GREAT SECURITY PLAN IS IN PLACE SO AS TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING GOES OFF WELL.

A makeshift memorial for the three killed at the 2013 marathon — A makeshift memorial for the three killed by pressure cooker bombs at the 2013 marathon and the MIT policeman murdered days later as the killers made their getaway.

BOSTON POLICE COMMISSIONER WILLIAM EVANS SPEAKING TO FOX NEWS RADIO’S BILL MARCUS SAYS THERE WILL BE NO ISSUES TODAY.

PALMER MENGES FROM WITCHITA, KANSAS SAYS SHE IS IN BOSTON TO CHEER ON HER DAUGHTER KRIS DESCOFIO OF SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA – DESCOFIO’S RUN FOURTEEN MARATHONS AND SHE FINALLY QUALIFIED FOR BOSTON.

ONE WOMAN EXPLAINS HOW SHE GOT HER SPACE TO WATCH THE FINISH LINE.

PEOPLE WERE UP EARLY. ONE WOMAN SAYS SHE WILL NOT RELINQUISH HER SPACE AT THE FINISH LINE.

NATE GUTHALS OF OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS SAYS SINCE THE BOMBING THREE YEARS AGO BOSTON HAS DONE A GREAT JOB WITH SECURITY. GUTHALS HAD JUST FINISHED THE MARATHON WHEN HE SPOKE TO FOX’S BILL MARCUS.

ANNOUNCERS GREET RUNNERS AT THE FINISH LINE.

On Saturday at the finish line — Bill Marcus, Saturday, at the finish line.

On WSYR, Syracuse, prior to the running of the race.