The "Making a Difference" national news segment first aired in November 2005, about seven months before I was contacted by NBC News. The goal of this particular segment is to share positive and uplifting stories from communities around the United States. Because the education/fitness program I created generated national attention during the 2005-2006 school year (primarily through small town news sources), NBC News had heard about it -- and the students' success -- and wanted to feature the story for a national audience. Unfortunately, a few days after initially contacting me, an NBC News reporter called and said that they decided to pass on doing the feature because the end of the school year was too close and they didn't feel they could get their camera crew to our location in Montana fast enough to do an effective story. The story was cancelled and the kids were disappointed, as was I.
The "Making a Difference" segment still airs on NBC News -- usually at the end of the news broadcast. I believe that had NBC News followed through with putting our story on the national broadcast segment that more doors may have been opened for expanding the learning/fitness curriculum I created and ultimately enhancing the effectiveness of the non-profit foundation I launched called The P.A.C.E. Fitness Foundation.
Sometimes, opportunities pop up and then suddenly vanish unexpectedly. That occurred numerous times as I spent five years running across states and countries between 2006 and 2011.
From Him, Through Him, For Him (Romans 11:36),
Paul J. Staso
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Visit my YouTube channel -- https://www.youtube.com/user/pacetrek
Click on any of the links below to see some of my adventure photos:
- United States in 2006 (3,260 miles solo in 108 days at age 41)
- Montana in 2008 (620 miles solo in 20 days at age 43)
- Alaska in 2009 (500 miles solo in 18 days at age 44)
- Germany in 2010 (500 miles solo in 21 days at age 45)
- The Mojave Desert in 2011 (506 miles solo in 17 days at age 46)
- Various Photos From Mileposts Gone By
- Students Worldwide Who Ran With Me Virtually
- Roadside Sights From My Running Adventures
- Some Cycling Moments From The Past
