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The race was carried in the United States on ABC's Wide World of Sports.
It was one of four races to be broadcast in the U.S. by ABC Sports, the others being the Monaco Grand Prix, the Canadian Grand Prix, and the Italian Grand Prix.
The WNBA on national television (ABC and ESPN2) finished up 19% both in ratings (0.32 vs 0.27) and viewership (413,000 vs. 346,000).
ABC broadcast the race on television beginning at 3 PM US EST while MRN along with Sirius Satellite Radio had radio coverage starting at 2:45 PM US EST.
Arute began his work with ABC Sports and ESPN in 1984, after serving as a radio commentator for the MRN from 1972 to 1980, where he was known as "Jackie Arute".
He also hosted the SportsCenter 30 at 30 Update during Saturday Night Football and game updates during ABC's coverage of college football.
In July 2009, ESPN announced that Patrick will be teamed with former SMU running back Craig James and Heather Cox on a Saturday ESPN on ABC college football announcing team for the 2009 College Football Season.
ABC televised the event until 2009, showing the tournament tape-delayed on a weekend in December just before Christmas, with the first nine holes broadcast on Saturday, and the final nine holes on Sunday.