Boston Red Sox Star Mike Lowell to Appear on CatholicTV Talk Show

WATERTOWN, Mass., June 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Mike Lowell, 3rd baseman
for the Boston Red Sox and proud parent, will discuss faith, cancer, and
baseball on "This is the Day"-a talk show on CatholicTV on Tuesday, July 7th.

CatholicTV is a nationally-broadcasted television network headquartered near
Boston. CatholicTV streams its broadcast simultaneously, 24 hours a day at
www.CatholicTV.com

Mike Lowell is well known as star 3rd baseman of the Boston Red Sox. He is a
4-time All-Star, a Golden Glove Winner, and was also named the 2007 World
Series MVP. During his interview on CatholicTV, Mike will talk about baseball
and how despite how much he loves baseball, he says "baseball is only what I
do, not who I am."

At the age of 24, Mike was diagnosed with testicular cancer and his initial
reaction was "am I going to die?" After being diagnosed, Mike began to
reexamine his life and to think about his faith more.

Mike was born in Puerto Rico and comes from a Catholic family. He will discuss
his early family life during his television interview. On the set of his
CatholicTV interview at Fenway Park, Mike mentioned how during Sunday home
games, a priest comes to say Mass for about a dozen people at Fenway Park.
During away games, Red Sox players and personnel always have access and a ride
to the local Mass.

Mike Lowell can be seen on Tuesday, July 7th at 10:30AM (EDT) on CatholicTV
where available (rebroadcast at 8PM). The show will also be streamed live at
www.CatholicTV.com and will be available on the site's archives starting the
night of Tuesday the 7th. Embed code is available for all archived videos at
the website so that videos can be placed on ANY website. Access the "This is
the Day" video archives here.
http://www.CatholicTV.org/shows/default.aspx?seriesID=72.

CatholicTV:
CatholicTV provides family-friendly, religious, news, and educational
programming 24/7. Founded over 50 years ago, CatholicTV is available in
selected areas on cable in the U.S. and Canada, via Sky Angel, and online via
a live stream at the station's web site www.CatholicTV.com. Father Robert
Reed, a priest of the Archdiocese of Boston, is the Director of CatholicTV.
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Contact:
Chris Pham
617-923-0220
CPHAM@CATHOLICTV.COM

SOURCE CatholicTV

Chris Pham of CatholicTV, +1-617-923-0220, CPHAM@CATHOLICTV.COM