Biking for Obama » journey http://www.bikingforobama.com Join the Movement! Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:31:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Media Frenzy http://www.bikingforobama.com/2009/01/29/media-frenzy/ http://www.bikingforobama.com/2009/01/29/media-frenzy/#comments Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:15:59 +0000 ryan http://www.bikingforobama.com/?p=572 Here’s a summary of the last two months of media coverage received.  Its astounding to see how many places and people heard about my journey. They’ve been writing about me from Switzerland to Qatar (I didnt even know that was a country!) and everywhere in between.

There’s definitely more news to come, and possibly a few ‘doin’s a brewin’!

PRESS RECEIVED as of January 28, 2009

January 28, 2009
Climate Justice Now “Biking for Obama” article by Ariana de Leña

January 22, 2009
Oprah and Friends:  Dr. Robin Smith

January 21, 2009
ABC News 20/20
The (Long) Road to the Inauguration

Los Angeles Times
“Celebrating, working, struggling on the big day” article by Peter H. King

Star News, Wilmington N.C.,
“Inspired by Obama, cyclist riding from L.A. to D.C.” article by David Reynolds

BikePortland.org “Blumenauer lends a hand to Obama bikers” Blog Post by Jonathan Maus (Editor)

January 20, 2009

El Universo (Ecuador)
Multitudes se encuentran en Washington con fe en un cambio

Univision
“A la asunción en bicicleta: Ryan Bowen atravesó EU para ver a Obama”

La Mañana Neuquén (Colombia)
“Desde Los Angeles, en bicicleta”

The Peninsula, Qatar
“Biker for Obama braves winter tour across continent” Source DPA

January 19, 2009
Les Quotidiennes (Switzerland)
“Il pédale 5000 km pour assister à la cérémonie d’investiture de Barack Obama”

El Pais (Uruguay)
Una imagen renovada para la Casa Blanca

La Prensa (Honduras)
“La esperanza comienza hoy”

El Deber (Bolivia)
Obama asume cargado de desafíos en EEUU

Samanyolu Haber (Turkey)
“Obama’yı için 5 bin kilometre pedal”

Zaman (Turkey)
“Obama yemin ediyor, ABD’de yeni dönem”

The Oregonian (Newspaper)  “Mixing a little public good with the inauguration’s excess”

article by Charles Pope

20minutes.fr
“Il «roule» pour Obama” article by Laura Desjardins

The Earth Times
Biker for Obama braves winter tour across continent – Feature

eYugoslavia.com, Serbia
“Biker for Obama braves winter tour across continent” article By Vasilije Gallak

January 18, 2009
Agence France-Presse (AFP)
“Cycling cross-country for Obama” article by Olivia Hampton

Los Angeles Times
“‘Hurting and hoping’ across the land” Article by Peter King

BikeRadar.com
“Cyclist completes Obama-inspired cross-country trek” by AFP

January 13
Huffington Post
“One Cyclist’s Inauguration Journey a Wonderful Sign of the Times“ article Graham Hill

January 7
Lake City Reporter (Lake City, FL)
“Mayor gives adventurer key to city” Article by Jeff M. Hardison

AFP:  Cyclists prepare for Obama inauguration

January 5, 2009

Public Radio International: Phone Interview on “The Takeaway”

December 23, 2008

National Public Radio: Phone Interview on “Talk of the Nation” with Neil Conan
Who’s Coming To Washington For The Inauguration?

Superill.net
Biking for Obama: This is ILL!

January 5, 2009
WBUR.org Boston’s NPR News Source
Interview on “Here and Now”

December 25, 2008
Boston Globe
“Inauguration-bound on 2 wheels and a lot of hope” Obama inspires 4,000-mile trek.  Article by Peter H. King

December 22, 2008
Public Radio International: “Inauguration or bust: From Los Angeles to Washington, D.C. by bike”

Phone Interview on “The Takeaway”

December 21, 2008
Fox Cable News Phone Interview on “Fox and Friends”

December 13, 2008
Los Angeles Times Article by Peter King “Headed to the inauguration on two wheels, a hope and a prayer”

December 2, 2008
NBC 4 Los Angeles News Feature Biking for Obama

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So tomorrow Ryan will begin the epic journey to the inauguration. We the website team, along with his many well wishers, wish him the very best and we can’t wait to follow up on his progress as we read of his exciting stories on the “highway of hope.”

Ride Ryan Ride!

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