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Roving Reporter #104 – Fra David with Meagan Gitchell at Halas Hall ( 03min) >>> Play

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In this year’s (Sports Faith International – Hometown Heroes Award – Athlete of the Year Award)  Meagan Gitchell was one of three awarded, and this for her skills in soccer and her faith.

Sports Faith International is a Chicago-based initiative dedicated to inspiring and transforming our culture through the world of sports.   It will utilize the best of new and traditional media to feature and encourage the powerful personal testimonies of outstanding athletes at all levels, who are living out their faith on and off the field.

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Roving Reporter #103 – Fra David and April Ortenzo at Halas Hall ( 04min) >>> Play

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In this year’s “Sports Faith International”, April Ortenzo was chosen as “Athlete of The Year – Female”.

Sports Faith International is a Chicago-based initiative dedicated to inspiring and transforming our culture through the world of sports.   It will utilize the best of new and traditional media to feature and encourage the personal testimonies of outstanding athletes at all levels, who are living out their faith on and off the field.

Ave Maria!

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Roving Reporter #102 – Fra David with Joy Piccolo O’Connell ( 04min) >>> Play

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Sports Faith International is a Chicago-based initiative dedicated to inspiring and transforming our culture through the world of sports.   It will utilize the best of new and traditional media to feature and encourage the powerful personal testimonies of outstanding athletes at all levels, who are living out their faith on and off the field.

Among those inducted in the 2010 Sports Faith International, was Brian Piccolo a Catholic and a professional football player for the Chicago Bears. He died from embryonal cell carcinoma, an aggressive form of cancer. He was the subject of the 1971 TV movie Brian’s Song. Piccolo played in the NFL from 1966 to 1969 and scored five touchdowns. Joy Piccolo O’Connell, his wife, received the award and gave us this interview.

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Roving Reporter #100 – Randy Albright ( 05min) >>> Play

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While AirMaria was in Chicago for the 3rd Annual “Sports Faith International” we were blessed to meet a child of Mary; Randy Albright.

We apologize for the poor audio sound, we had a lot of problems that day with audio.

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Roving Reporter #24 – Interview with co-founder of Sports Faith International John Morales ( 10min) >>> Play

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The Roving Reporter interviews John Morales, the co-founder of Sports Faith International. John discusses the origins, development, and the organization’s aim to utilize sports as a means to evangelization and as a tool to share The Gospel. As John remarked, “…we are trying to be ESPN with a spiritual twist.”

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