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President Barack Obama Joins John Walsh for America's Most Wanted's Milestone 1000th Episode
March 3, 2010, Washington, D.C. – President Barack Obama will make a special appearance on America's Most Wanted’s milestone 1000th episode, airing this Saturday, March 6 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.
John Walsh, host of AMW since the show’s inception 22 years
ago, sits down with President Obama to discuss some of the
administration’s crime-fighting initiatives and the impact that
the show has had on thousands of victims and millions of people
in its 22 years and 1000 episodes on the air. The President also
discusses his administration’s support of state and local law
enforcement, including the Recovery Act’s $4 billion that was
allocated for state and local agencies. Additionally, President
Obama talks to Walsh about his administration’s initiatives to
go after and prosecute “white collar” criminals – crimes that
John Walsh and AMW have also focused on recently.
As a long-time advocate for America’s children – since his
6-year-old son Adam was abducted and murdered in 1981 – Walsh
has fought hard for countless pieces of victim and child
protection legislation, and most recently, the Adam Walsh Child
Protection and Safety Act, which was signed into law in 2006 on
the anniversary of Adam Walsh’s abduction and murder. Walsh
tells President Obama about the need for Congress to fund this
act that created a national sex-offender registry to go after
the estimated 100,000 convicted sex offenders who are in
non-compliance and have disappeared. President Obama tells John
Walsh that his administration will work to have the act funded.
To date, America's Most Wanted has helped capture more
than 1100 fugitives, including 17 from the FBI’s “Ten Most
Wanted” list. The series has also reunited 43 missing children
with their families, which Walsh says is his “proudest
achievement.”
Tune in for the entire interview Saturday, March 6 (9:00-10:00
PM ET/PT) on FOX.
The series is produced by STF Productions, Inc. John Walsh is
host and executive producer and Steve Katz is co-executive
producer.
Contact:
Geri West (AMW)
gwest@amw.com
(240) 482-1198
Alex Gillespie (FOX)
alexandra.gillespie@fox.com
(212) 556-2519