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 Public Relations
MetLife, Inc.
MEDIA ALERT MEDIA ALERTMEDIA ALERTGO BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE METLIFE BLIMP PROGRAMCBS SPORTS SPECIAL PROVIDES INSIDE LOOK AT HOW METLIFE DELIVERSTHE BEST SHOT IN GOLF
Aerial shots of sporting events taken from the MetLife blimps have helped to provide a unique vantage point andexperience for viewers from high above. And to bring fans closer to the thrill of how the blimps operate andcapture aerial shots for the PGA TOUR, viewers can tune into
The Best Shot in Golf 
 presented by MetLife.
WHO
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The MetLife blimp, Snoopy One, stars in the hour-long documentary,
The Best Shot in Golf 
 presented byMetLife.
WHAT:
 
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The Best Shot in Golf 
 presented by MetLife provides a behind the scenes look at the spectacular coverageMetLife brings to the PGA TOUR – from the cliffs at Torrey Pines to the island green at the TPC Sawgrass.
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The documentary goes inside the operations of the MetLife blimp, giving viewers the opportunity to soar 1,500feet in the air with camera man Bob Mikkelson as he crafts amazing shots of the picturesque course below,watch pilot Charlie Smith battle time and Mother Nature on his first solo transcontinental flight, and follow the14 team members of the MetLife Snoopy One blimp crew as they choreograph each take-off and landing.
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Produced by PGA TOUR Productions, the documentary will air on Saturday, August 16, 2008, from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. ET on
CBS 
, preceding coverage of the third round of the Wyndham Championship.
ABOUT THE METLIFE BLIMP PROGRAM:
Since conception in 1987, the MetLife blimps have become a vital part of sports television coverage as well as aninvaluable icon of MetLife. The MetLife blimps cover approximately 70 high-profile televised events a year aswell as support MetLife activities with special flyovers of employee, client, and consumer events.From August to October of 2007, an additional blimp, Snoopy Three, was added to the blimp program incelebration of the 20
th
anniversary of the MetLife blimp program. This year, from June to November, SnoopyThree rejoined Snoopy One and Snoopy Two to celebrate MetLife’s 140
th
Anniversary. For additional information about the MetLife blimp program and “The Best Shot in Golf,” visitwww.metlife.com, click on “About Us” and then “MetLife Blimp.”
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