{"id":350688,"date":"2026-09-18T23:48:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T23:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/350688\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T23:48:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T23:48:09","slug":"liz-cho-mike-marza-running-2026-tcs-nyc-marathon-to-raise-money-for-alzheimers-association","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/350688\/","title":{"rendered":"Liz Cho, Mike Marza running 2026 TCS NYC Marathon to raise money for Alzheimer’s Association"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) — Eyewitness News anchors Mike Marza and Liz Cho are running the 2026 TCS New York City Marathon to raise funds for the Alzheimer’s Association.<\/p>\n

It’s Liz’s first time running, and Mike’s second, but what makes this so special for both of them is that they are running in honor of dear colleague and friend, Bill Ritter.<\/p>\n

Bill announced in June that he was stepping down from the Channel 7 Eyewitness News anchor desk after he was diagnosed with early-stage Alzheimer’s, and has now made it his mission to report on the disease<\/a> while living with it.<\/p>\n

So, in his honor, Mike and Liz are running and fundraising on behalf of the Alzheimer’s Association.<\/p>\n

If you would like to support them, you can scan the QR code below, or click the link here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The money raised will go towards supporting care and research into finding a cure.<\/p>\n

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