CBS 2's Otis Livingston Returns to Miles for Matheny, Hopefully Under Sunnier Skies

"It's a little dreary, but we're not going to let that dampen our spirits. The motto is: 'Go the Miles and make some Smiles'. Let's do that today, and let's have a great time." So said WCBS-TV sports anchor Otis Livingston, as he cheered on the participants in the Lu Huggins Wheelchair Walk at last year's Miles for Matheny, the Matheny Medical and Educational Center's fundraiser and community event held in Peapack's Liberty Park.

This year, Miles for Matheny will be on Sunday, April 21, and Livingston will be making a return appearance, hopefully under sunnier skies. WCBS-TV, along with sister station WCBS Newsradio 880, is a broadcast media sponsor of Miles, which, in addition to the wheelchair walk, includes a 5K Road Race, five different Cycling routes, a Kids Fun Run and The Friends of Matheny's "Breakfast of Champions", followed by luncheon refreshments in the park.

Matheny is a special hospital and educational facility in Peapack for children and adults with medically complex developmental disabilities. All funds raised at Miles will help support the Matheny Center of Medicine and Dentistry, which provides medical, dental and therapy care to Matheny inpatients and to people with disabilities in communities throughout New Jersey. Other major sponsors are: the Poses Family Foundation, title sponsor; Partlow Insurance Agency; Peapack-Gladstone Bank; Porzio Bromberg & Newman, P.C.; and Affinity Federal Credit Union.

A multi Emmy Award winner, Livingston lives in New Jersey with his wife and five children. He has been part of the CBS 2 sports team since 2009. Prior to that, he reported on sports for "Today in New York" on WNBC-TV and has also reported for WWOR-TV and WPHL-TV in Philadelphia. In 2004, Livingston carried the Olympic Torch through part of the Torch's world tour leading up to the Summer Olympics in Athens. He was a member of the University of Kansas basketball team that won the national championship in 1988 and is a graduate of the University of Idaho with a BS in telecommunications.

To find out how you can be part of this fun-filled and uplifting event, log onto www.milesformatheny.org or call (908) 234-0011, ext. 260.