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'Bruno Celebrates His 70th Birthday Live On PCNC'

The Pittsburgh Cable News Channel will present a live one-hour special in honor of Bruno Sammartino's 70th birthday Wednesday, October 5, from 8 - 9 p.m. The PCNC special wil include interviews, highlight of Sammartino's remarkable life and several surprises.

Sammartino, whose daring acts in the ring span nearly a quarter of a century, was the WWWF Champion for 12 years.

His return to his home town of Pizzferrato, Italy will also be featured. When Sammartino first won the WWWF title, he was a 27-year-old Italian immigrant who had survived a near-death experience when German soldiers lined his family up against a wall in his home town of Pizzferrato to shoot them. He escaped the firing squard, living in the mountains for 14 months, surviving on frozen snow and dandelions. After a bout with rheumatic fever, he came to the United States at age 14 weighing only 85 pounds.

Today, Sammartino lives in Pittsburgh with his wife and still works out over two hours a day.

Pictures of 70 year old Bruno just taken a few days ago.

Bruno Sammartino Official Movie and DVD Web Site - Photos

Thanks to Jeffrey Sheridan for the information below:

Yesterday on the Pittsburgh Cable News Channel, there was a 1 hour special to celebrate Bruno Sammartino's 70th birthday:

http://www.wpxi.com/station/5008029/detail.html

For those that want to get a tape of this show, mail a check for $40.94 made out to "PCNC" & have it sent to:

Kim Connolly
c/o WPXI/Pittsburgh.com
11 Television Hill
Pittsburgh, PA 15214

For more information, call 412-237-1100. Ask for programming & ask for Kim Connelly [who was the person that I spoke with on the Phone]

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