Pres. Barack Obama to join with America's Most Wanted host

AMW SPECIAL EDITION: FROM THE WHITE HOUSE

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA JOINS JOHN WALSH FOR "AMERICA'S MOST WANTED'S" MILESTONE 1000TH EPISODE SATURDAY, MARCH 6, ON FOX

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.