ESPN to air Austin Hatch special on multiple platforms

When ESPN held "College GameDay" before the Michigan-Wisconsin game Jan. 23 in Ann Arbor, the network teased its looming Austin Hatch feature.

"Miraculous: The Story of Austin Hatch," which chronicles the Michigan basketball player who has survived two plane crashes that killed his family, will air this weekend, in multiple forms on multiple platforms.

It begins with a version at 7 a.m. Saturday on ESPN Radio's "The Sporting Life." Television versions will air during the 10 a.m. "SportsCenter" on Sunday, followed by the full half-hour episode at 6 p.m. Monday on ESPNU.

"I've met some amazing people," Dan Arruda, producer of the piece for ESPN, said in a news release, "but I've never met anyone who's gone through as much work as he has and dealt with as much tragedy as he has."

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