San Francisco attorney Marty Triano '76, who is also president of the Alumni Association, has a high-profile client whose case has put Triano on national TV news and in newspapers across the country. His client is Alex Popov, a San Francisco Giants fan who caught Barry Bonds' 73rd home-run ball Oct. 7, but lost it after fans piled on top of him. Popov subsequently sued the person who wound up with the ball, Patrick Hayashi. San Francisco Superior Court Judge David Garcia ordered the ball not to be sold and set a hearing for Nov. 13.

Right after the judgement, Triano was quoted in many newspapers, including the following:

The Arizona Republic: "Popov's attorney, Marty Triano, said the judge's decision was a victory for baseball fans. "My whole issue is this is America's pastime," Triano said. "I want kids -- big or little -- to be able to go to the ballpark and catch the ball with their eyes wide open."

The San Francisco Chronicle: "We have assurances now that this ball will be safe and this piece of history protected," said Martin Triano, Popov's lawyer. He said Popov wants to "be able to savor it and see it" and "has no intent to sell the ball right away."

Triano also appeared as a guest, along with his client, on NBC's Today Show Oct. 29.

Kevin Calrow '00 a hit on TV's Change of Heart

"It was a truly tremendous event and success for me," said Kevin Calrow about his appearance as "an exciting single" on the TV show Change of Heart, syndicated by Warner Bros. Entertainment. "I am not an aspiring actor or model, just a guy working for a consulting firm who was spotted in Central Park and got lucky."

The premise of the TV show: A couple is questioning whether to remain in a long-term relationship; each goes out on a date with an exciting single. In the end, the couple decides to "Stay Together" or have a "Change of Heart."

"It's a very light-hearted, comedic kind of show," said Calrow, who is a senior business development manager for ePresence, an IT consulting firm. "It was a nice change of pace from the Wall Street lifestyle I'm living."

It is quite a process and achievement to get on the show, said Calrow. "Once I was selected, I had to have an audition on camera; after that, there was a long television selection process."

As the chosen "single," Calrow's job was to take the woman out and help her make a decision on the future of her relationship. "She wasn't the type of person I'd look for out in the 'jungle of compatibility,'" he said of that aspect of his experience. "But the overall experience [of being on the show] was remarkable."

The night the show was taped, "the crowd really took to me, immediately," said Calrow. "They gave me a great welcoming ovation and cheered pretty loudly for me throughout. It's a very nerve-racking yet energizing feeling, being on a stage with the lights beating down on you and the cameras rolling to a multi-million-person audience, with that crowd going.

"During one of the show's commercial cuts, the host remarked how much I looked like Ben Affleck (voted People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive"). When we went back on air, she made mention of it -- the crowd loved that one, and throughout the rest of the show, she continued to make references about it. It's a pretty high bar to be compared to him, but a great compliment too!"

After the show Calrow appeared in aired throughout most of the U.S., Europe, and Australia on September 21, several reality TV show producers contacted Calrow, including Sony Entertainment-Columbia Tri Star Pictures. They wanted him to appear on their show, Shipmates. Calrow was thrilled, and on November 2, he was flown to the Bahamas for a three-day cruise on a Carnival Cruiseline ship, and "the camera NEVER stopped rolling!" as he put it. The camera crew shot over 40 hours of film that will be edited down to 25 minutes. The show is scheduled to air in December worldwide.

"I was just a guy walking around the Big Apple, enjoying a nice day," Calrow said. "We shall see what the future holds."

Victory for John Liu

John C. Liu '88 won a New York City Council seat on Nov. 6 to become the first Asian-American chosen for a major elective office in the city.

For more on Liu, click here: http://www.liunewyork.com/

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