<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by ijgordon:
I actually just reserved an exit row seat on an upcoming flight and noticed that the adjacent seat was NOT blocked, but I originally attributed this to the fact that my travel agent made the reservation and maybe AA hadn't yet realized I was elite.</font>
IMHO, if the TA booked you an exit row seat AA would have to be aware that you are an elite, otherwise they would have been able to book you the exit row seat.