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Troy
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Username: Troy
Post Number: 430
Registered: 01-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, October 22, 2006 - 06:16 pm: | 
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Media Contact: Lisa Morgan
Phone Number: 404-808-9409
E-Mail Address: lmorgan@blackfamilychannel.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BLACK FAMILY CHANNEL LAUNCHES LITERARY LIVING
www.blackfamilychannel.com
A NEW SERIES FEATURING AFRICAN AMERICAN BOOK PUBLISHING PERSONALITIES
Nov. 2006 - National - Tony Rose, Publisher and CEO of Amber Communications Group, Inc. (ACGI) the nation’s largest African American publisher of self-help books and celebrity bios, and Rosette M. Union, President, of Cine Seven Entertainment recently announced the launch of Literary Living on Black Family Channel.
Literary Living hosted by best-selling author Heather Covington, airs every Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. (EST). The show targets an exclusive audience, the African American book buying market. The half-hour program will take viewers on a journey through the offices and streets of New York City; will introduce some of today’s greatest publishers, authors, writers and poets including: Haki Madhabuti; W. Paul Coates; George C. Fraser; Wade and Cheryl Hudson; Kassahun Checole; Terrie Williams; Barbara Reynolds; Jewel Parker Rhodes; Melvin Van Pebbles; Ruby Dee; Wendy Williams; Hill Harper and Tavis Smiley. The series give viewers a complete African American literary experience to include exclusive newsworthy events and interviews.
Literary Living has joined a spectrum of other popular programs currently airing during Black Family Channel’s weekly prime-time block: Robert Townsend’s Partners in Crime: The Next Generation hosted by comedian Corey “Zoo” Miller; Playhouse 22, a drama series and Spoken a show featuring new spoken word artists hosted by author and poet Jessica Care Moore.
Tony Rose, Creator and Executive Producer of Literary Living is recognized as the nation’s first African-American book publisher to successfully publish commercial/pop/self-help book titles to the African-American consumer. Rose stated, “We want to give a national platform to African American publishers and authors who have, for years, worked hard to bring us the best information and the best stories - both fiction and non-fiction. By partnering with the Black Family Channel, along with our great cast and crew, we will be able to introduce many of our country’s book publishing professionals into every African American household within the scope of the network’s programming reach.”
Rosette Union, Producer/Writer of Literary Living is an adjunct Professor at The New York Institute of Technology, Graduate School Communications Arts Department, teaching film and TV production courses. She is the President of Cine Seven Entertainment, which she co-partner's with her sister Maude Middleton, CEO, to produce independent films, documentaries and commercials.
About Black Family Channel
Black Family Channel is America’s only minority owned and operated cable network committed to providing responsible programming for the entire family. Our mission is to entertain, inform and empower communities with family programming that is original, real, authentic and relevant. BFC is currently viewed in over 16 million households; including all of the top 25 African-American TV markets and 49 of the top 50 DMA TV markets. For more information about Black Family Channel visit www.blackfamilychannel.com.
For advertising/sales and commercial production, please contact: Literary Living Television Productions, Monty Bowens, sales Director at 480-650-9898.
To book appearances on Literary Living, please contact: Literary Living Television Productions, Rosette M. Union, Executive Producer at 212-252-3900
Media Contact: Tony Rose, Executive Producer. Literary Living Television Productions
Phone Number: 480-650-9898, E-mail: amberbk@aol.com
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Yvettep
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Username: Yvettep
Post Number: 1369
Registered: 01-2005
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, October 22, 2006 - 06:26 pm: |
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WOW! Thanks for this info! I never even heard of this network before--Better believe I'm asking my provider to carry it. |
Troy
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Username: Troy
Post Number: 467
Registered: 01-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, November 29, 2006 - 09:05 pm: |
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Yvettep I too was unfamiliar with the station. I set up my DVR to record the program each time it airs. I watched it last night for the first time. The episode featured author Jewel Parker Rhodes and Roberta Flack. I found the program quite interesting and think it is a really off to a good start.
The network itself appears to be far better than anything that BET ever did. However, BET's broadcasts are, from a technical perspective, of a higher quality. But the Black Family Channel (BFC) has nothing to be ashamed of, and much to be proud of.
I encourage everyone to watch the network. If you can't get it request it from your cable company.
Most of us complain about BET; so lets do the opposite and put our support behind BFC. Spread the word!
Peace
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Cynique
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Username: Cynique
Post Number: 5865
Registered: 01-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, November 29, 2006 - 10:15 pm: |
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I always check out this channel to see if they're showing any of the old all-black films from the 1930s and 40s they run from time to time. These movies are vintage viewing and although the acting is amateurish, it's really interesting to see black actors and actresses playing roles other than maids and buffones. |
Yvettep
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Username: Yvettep
Post Number: 1436
Registered: 01-2005
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, November 30, 2006 - 02:17 pm: |
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Most of us complain about BET; so lets do the opposite and put our support behind BFC.
Hear-hear! |
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