Press Releases: 09/06/16

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MSNBC will provide special coverage surrounding Wednesday’s Commander-in-Chief Forum with Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. The one-hour NBC News event, moderated by Matt Lauer at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, will simulcast live at 8pm ET on the NBC broadcast network and MSNBC, and stream live on NBCNews.com.

MSNBC will present the following programming throughout the day:

· MSNBC’s dayside coverage will originate live from the flight deck of the Intrepid Museum from 9am – 5pm ET, led by anchors Stephanie Ruhle, Craig Melvin, Tamron Hall, Andrea Mitchell, Hallie Jackson, Thomas Roberts, Kate Snow and Chris Hayes.

· Throughout the day, NBC News Correspondent Tammy Leitner will be onboard the Intrepid bringing up-to-the-minute coverage of the Forum’s set up and candidate and VIP arrivals. Political correspondents Kasie Hunt, Hallie Jackson, Katy Tur and Kristen Welker will provide live reports from the campaign trail, Jacob Soboroff will continue the #UpForGrabsMSNBC series from the battleground state of Ohio, and Hans Nichols will provide analysis of where the candidates stand on national security issues. Chris Jansing will host a Forum watch party in the battleground state of Florida.

· At 4pm, Chris Hayes anchors live from the Intrepid Museum.
· At 5pm, Chuck Todd hosts “MTP Daily” live from the Intrepid Museum.
· At 6pm, Steve Kornacki anchors live from the Intrepid Museum.
· At 7pm, Chris Matthews hosts “Hardball” live from the Intrepid Museum.

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A Trip to Hanoi, Featuring Dinner with President Obama, Kicks off Season Eight of CNN Original Series Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown, Sunday Sept. 25 at 9pm

New Edition of Prime Cuts Features Season Seven Highlights with a Taste of Season Eight

(September 6, 2016) Season eight of the top-rated Emmy and Peabody award-winning CNN Original Series Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown begins on Sunday, September 25 at 9pm ET/PT with a trip to Hanoi, Vietnam featuring dinner with president Barack Obama.

Press Releases: 06/21/16

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Bloomberg Television Debuts New Morning Show, “Daybreak Asia,” Featuring Global Co-Hosts

Building on the network’s strategy to deliver 24 continuous hours of global business and financial news, “Daybreak Asia” anchors join from New York and Hong Kong

New York & Hong Kong, June 21, 2016 — Bloomberg today announced the launch of “Daybreak Asia,” a new morning television program delivering viewers the most pressing global business and financial information they need as U.S. markets close and Asian markets open.

Betty Liu, Ramy Inocencio, Su Keenan and Kathleen Hays will anchor the show in New York, with Angie Lau, Yvonne Man, Rosalind Chin, Haidi Lun and Shery Ahn in Hong Kong. “Daybreak Asia” replaces “First Up,” airing weekdays from 7-9 am HKT in Asia and on Sunday evenings from 7-9 pm ET in the United States.

“Over the past year, our mission at Bloomberg TV has been to align our sophisticated programming and unparalleled journalistic resources around the world to create the #1 business and financial television network,” said Al Mayers, Head of Bloomberg TV and Radio. “The combination of anchors in New York and Hong Kong will tremendously enhance our coverage of global markets, and deliver to our viewers the essential news and information they need to start or close their business day.”

Press Releases: 3/30/16

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CNN STYLE LAUNCHES ON TV WITH SHEIKHA AL MAYASSA, TRACEY EMIN, RITA ORA
AND LEWIS HAMILTON

Hosted by journalist and author Derek Blasberg, CNN’s new home for global stories about the
worlds of art, design, fashion and luxury launches April 9

CNN Style is coming to TV screens – 15 years after the iconic Elsa Klensch was last on the network – and on the back of style being reimagined for the digital age with last year’s successful launch of CNN.com/style.

Fronted by journalist and author DEREK BLASBERG, this monthly, half-hour show premieres April 9 on CNN International. With exclusive access to the biggest names and events, Blasberg will bring the worlds of art, luxury, fashion, autos, architecture and design to life for CNN’s global audience. He will build on the unique legacy of style on CNN epitomized by Klensch, who defined style for viewers around the world for more than 20 years.

Press Releases: 11/25/16

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RACHEL MADDOW HOSTS “AMERICAN DISASTER: THE CRISIS IN FLINT, AN MSNBC TOWN HALL” ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27

NEW YORK – January 22, 2016 – Rachel Maddow will host “American Disaster: The Crisis in Flint, An MSNBC Town Hall” from Flint, Michigan on Wednesday, January 27, 2015 9 p.m. ET. Maddow and members of the Flint community will examine how this man-made water crisis is now a full blown emergency with potentially devastating health effects for thousands and look ahead to potential solutions.

Guests will include Flint Mayor Karen Weaver, Senator Debbie Stabenow, Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, Lanice Lawson creator of Bottles for Babies, Curt Guyette of ACLU in Michigan, Bryn Mickle and Ron Fonger of The Flint Journal, Nancy Kaffer of The Detroit Free Press and many others. NBC News correspondent Stephanie Gosk will contribute to the coverage.

Press Releases: 01/06/16

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“ALL IN WITH CHRIS HAYES” IS HEADING TO BURLINGTON, VERMONT FOR A LIVE SHOW ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 7

Hayes will be on the ground in the Green Mountain State on the day that Trump descends upon Bernie Sanders’ backyard to learn more about the passionate supporters of each candidate. How are they different? How are they the same? The show will include an interview with Democratic presidential candidate and Vermont local Senator Bernie Sanders and Hayes will take to the streets of Burlington to find out what the voters care about in a candidate.

Press Releases: 10/21/15

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EXCLUSIVE: MSNBC’S JOE SCARBOROUGH AND MIKA BRZEZINSKI WILL MODERATE TOWN HALL WITH REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE JOHN KASICH ON “MORNING JOE”

The Town Hall Meeting Will Take Place Tomorrow at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire and Will Air on “Morning Joe” Friday, Oct. 23

NEW YORK – October 21, 2015 – “Morning Joe” co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski will moderate an exclusive town hall discussion with Republican Presidential Candidate Gov. John Kasich (R-OH) tomorrow at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. The town hall will air on Friday, Oct. 23, on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.”

Press Releases: 9/30/15

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CNBC’S CARL QUINTANILLA, BECKY QUICK AND JOHN HARWOOD TO MODERATE “YOUR MONEY, YOUR VOTE: THE REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE” ON WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 28

Debate to Broadcast from the Coors Events Center at the University of Colorado Boulder

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., September 30, 2015—CNBC, First in Business Worldwide, today announced that CNBC’s Carl Quintanilla, co-anchor of “Squawk on the Street” and “Squawk Alley,” Becky Quick, co-anchor of “Squawk Box” and Chief Washington Correspondent John Harwood will moderate “Your Money, Your Vote: The Republican Presidential Debate” on Wednesday, October 28. The RNC sanctioned debate will be held at the Coors Events Center at the University of Colorado Boulder and broadcast live on CNBC.

Press Releases: 09/22/15

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PROGRAM NOTE: MSNBC TO BROADCAST GLOBAL CITIZEN FESTIVAL LIVE FROM CENTRAL PARK SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH FROM 3PM-10PM ET

NEW YORK – September 22, 2015 – MSNBC will be the exclusive broadcast partner of the 2015 Global Citizen Festival live from the Great Lawn in Central Park on Saturday, September 26th from 3pm-10pmET. MSNBC’s Willie Geist, Thomas Roberts, Alex Wagner, and Janet Mock will host the coverage. Pearl Jam, Beyoncé, Ed Sheeran, and Coldplay will headline this year’s concert, which aims to build the largest ever movement to end extreme poverty by 2030. MSNBC’s coverage of Global Citizen will stream live and for free.

Press Releases: 09/03/15

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MSNBC PRESENTS “GROWING HOPE LIVE FROM THE BRONX” ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10

Thomas Roberts and Frances Rivera Will Host the One-Hour Special

NEW YORK – September 3, 2015 – MSNBC will present “Growing Hope Live from the Bronx” on Thursday, September 10 at 2 p.m. ET. Thomas Roberts, host of “MSNBC Live with Thomas Roberts,” will host the one-hour special with MSNBC’s Frances Rivera reporting live from the historic Old Bronx County Courthouse.

Press Releases: 08/27/15

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AL JAZEERA AMERICA PRESENTS ORIGINAL NEW DOCUMENTARY “ONLY NEW ORLEANS”
10 YEARS AFTER HURRICANE KATRINA, DOCUMENTARY EXPLORES HOW THE BIG EASY HAS CHANGED THROUGH THE INFLUENCE OF MUSIC

NEW YORK, August 18, 2015– This Saturday, August 29th at 10pm ET/ 7pm PT, Al Jazeera America will air Only New Orleans, an original documentary from Kick Film and filmmaker Vassili Silovic. The documentary originally aired last Sunday, August 23rd.
Ten years after Hurricane Katrina, Only New Orleans recounts the tragic events that occurred during the worst natural disaster in recent American history. The film looks back at how the Big Easy has changed over the last decade, buoyed by the uplifting and connective power of music. It is a powerful story of the unbreakable spirit of the people of New Orleans and how this extraordinary city found the strength to push on following the storm. Including interviews with legendary New Orleans’ musicians Allen Toussaint, Irma Thomas, and James Andrews among others, Only New Orleans reveals how music has been at the heart of the city’s reinvention following Katrina. Many of the musicians featured perform at the Ooh Poo Pah Doo bar, including beloved jazz talent Travis “Trumpet Black” Hill. We also meet survivors, city officials and experts who recall what occurred during and after the deadly storm.
On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall in southeast Louisiana, specifically New Orleans, where the levee system failed. The slow response by the Bush administration, FEMA and local authorities drew heavy criticism. With over 1,800 casualties and one million people displaced in the region, the Big Easy was left in a state of chaos. Ethnologist Nick Spitzer recalls “I was in tears when I got here, the place smelled of death.”

Press Releases: 08/10/15

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MSNBC HONORED BY NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLACK JOURNALISTS WITH THREE SALUTE TO EXCELLENCE AWARDS

The Cable News Network Dominates the Digital Media Categories, Winning Three of the Seven Awards

NEW YORK – August 10, 2015 – MSNBC was honored by the National Association of Black Journalists with three 2015 Salute to Excellence Awards for the network’s original reporting from the protests in Ferguson, MO. The cable news network dominated the Digital Media categories, picking up three of the seven awards.

The winning Salute to Excellence segments are listed below:

Digital Media – Single Story: News
“Ferguson Protester Collects Signatures to Keep Police Chief”
Trymaine Lee, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and MSNBC National Reporter
Stefanie Cargill, MSNBC Senior Producer
Bradley J. Rayford, Freelance Photographer, St. Louis Community College
Click here to watch the winning report.

Digital Media – Online Project: News
“Broken City: The Fallout in Ferguson”

Digital Media – Online Project: Feature
“Ferguson, MO: A Resident’s Perspective”
Bradley J. Rayford, Freelance Photographer, St. Louis Community College
Click here to watch the winning report.

MSNBC has significantly increased its original and in-depth reporting through its various digital platforms, including msnbc.com, MSNBC’s digital video experience Shift and online only series such as Geography of Poverty.

Press Releases: 08/04/15

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MSNBC ANNOUNCES LIVE COVERAGE FROM CLEVELAND FOR THE FIRST REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE

Newsmaker Reactions and Expert Analysis on Special Editions of “Andrea Mitchell Reports”, “Hardball” and “Morning Joe”

NEW YORK, NY- August 4, 2015- MSNBC announced today coverage plans for the first Republican Presidential Debate live from Cleveland on Thursday, August 6 and Friday, August 7. On Thursday, MSNBC will be live from East Fourth Street in downtown Cleveland. Andrea Mitchell will host “Andrea Mitchell Reports” (12-1 p.m. ET) and Steve Kornacki will host “MSNBC Live” (4-5 p.m. ET). Then, Chris Matthews will preview the night’s debate with a special two-hour edition of “Hardball” (7-9 p.m. ET) and host a live post-debate “Hardball” (11 p.m.-1 a.m. ET). On Friday morning, Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski and Willie Geist will be live from Flannery’s Pub to break down the key debate moments for a special broadcast of “Morning Joe” (6-9 a.m. ET). MSNBC’s Kasie Hunt, Jane Timm and Beth Fouhy will also contribute live reports from Cleveland on Thursday and Friday.

Guests will include Chuck Todd, host of “Meet the Press”; Michael Steele, Former RNC Chairman and MSNBC Political Analyst; Steve Schmidt, MSNBC Political Contributor and Republican Strategist; Eugene Robinson, The Washington Post and MSNBC Political Analyst; Howard Fineman, Huffington Post; Robert Costa, The Washington Post; Kathleen Parker, The Washington Post; Jeremy Peters, The New York Times; columnist Connie Schultz and more.

From New York, MSNBC contributor Dorian Warren will host a show live on MSNBC.com’s Shift during the debate at 10 p.m. ET and MSNBC political reporter Benjy Sarlin will be live in Atlanta for an official RedState Watch Party.

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CNNI

OREN LIEBERMANN AND MATT RIVERS JOIN CNN INTERNATIONAL

Press Releases: 07/23/15

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AL JAZEERA AMERICA’S “THIRD RAIL” ASKS: DID FIDEL CASTRO WIN?

SUNDAY, JULY 26th at 6PM ET/3PM ET

NEW YORK, July 23, 2015 – This Sunday, July 26th at 6pm ET/3pm PT, Al Jazeera America’s debate program “Third Rail” with host Imran Garda will explore the Obama Administration’s controversial decision to reestablish diplomatic ties with Cuba.

“Did Fidel Castro Win?” is the question that will be debated in the first half of the hour-long show. Guests include former United States Chief of Mission in Havana Ambassador Vicki Huddleston, Cuban exile and co-founder of Cuban Democratic Directorate Orlando Gutierrez and Omar Lopez Montenegro, a Miami-based human rights activist who was detained and imprisoned numerous times by the Cuban government before moving to the U.S in 1992.

Press Releases: 06/30/15

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Bloomberg Media Becomes the Leader in Global Business Video;
Reports Record Month of Unique Viewers in May

Bloomberg Media recorded its best video month ever in May, jumping two spots ahead of Yahoo! Finance and IBT Media in comScore’s Business and Finance category to become the global leader in digital video for the first time in the company’s history. With 16.9 million unique viewers worldwide, Bloomberg’s video audiences grew 337 percent year-over-year and 20 percent month-over-month. Video streams increased 177 percent year-over-year and 40 percent month-over-month, growing to 120 million. Viewers averaged 6.5 minutes per video, the highest among the top 10 publishers in the category.[1]

“As we execute our consumer media strategy and launch new products to build the leading media company for global business, we’re continuing to hit traffic milestones across our platforms,” said Bloomberg Media CEO Justin B. Smith. “Aggressive expansion and innovation in digital video is a key component of what we’re building, and becoming No. 1 in global business video is a testament to the investments we’re making in high-quality content and robust distribution channels.”

In May 2015, Bloomberg Media also reported the following traffic increases:

Press Releases: 06/15/15

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BBC’s first travelling news bureau pops up in Kenya this July

New York June 15, 2015 Following its launch and six months on the road in the U.S, the BBC’s start-up travelling news bureau BBC Pop Up (www.bbc.com/popup) will be heading further afield to Kenya this July, it was announced today.

Crowd-sourcing stories from Kenyan Americans in the US and locals in Kenya, BBC Pop Up will be creating short and long form video for the BBC’s international news services in order to tell stories that link communities in the U.S. and Kenya. The unit will be in Kenya ahead of President Obama’s visit to the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Nairobi, where they will join forces with the BBC Africa (@bbcafrica) team based in the country, to give communities both in Kenya and the U.S their say on the visit.

The project begins in Dallas in late June, where BBC Pop Up will be talking to a Kenyan American radio station broadcasted around America in Swahili. They’ll be asking the station’s listeners what stories they want filmed in their home country. Once in Kenya, the team will be utilising the expertise and insight of the BBC’s East Africa Bureau in Nairobi, including colleagues at the BBC’s Swahili and Somali language services. BBC Pop Up’s host in Kenya will be Anne Soy (@annesoy), and the team will be holding a community meet-up in Nairobi, to help crowd-source more stories as well as utilise the unit’s social media accounts for newsgathering. BBC Pop Up will be producing short and long form video content for bbc.com and BBC World News, including its Focus on Africa programme and a standalone documentary to broadcast on 8 August.

Press Releases: 06/05/15

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MSNBC LAUNCHES DIGITAL DOCUMENTARY SERIES IN RECOGNITION OF LGBT PRIDE MONTH

MSNBC Teams Up with ONE Archives Foundation and the It Gets Better Project to Produce the 10-Part Series “Fearless: How 10 LGBT Activists Made it Better”

NEW YORK, NY – June 4, 2015 – Today MSNBC announced an original documentary series to run on msnbc.com. In honor of LGBT Pride month, “Fearless: How 10 LGBT Activists Made It Better” will feature ten individuals who were trailblazers in the 20thCentury LGBT movement throughout Los Angeles. The series is in collaboration with ONE Archives Foundation and the It Gets Better Project. It debuts today, June 2ndat http://www.msnbc.com/fearless.

The mini documentaries will run on msnbc.com once a week for the next ten weeks. The premiere episode features retired schoolteacher Dr. Virginia Uribe, who founded the first dropout prevention program for LGBT high school students. The following weeks include documentaries on the pioneering Rev. Troy Perry, who began the pro-LGBT Metropolitan Community Church in 1968; and Carolyn Weathers, an outspoken activist in the early gay liberation movement and an instrumental figure in the founding of the Alcohol Center for Women.

Press Releases: 06/03/15

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AL JAZEERA AMERICA PRESENTS “GUANTANAMO’S CHILD – OMAR KHADR”

DOCUMENTARY EXPLORES LIFE STORY OF YOUNGEST PERSON EVER TO BE HELD IN GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA

NEW YORK, June 3, 2015– This Monday, June 8th at 10pm ET/7pm PT, Al Jazeera America will air “Guantanamo’s Child – Omar Khadr,” an original documentary from White Pine Pictures, Al Jazeera, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and filmmaker Patrick Reed and journalist Michelle Shepherd.

Most Americans know little about Toronto-born Omar Khadr, who was captured as a 15-year old in Afghanistan and eventually pled guilty to war crimes, including the murder of an American soldier.

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AL JAZEERA AMERICA LAUNCHES DEBATE PROGRAM “THIRD RAIL” WITH HOST IMRAN GARDA

NEW PROGRAM DEBUTS THIS SUNDAY, MAY 17th at 6PM ET/3PM ET

NEW YORK, May 15, 2015 – Al Jazeera America announced today that the channel is adding original content to its programming with a new debate program, “Third Rail,” airing Sundays at 6PM ET/3PM PT with host Imran Garda. For more information, visit: http://america.aljazeera.com/watch/shows/third-rail.html

Beginning this Sunday, May 17th, the weekly hour-long program will take a provocative look at controversial issues, with Garda moderating guest debates focused on political and social issues that challenges viewer’s expectations.

Press Releases: 05/13/15

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CNN ADDS TWO EXCITING SERIES TO SUCCESSFUL SLATE OF ORIGINAL SERIES

Declassified and The Eighties to Launch in 2016

Net also Picks Up a Second Season of The Wonder List with Bill Weir and Third Season of This is Life with Lisa Ling

2015-2016 Original Series Line-up includes Kevin Spacey, Anthony Bourdain, Lisa Ling, Morgan Spurlock and Mike Rowe Among Others

CNN announced today two new Original Series, adding to its successful portfolio of high-quality, non-scripted programming in 2016. Declassified (All3Media America), an eight-part series, delves into true stories of America’s covert operations around the world. Hosted by former U.S. Congressman Mike Rogers, also the former chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, each episode features a newly declassified mission told firsthand by the agents who lived it, while getting unprecedented access to the riveting and secret world of espionage. Eli Holzman, Aaron Saidman, Stephen Lambert and Mike Rogers serve as executive producers on the series. Also in 2016, The Eighties follows in the footsteps of the critically-acclaimed series The Sixties and The Seventies (premiering in June). From the multiple EMMY® Award-winning producers Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman, in association with HBO and EMMY® Award-winning producer Mark Herzog, each hour-long episode explores the individuals and events that shaped the decade.

Press Releases: 04/21/15

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Thomas Roberts to be honored at 26th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York

New York, Tuesday, April 21, 2015 – GLAAD, the nation’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy organization, today announced it will honor Emmy-nominated journalist Thomas Roberts at the 26th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York at the Waldorf Astoria New York on May 9, 2015.

The 26th Annual GLAAD Media Awards are presented by Delta Air Lines, Hilton, Ketel One Vodka, and Wells Fargo; and Official Presenting Partners Amazon and Bud Light. The GLAAD Media Awards recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the LGBT community and the issues that affect their lives. The GLAAD Media Awards also fund GLAAD’s work to amplify stories from the LGBT community and issues that build support for equality.

Press Releases: 04/20/15

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CNBC AND INC. MEDIA ANNOUNCE DATES FOR THE ICONIC TOUR

FIRST OF NEW THREE-PART EVENT SERIES TO BE HOSTED IN CHICAGO ON MAY 19, 2015

Conferences Focus on Entrepreneurship, Small Business and Innovation

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, NJ & NEW YORK, NY – April 20, 2015 – CNBC, First in Business Worldwide, and Inc. Media, the publisher of Inc. magazine, today announced details for The iCONIC Tour, a new three-part event series focusing on entrepreneurship, small business and innovation, bringing together some of the country’s most dynamic business leaders and entrepreneurs.

The first conference is scheduled for May 19, 2015 at The Chicago Theater in Chicago. The second event is scheduled for June 23, 2015 at The Theatre at Ace Hotel in Los Angeles with the final conference in Washington, D.C. on November 11, 2015 at the Warner Theater. Tyler Mathisen, co-anchor of CNBC’s “Power Lunch” and “Nightly Business Report” and Eric Schurenberg, president and editor-in-chief, Inc., will serve as the hosts for each event. Event sessions and interviews will be featured on multiple platforms including CNBC, CNBC.com and Inc.com.

Press Releases: 04/15/15

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SEASON FIVE OF PEABODY, EMMY-AWARD WINNING CNN ORIGINAL SERIES “ANTHONY BOURDAIN PARTS UNKNOWN” PREMIERES SUNDAY APRIL 26 WITH A LOOK AT KOREA (IN REVERSE)

New Edition of “Prime Cuts” Offers Favorite Highlights From Season Four and a Taste of Season Five

(April 15, 2015) Season five of the top-rated Emmy and Peabody award-winning CNN Original Series Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown begins on Sunday, April 26 at 9pm ET/PT with twist – a tour of the forward-looking culture of South Korea with each scene presented in reverse order.

The eight-episode season also features trips to Miami, Scotland, Madagascar, New Jersey, Budapest, Hawaii and Beirut.

Airing just prior to the season premiere will be the latest edition of “Prime Cuts” at 8pm ET/PT that offers a look back at season four and a taste of things to come in the next eight episodes.

Press Releases: 04/13/05

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CNN TO AIR SPECIAL REPORT ON 5TH ANNIVERSARY OF GULF OIL SPILL

Blowout: The Gulf Oil Disaster airs Tuesday at 9pET/PT

Five years after the worst oil spill in U.S. history, CNN’s Senior Investigative Correspondent Drew Griffin returns to the Gulf of Mexico to explore the impact of the Deepwater Horizon spill on the people, the economy and the environment of the Gulf Coast.

Here, Griffin catches up with people for whom the spill is not a distant memory, including families of the men who died while on the Deepwater Horizon rig, the communities who are still struggling in the aftermath, and the businesses still uncertain about their futures. Environmentalist and ocean conservationist Philippe Cousteau will also join Griffin in the Gulf, and dive in the same waters he dove into five years earlier.

During the one-hour CNN Special Report, viewers will also hear directly from BP about their efforts to clean up the Gulf of Mexico.

Blowout: The Gulf Oil Disaster airs Tuesday, April 14th at 9pET/PT on CNN.

Press Releases: 03/24/15

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MSNBC PRESENTS “GROWING HOPE LIVE FROM DETROIT” ON FRIDAY, MARCH 27

Joy Reid Hosts One-Hour Special Live from the #YesWeCode Hackathon at the Ford STEAM Lab

NEW YORK – March 24, 2015 – MSNBC will present “Growing Hope Live from Detroit,” on Friday, March 27th at 2 p.m. ET. The one-hour special, sponsored by Ford Motor Company, will be hosted by MSNBC National Correspondent Joy Reid live from the #YesWeCode Hackathon at the Ford STEAM Lab in Detroit, Michigan.

Featured guests include U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Stephen Henderson, Detroit Free Press Editorial Page Editor and co-host of “Detroit Today,” and Van Jones, founder of #YesWeCode. Reid will also look at Sisters Code, a Detroit organization that teaches women of all ages how to code and succeed in science, technology, engineering and math industries.

Additionally, Reid will speak with Hackathon participants and serve as one of the competition’s judges. #YesWeCode’s Detroit Hackathon will provide 100 Detroit middle school students training and computer programming skills to pave the way for high-tech education and careers. Students will present a final project and the concepts they learned to a panel of judges.

“I witnessed firsthand at last year’s My Brother’s Keeper Hackathon that teaching our youth the value of coding enables creativity,” said Reid. “I’m thrilled to be a guest judge to support the students of this city and the #YesWeCode program, which is essential to fostering diversity in the tech industry.”

Launched last year, Ford STEAM Lab is an educational program from the Ford Motor Company Fund designed to spark student passion for technology entrepreneurship and careers in STEM fields.

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NEW CNN ORIGINAL SERIES HIGH PROFITS PREMIERES SUNDAY, APRIL 19

Press Releases: 03/23/15

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The Weather Company Expands Marketing and Communications Group, Appoints David Jaye as Chief Marketing Officer

Maureen Marshall Also Promoted to Vice President of Communications

Atlanta, GA – March 23, 2015 – The Weather Company has expanded its marketing and communications group, appointing David Jaye as chief marketing officer and elevating Maureen Marshall to vice president of communications. Jaye joins Weather from Google and will spearhead the marketing, creative and social media efforts for The Weather Channel® and Weather Underground brands across all platforms. Marshall will lead the communications efforts for the marketing and communications group, supporting cross-functional efforts for the company. Both Jaye and Marshall will report to Shirley Powell, executive vice president of marketing and communications.

“I’m thrilled to have a terrific leader like David join the company,” said Powell. “His strong digital marketing experience and passion for marketing will be a great asset and help strategically position Weather to show just how ‘It’s Amazing Out There’ across all of our brands.”

Press Releases: 03/09/15

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KEVIN SPACEY BRINGS “RACE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE” TO CNN IN 2016

Academy Award® winning actor and producer Kevin Spacey will bring a thrilling, six-part mini docu-series to CNN as part of the network’s slate of Original Series in 2016. Currently titled Race for the White House, the original series will be executive produced by Spacey and Dana Brunetti, and co-produced by Raw and Trigger Street Productions.

The series will be history telling at its most compelling. Using previously unseen archive footage, interviews with key players and dramatic recreations, each episode narrated by Spacey will tell the story of one campaign for the Presidency of the United States.

“We are absolutely thrilled to have Kevin Spacey and Dana Brunetti bring their world-class talent to CNN,” said Jeff Zucker, president of CNN Worldwide. “When we created the CNN Original Series brand, this is exactly the type of programming we had in mind and Race for the White House will be the perfect complement to our coverage of the 2016 campaigns and election.”

Each hour will tell the story of a four-year, no-holds-barred battle to become the most powerful person in the world, culminating in a single night of heart pounding tension. From powerful campaign speeches to the dirty tricks and Machiavellian schemes, Race for the White House will capture the drama of how a high-stakes presidential election can turn on a single issue and so much more.

Press Releases: 03/03/15

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Jeff Zeleny Joins CNN

Pre-eminent political journalist Jeff Zeleny has been named CNN senior Washington correspondent, it was announced today by Sam Feist, CNN senior vice president and Washington bureau chief. Zeleny, based in Washington, D.C., will report on air and will frequently write for CNN Politics Digital. He joins CNN this month.

“As we move into the upcoming presidential election year, having a reporter of Jeff’s stature and caliber joining our powerhouse team of D.C. correspondents is a tremendous asset to our network and our audience,” said Feist. “Jeff is one of the nation’s most premier political journalists and we are thrilled to have him join the CNN family.”

Press Releases: 03/02/15

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NBCUNIVERSAL NEWS GROUP AND MIKA BRZEZINSKI ANNOUNCE “KNOW YOUR VALUE” TOUR DATES, SPEAKERS AND THE “GROW YOUR VALUE BONUS COMPETITION”

Tickets on Sale Beginning Today, March 2

NEW YORK – March 2, 2015 – Today the NBCUniversal News Group and Mika Brzezinski, the co-host of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” announced new details of their upcoming “Know Your Value” nationwide tour, including the dates of the five initial live workshop events, the start of ticket sales for each event, and the launch of a new interactive contest, which will allow women the chance to enter and win $10,000 to further their lives and careers.

Last month, NBCUniversal and Brzezinski unveiled this new partnership which builds on Brzezinski’s New York Times bestselling book and brand “Knowing Your Value.” The tour, which will be part of a full-year program, will begin in Philadelphia on April 10th at the Loews Hotel; Washington, D.C. on May 15th at the Marriott Marquis; Chicago on September 25th; Boston on October 23rd; and Orlando on November 20th. Venue locations for the latter dates will be released in the coming weeks. The public can purchase tickets today by clicking here.

Press Releases: 02/18/15

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MSNBC ANNOUNCES CHEF TOM COLICCHIO AS ITS FIRST-EVER FOOD CORRESPONDENT ACROSS ALL PLATFORMS

In New Role, Colicchio Will Create the First Cable and Digital Programming Specifically Focused On the Politics, Power, and Personalities of our Nation’s Food

NEW YORK – February 18, 2015 – MSNBC announced today that Tom Colicchio – the award-winning chef, restaurant owner, founder of Crafted Hospitality and TV personality – is becoming the network’s first-ever food correspondent across all platforms.
Colicchio will produce original reporting and in-depth video for MSNBC’s biggest TV shows, and host a new weekly food show on Shift, MSNBC’s new digital video experience.

A passionate advocate for healthy food, sustainable farming, smart food policy and combating hunger, Colicchio has until now been an occasional guest on MSNBC TV. In his new role, he will create the first cable and digital programming focused on an important challenge facing us all: our food.

Press Releases: 01/29/15

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KICKOFF IN ARIZONA: RACHEL NICHOLS HOSTS SUPER BOWL SPECIAL WITH DAN MARINO
Airs Saturday, January 31st at 4:30 pm/et

From the heart of Super Bowl central in downtown Phoenix, CNN Sports Anchor Rachel Nichols will go inside football’s biggest game with Pro-Football Hall-of-Famer Dan Marino.

In the 30 minute special, Nichols sit-downs with Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll to discuss how he overcame being fired by the Patriots to bring a championship to Seattle. Also a topic of conversation: deflategate.
Former New York Giants Receiver David Tyree also joins the special to give us a view from inside the Super Bowl. It was Tyree who made one of the greatest catches in Super Bowl history: the miraculous “Helmet Catch” to beat the Patriots in Arizona seven years ago.