TBS Superstation Selects 28 Georgia Students for PSA Campaign Celebrating American Achievement

Business Wire, Jan 25, 2002

Entertainment Editors & Television/Education Wrtiers

ATLANTA--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Jan. 25, 2002

TBS Superstation will begin its celebration of American achievement during Black History Month by highlighting 28 influential Americans with diverse cultural backgrounds.

The second annual Public Service Announcement (PSA) campaign, entitled GREAT AMERICAN MOMENTS, features students (ages 7-18) profiling such influential Americans as Gordon Parks, Helen Keller, Thurgood Marshall, Antonio Novello and John Glenn, Jr. The :30 PSAs, filmed yesterday (Thursday, Jan. 24) at Turner Studios, will air throughout 2002 locally on TBS17 and will be posted as streaming video clips online at TBS17.com.

The following students have been chosen as GREAT AMERICAN MOMENTS presenters, honoring American icons who have made significant contributions to the U.S. in the arts, technology, science and civil rights:

Tommy King--Annistown Elementary School, Gwinnett
Eryn Bernardy--Conyers Middle School, Rockdale
Joy Tuider--Dacula Middle School, Gwinnett
Robert Brooks Louder, Jr.--East Cobb Christian School, Cobb
Angelique Payne--Esther Jackson Elementary School, Fulton
Kaya Porter--Flat Shoals Elementary School, Rockdale
Ashley Hayes--Henry W. Grady High School, Fulton
Andrew Kinsey--Henry W. Grady High School, Fulton
Valerie Uyemura--Griffin Middle School, Cobb
Tahreem Rana--Hapeville Elementary School, Fulton
Kim Tran--Hapeville Elementary School, Fulton
Jordan Taratoot--Haynes Bridge Middle School, Walton
Cody Greene--Loganville Elementary School, Walton
Erin Knowles--Lorraine Elementary School, Rockdale
Will Entrekin--McKendree Elementary School, Gwinnett
Naureen Jooma--Mill Springs Academy, Fulton
Kwanza Fisher--North Atlanta High School, Fulton
Douglas Tindle, Jr.--Osborne High School, Cobb
Erin Aine Smith--Our Lady of the Assumption School, DeKalb
Jameelah Nuriddin--Pebblebrook High School, Cobb
Angeline Voung--Roswell High School, Fulton
Gala Joy Jackson--Sandy Creek High School, Fayette
John Paul Koenig--Sequoyah High School, Cherokee
Blair Redford--Sequoyah High School, Cherokee
Minter Bailey--Shiloh High School, Gwinnett
Savannah Jacobs--Smoke Rise Elementary School, DeKalb
Alex Presha--Sprayberry High School, Cobb
Madeleine Lochan--Victory Christian School, Rockdale

These 28 presenters were chosen from more than 500 student auditions submitted by 123 Metro-Atlanta schools. Each presenting student's school received a $250 donation to be put toward educational programs and equipment.

TBS Superstation, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.'s flagship entertainment network, is basic cable's No. 1 network among key adult demos and cable's most-watched network, a position it has held for 25 consecutive years. Reaching 87 million households, the Superstation offers viewers a wide mix of programming, including action-packed original movies, groundbreaking original series, hosted movie franchises, world broadcast premieres, popular sitcoms and Atlanta Braves baseball. The Superstation's local Atlanta Web site is TBS17.com, while the national site can be accessed through TBSsuperstation.com