CABLEVISION AND MAYOR SHARP JAMES TO PRESENT C-SPAN'S "CAMPAIGN CAM" AWARDS TO WINNING RAFAEL HERNANDEZ SCHOOL STUDENTS THURSDAY, JUNE 17
WHAT
Awards for winning video exploring current campaign issues will be presented to eighth graders Nyreen Sequinot, Linda Hutchins and Vanessa Rodriguez at the Rafael Hernandez School in Newark, who won the first place middle school award for their video, "Teens on AIDS." High school and middle school students from across the country took part in this educational C-SPAN contest by identifying a current campaign issue and producing a video analyzing the issue while persuasively presenting their point of view on the topic. These first place winners will receive a $2,500 cash prize. For more information on contest rules, prizes, and to view the winning videos, go to
www.c-span.org/classroom/campaigncam/winners.asp. C-SPAN is a private, non-profit company, created in 1979 by the cable television industry as a public service.
WHO
Notable attendees at this event are expected to include Mayor Sharp James, Newark Superintendent of Public Schools, Marion Bolden, Newark City Councilmembers Hector Corchado, Luis Quintana, Bessie Walker and Gayle Chaneyfield-Jenkinsand and Adam Falk, Cablevision's regional vice president for New Jersey public affairs.
"Cablevision is pleased to work with our programming partner, C-SPAN and mayor Sharp James to support this great academic opportunity and the achievement of these first place winning students from our service area," said Cablevision's Adam Falk.
WHEN
Thursday, June 17, 2004
10:00 a.m.
WHERE
Rafael Hernandez Middle School
345 Broadway
Newark, NJ 07104
973-481-5004
MEDIA CONTACT
Marie Stenberg
516-803-2352
About Cablevision
Cablevision Systems Corporation is one of the nation's leading entertainment and telecommunications companies. Its cable television operations serve 3 million households in the New York metropolitan area. The company's advanced telecommunications offerings include its iO: Interactive Optimum digital television offering, Optimum Online high-speed Internet service, Optimum Voice digital voice-over-cable service, and its Lightpath integrated business communications services. Cablevision's Rainbow Media Holdings LLC operates several successful programming businesses, including AMC, IFC (The Independent Film Channel), and other national and regional networks. Rainbow also is a 50 percent partner in Fox Sports Net. In 2003, Cablevision's Rainbow DBS launched its VOOM satellite service, the first service to offer a comprehensive array of high-definition (HD) television programming. In addition to its telecommunications and programming businesses, Cablevision is the controlling owner of Madison Square Garden and its sports teams, the New York Knicks, Rangers and Liberty. The company also operates New York's famed Radio City Music Hall, and owns and operates Clearview Cinemas. Additional information about Cablevision Systems Corporation is available on the Web at www.cablevision.com.
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