"Adventures with Kanga Roddy" Looking to Increase National Television Coverage With New Director of Station Relations.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1998--American Champion Entertainment Inc. (Nasdaq: ACEI ACEI Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitor ACEI Association for Childhood Education International ACEI Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland ) Tuesday announced the appointment of Donna Hardwick as director of station relations, a newly created position responsible for boosting carriage on public television for the children's series "Adventures with Kanga Kanga may refer to: Places
Hardwick joins American Champion American Champion Aircraft Corporation, located in Rochester, Wisconsin, is a manufacturer of general aviation aircraft. Founded in 1988 on the acquisition of the Citabria, Scout, and Decathlon, it has been producing replacement parts for these aircraft since that time; it has as from Boston's public television station WGBH, where she worked in station relations on nationally produced programs such as "NOVA," "This Old House" and "Antiques Roadshow Antiques Roadshow is a British human interest television show in which antiques appraisers travel to various regions of the United Kingdom and appraise antiques brought in by local residents. It has been running since 1979. ." Hardwick brings to the company five years of experience, including a background in public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most and advertising. Previously, Hardwick worked for Duval, Woglom, Brueckner and Partners, a high-tech public relations/advertising agency in Boston. "We are thrilled to have Donna on board," said Anthony K. Chan, American Champion's president and chief executive officer. "She brings to our company a wealth of experience in placing high profile television programs on public broadcast stations across the country." "Kanga Roddy" made its television debut in April 1998. Hardwick's current goal is to increase national coverage of "Kanga Roddy," which currently can be seen in 31 markets, including Chicago, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and San Francisco. The series centers around the moral teachings of a seven-foot tall martial arts expert kangaroo and stars Pat Morita of "Karate Kid" fame, Mickey Thomas of the band "Starship," Jennifer Montana, Karen Lott and five talented children. The show is co-produced with KTEH in San Jose, Calif. and the Executive Producers of the series are football legends Joe Montana and Ronnie Lott. Hardwick can be reached at American Champion Entertainment via e-mail at d.hardwick@americanchamp.com or at 408/288-8199 ext. 8500. American Champion Entertainment produces the popular children's television show, "Adventures with Kanga Roddy." The company also is involved in developing licensing and merchandising rights related to the "Kanga Roddy" series, along with the development, production and marketing of various fitness tapes and workbooks. In addition, the company operates four karate studios in California, under the name America's Best Karate Studios. |
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