"QVC's quest for America's best -- The 50 In 50 Tour" continues year-long, state-by-state TV series with fortieth live broadcast from New York.BUFFALO, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 21, 1995--QVC will go "live" Saturday, September 30 (6:00 to 9:00 p.m. ET) when it kicks off its fortieth of 50 primetime specials to support "The Quest for Verb 1. quest for - go in search of or hunt for; "pursue a hobby" quest after, go after, pursue look for, search, seek - try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the America's Best -- QVC's 50 In 50 Tour." Junior's Authentic 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 Cheesecake, Sylvia's Soul Food Cookbook and Sauce, a Hand-crafted Tin Train, and a Set of Three Authentic Buffalo Wing Sauces are among the 20 diverse, native New York products destined des·tine tr.v. des·tined, des·tin·ing, des·tines 1. To determine beforehand; preordain: a foolish scheme destined to fail; a film destined to become a classic. 2. for national success during the broadcast to a national viewing audience of 52 million households by the very entrepreneurs who created them. This event will represent a partnership among the New York State Small Business Development Center to share native New York products with the rest of America and QVC QVC Quality Value Convenience QVC Question Valid Command Inc., the world's preeminent electronic retailer. Live from Niagara Falls State Park Niagara Falls State Park is located in the City of Niagara Falls, New York in Niagara County. The park contains the American Falls, the Bridal Veil Falls, and part of the Canadian Falls. Niagara Falls State Park is the oldest state park in the United States. , customers and guests will gather to lend their support to the homegrown stars of the state. The broadcast will be hosted by QVC hosts Dan Wheeler Daniel Michael Wheeler (born December 10, 1977 in Providence, Rhode Island) is a Major League Baseball pitcher currently playing for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. He was drafted in the 1996 amateur draft by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. and Rick Domeier. "The Quest for America's Best -- QVC's 50 In 50 Tour" which spans nearly the entire year of 1995 is traveling to each of the 50 states in the Union to discover 1,000 of the best new American-made products, and then to highlight these treasures -- and the entrepreneurs that created them -- in a landmark series of 50 national primetime broadcasts. "'The Quest for America's Best -- QVC's 50 In 50 Tour' is an opportunity for 1,000 businesses to get their products on the map with national marketing and sales support, and get a shot at the American dream American dream also American Dream n. An American ideal of a happy and successful life to which all may aspire: ," stated Doug Briggs, president of QVC Inc. To find these unique products and their producers, QVC merchandisers are holding trade shows in collaboration with each state government at which 20 of the best indigenous items will be chosen. Briggs continued, "Our viewers will have the very first chance to purchase these special pieces of Americana. The winning products will be combined with entrepreneur interviews and unique location footage about each state on the specials, which will be viewed by the more than 52 million households nationwide that receive QVC." A complete list of New York's products that will be featured on the September 30th QVC broadcast are: o Hand-crafted Celestial Folding Screen, North Wind, Booneville, NY o Sawvivor - Lightweight Saw, Dawn Marketing Inc., Avon, NY o Hand-crafted Tin Train, Shadowdancer Inc., Angelica, NY o Complete Blendable Lip Color System, Lyda Rose, Ltd., Hopewell Junction, NY o Junior's Authentic New York Cheesecake, Foods for Juniors Inc., Brooklyn, NY o Floral Fantasy Garden Ball, Living Wall Garden Co., Naples, NY o All Natural Golden Honey Holiday Wreath, The Harvest Wreath Co., Scotia, NY o Unfinished Pine Curio cu·ri·o n. pl. cu·ri·os A curious or unusual object of art or piece of bric-a-brac. [Short for curiosity. Shelf, Comprehensive Technology Center, Auburn, NY o Gourmet Sausage Assortment, Bilinski Sausage Mfg. Co., Cohoes Cohoes (kəhōz`), city (1990 pop. 16,825), Albany co., E N.Y., near Albany, at the confluence of the Mohawk and Hudson rivers; settled by the Dutch 1665, inc. 1869. , NY o Choice of Canvas Floor Coverings, Janice Davis Design, Brooklyn, NY o Set of Two Balsam balsam (bôl`səm), fragrant resin obtained from various trees. The true balsams are semisolid and insoluble in water, but they are soluble in alcohol and partly so in hydrocarbons. Loons, Asplin Tree Farms, Saranac Lake, NY o Set of Three Colonial Solider Figures, Edna Oar Young Co., Angelica, NY o Wooden Cat Decoy DECOY. A pond used for the breeding and maintenance of water-fowl. 11 Mod. 74, 130; S. C. 3 Salk. 9; Holt, 14 11 East, 571. , Dux' Dekes, Greenwich, NY o Two Dozen Fresh New York Bagels, The Bagel Lady, New York, NY o Hand-crafted Stained Glass Adirondack Lamp, Glass Works, Gloversville, NY o 360 Degrees of Flavor - Spice Ball, Donally Enterprises Inc., Salt Point, NY o Redware red·ware n. Earthenware made from clay containing a large amount of ferrous oxide, giving it a red color. Pottery Plate, Steve Nutt, Potter, Staten Island, NY o Set of Three Authentic Buffalo Wing Sauce, Buffalo Style Foods, Lake View, NY o Sylvia's Soul Food Cookbook and Sauce, Sylvia's Food Products, New York, NY o Liquid Silver Celestial Necklace, Ladyhawk of Native America, Bloomington, NY QVC Inc. is the world's preeminent electronic retailer offering a wide variety of brand name products in such categories as home furnishings, fashion and beauty, electronics and fine jewelry. QVC reaches 52 million homes across the United States. Additionally, "The Quest for America's Best -- QVC's 50 In 50 Tour" has a World Wide Web site - which may be seen at: http://www.qvc.com - reaching internet users in the United States and the world. CONTACT: Fleishman-Hillard Inc. Fiona Dorst, 212/265-9150 or QVC, Inc. Winnie Atterbury, 610/701-8224 or New York State Small Business Development Center Mike Ross, 518/443-5398 |
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