``Boston Public'' Kicks Off Ad Council, US Army and Mediascope ``Operation Graduation''.Entertainment Editors LOS ANGELES--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Jan. 17, 2001 Writers, producers and cast members of David E. Kelley's newest hit series, "Boston Public," will help kick off "Operation Graduation," a multi-agency campaign to reduce high school dropout (1) On magnetic media, a bit that has lost its strength due to a surface defect or recording malfunction. If the bit is in an audio or video file, it might be detected by the error correction circuitry and either corrected or not, but if not, it is often not noticed by the human rates, on Tuesday, Jan. 23, at the Museum of Television & Radio in Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. . Organized by Mediascope, in concert with the Ad Council and the US Army, the Jan. 23 event introduces a media campaign to inspire dialogue among writers and producers of popular television about the cultural and social issues surrounding the high school dropout problem, and how those in the entertainment industry can make a difference. Drop-out risk factors include drugs, teen pregnancy, poverty, language barriers, gangs and violence. The kick-off event will present a panel discussion featuring principle cast members of "Boston Public," Fyvush Finkel Fyvush Finkel (born October 9, 1922 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American actor. He is famous for his role as lawyer Douglas Wambaugh on the television series Picket Fences, for which he earned an Emmy Award in 1994. and Jessalyn Gilsig Jessalyn Gilsig (born in 1971 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian actress most famous for her roles in the television series Boston Public and Nip/Tuck. She has also appeared in several episodes of NYPD Blue and Prison Break , as well as the series' writers and producers. Entertainment author and Rolling Stone rolling stone Noun a restless or wandering person contributing editor A contributing editor is a magazine job title that varies in responsibilities. Most often, a contributing editor is a freelancer who has proven ability and readership draw. David Wild will serve as event moderator. Dr. Patricia "Pat" Duttweiler, the associate director of the National Dropout Prevention Center at Clemson University in South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. , will also join the discussion. A question-and-answer session will follow the discussion. "Popular entertainment has the power to influence teen trends and attitudes," Mediascope President Hubert Jessup explained. "Programs like `Boston Public' are especially precious because of their positive messages." Mediascope will offer a series of panels to the entertainment and educational communities encouraging them to use their resources to promote high school dropout prevention. Mediascope is a national, nonprofit research and educational organization working to promote social issues through media. Founded in 1992, a principal objective is to encourage positive portrayals of social and public health issues in film and television addressing a variety of high-profile issues including violence, substance abuse, media ratings, diversity and children's educational television. |
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