`Naked News TV!' to Air New Episodes on Viewer's Choice Pay Per View.Entertainment Editors & Television/Cable Writers TORONTO--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Dec. 5, 2001 New episodes of "Naked News Naked News, billing itself as "the program with nothing to hide", is a subscription website featuring a real television newscast prepared in Toronto. The male and female anchors read the news fully nude or strip as they present their news segments. TV!" will air on Viewer's Choice(TM) Pay Per View beginning Friday, Dec. 7, 2001, at 6 a.m. ET. The weekly television news infotainment program delivers both the serious and lighter side of the news in an energetic, fast-paced style. Customers can order "Naked News TV!" all week long at a pay-per-view cost of $3.99 per show, with new shows airing every Friday. Each edition of "Naked News TV!" begins with Devon Calwell, lead anchor, who gradually disrobes as she reads the news. Devon is followed by the Naked News team of women who report, in the nude, on current events, fringe news, life and leisure topics, technology, sports and Hollywood gossip. The cast includes Holly Weston, Carmen Russo Carmela Russo (October 3 1959) is an Italian dancer, actress and showgirl from Genoa, Italy. She was famous for her breasts in the 1980s. She was a symbol of the erotic renaissance in the hedonistic period of those years in Italy. , Lily Kwan Lily Kwan (age 29) is a newscaster on Naked News. Kwan is a first generation Chinese Canadian who was born and raised in Toronto. She joined the cast of Naked News in June 2001, and has been a part of the show since then. , Gretchen Frazier, Sandrine Renard Sandrine Renard (age 37) is a newscaster on Naked News. She is of mixed French-Ojibway heritage. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in psychology and theatre arts. Before joining the Naked News team in July 2001, she worked as a personal trainer and a kickboxing teacher. , Erin Sherwood, Athena King Athena King (age 31), nicknamed Athena the Greek is a newscaster on Naked News. Although she has lived in Greece and her family is Greek, she was born in Toronto and has spent most of her life there. This former fitness instructor joined the Naked News team in October 2001. , Roxanne West Roxanne West (age 39) is an anchorwoman on Naked News. She is originally from Ontario. Before joining the team November 2001, she received degrees in broadcasting and English literature, and worked for advertising agencies. and Elizabeth Jansen. "We are pleased to be back on Viewer's Choice after a brief hiatus to create new shows," said Kathy Pinckert, vice president of Naked Broadcasting Network Inc., which produces "Naked News TV!" and NakedNews.com. "Viewer's Choice took a real risk in airing such an avant garde program, and we are glad that the public has responded so positively to our unique brand of infotainment." "Naked News TV!" is the first Internet news program to go from the Web to cable television, airing first on Viewer's Choice in Canada on Sept. 7, 2001, and making its American debut Friday, Dec. 7 on iN DEMAND pay-per-view. A television pilot for worldwide distribution and a feature film are in development. "Naked News TV!" and NakedNews.com are produced in Toronto. For information about Naked News, go to www.nakednews.com. For information about Viewer's Choice(TM) Pay Per View, go to www.viewerschoice.ca. |
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