ADVISORY/LeVar Burton to be Honored by Literacy Network of Greater Los Angeles.News/Assignment Editors & Education/Internet/Entertainment Writers ADVISORY...for Thursday (Sept. 28) UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 25, 2000 Other 'Literacy in Media Awards 2000' Winners to be Announced at Sept. 28 Dinner Actor Gerald McRaney will be keynote speaker at Universal Hilton Event; Presenters to Include Actors Lou Diamond Master Gunnery Sergeant Leland "Lou" Diamond USMC (May 30 1890 – September 20 1951) is famous within the US Marine Corps as the classic example of the "Old Breed" - tough, hard-fighting career Marines who served in the Corps in the years between World War I and World War II. Phillips and A Martinez A Martinez (born Adolph Larrue Martinez, III September 27, 1948) is an American actor and singer with prominent roles in the daytime soap opera Santa Barbara and the primetime dramas L.A. Law and Profiler. Actor/director LeVar Burton Levardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr. (born February 16, 1957, in Landstuhl, West Germany), professionally known as LeVar Burton, is an actor, director and author who first came to prominence playing Kunta Kinte in the 1977 award winning television miniseries Roots will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Literacy Network of Greater Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. at a September 28 dinner at the Universal City Hilton in Universal City. The award will be presented by Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Meryl Marshall. In addition, winners in the categories of television, film and radio will be announced at the non-profit organization's second annual "Literacy in Media" awards ceremony. Keynote speaker for the event will be longtime literacy advocate actor Gerald McRaney ("Major Dad," "Simon & Simon"). Celebrity presenters will include actors Lou Diamond Phillips and A Martinez ("General Hospital), and the announcer will be ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. 7 weathercaster Garth Kemp. Other celebrities expected to attend are actors Michael Clarke Michael Clarke may refer to:
Early life Valderrama was born in Miami, Florida, U. ("That '70s Show That '70s Show is an American television sitcom that centers on the lives of a group of teenagers living in Point Place, Wisconsin, a fictional suburb of either Kenosha or Green Bay<ref name="That'70sShowFAQs"/> from May 17, 1976 to December 31, 1979. "). Burton is in his 17th year as host and co-executive producer of the Emmy-award-winning PBS PBS in full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, children's television series Children's television series are television programs designed for and marketed to children, normally aired during the morning and afternoon hours, mainly before and after school. "Reading Rainbow," which encourages literacy and a love of reading in children. This summer, he joined JuniorNet Corp., a children's new media company that offers online Web content from trusted children's media. The Literacy Network of Greater Los Angeles, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. established in 1992, supports outreach services for more than 700 literacy program sites in Southern California.
EVENT SUMMARY
WHAT: Literacy in Media Awards 2000 benefiting the Literacy
Network of Greater Los Angeles
WHEN: Thursday, September 28, 2000
6:30 to 7:30 p.m. VIP reception/celebrity arrivals
7:30 p.m. dinner, 8 p.m. program, by 8:30 p.m. LeVar Burton
arrives to accept award
WHO: LeVar Burton will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award
Meryl Marshall, chairman and CEO, ATAS, will present to
Burton
Gerald McRaney ("Simon & Simon," "Major Dad") will be the
keynote speaker
Presenters will include actors Lou Diamond Phillips and
A Martinez ("General Hospital")
Expected to attend: actors Michael Clarke Duncan ("The
Green Mile") and Wilmer Valderrama ("That '70s Show")
Garth Kemp, ABC7 weathercaster, will be the announcer
CATEGORIES/NOMINEES:
Best Feature Film: "Anna and the King" (20th Century Fox);
"The Hurricane" (Universal); "October Sky" (Universal);
"Three Seasons," (October Films/USA Films)
Best Episodic Television Series: "ER" (Warner Bros.
Television/NBC); "Now and Again" (Paramount
Television/CBS); "NYPD Blue" (Steven Bochco
Productions/ABC)
Best Television Public Service Announcement (English
Language): "Read California" campaign (Lawrence Mayo &
Ponder); "Koreh L.A." (Green Dot Films/The Jewish
Federation)
Best Television Public Service Announcement (Spanish
Language): "L.A. Kids Read Day Festival" (KVEA); "Read
California" campaign (Lawrence Mayo & Ponder).
Best Radio Public Affairs Program: "Mid-Day Magazine"
featuring Stephanie Edwards (KIEV/KKLA); "Talk of the
City," featuring Linda Othenin-Girard (KPCC); "Sunday
Edition," featuring Socorro Serrano and Nelson ("Salsa")
Fernandez (KRLA/KLSX).
SPECIAL HONOREES:
Television Movie Award: "In a Class of his Own," featuring
Lou Diamond Phillips (Showtime)
Children's Special Award: "Goodnight Moon" (HBO)
Children's Program Award: "The All New Captain Kangaroo"
"Reading is Bun-damental" episode featuring Juwan Howard
(FOX Family)
WHERE: Universal City Hilton and Towers
555 Universal Terrace Parkway Universal City, Calif. 91608
800/727-7110
INFO: Those interested in attending can call The Literacy
Network of Greater Los Angeles at 213/237-6643 or visit
their Web site at www.literacynetwork.org.
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