ADVISORY/Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission's Pre-Emmy Party at Sony Pictures Studios Set for September 21; More than 50 Celebrities to Attend.

Business, Entertainment & Calendar Editors

ADVISORY...for Saturday (Sept. 21)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

Carsey-Werner-Mandabach to be Honored;

Live Entertainment, Fine Cuisine to be Featured

WHO:     The Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission (LASEC),
         Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation (ATAS) and
         the Young Presidents' Organization (YPO).

WHAT:    LASEC will play host to hundreds of CEOs from around the
         world who are members of YPO, along with a "who's who" of
         business, entertainment, sports and civic leaders from the
         Los Angeles area, members of the Board of Governors of ATAS
         and a large cadre of celebrities. The party theme is "A
         Celebration of Television."

         The SOLD-OUT event will feature ongoing live entertainment
         and food from 10 of L.A.'s finest restaurants.

         Marcy Carsey, Tom Werner and Caryn Mandabach of
         Carsey-Werner-Mandabach (CWM) will be on hand to receive
         LASEC's "Sports & Entertainment Award of Excellence." The
         award recognizes and honors those who best exemplify the
         highest qualities of outstanding achievement in their field
         and, through this work, project a positive image for the
         City of Los Angeles.

         More than 50 TV and film celebrities will attend (see
         attached list).

WHEN:    Saturday, September 21, 2002, 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.

WHERE:   Sony Pictures Studios, 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver
         City, Calif.; 310/244-4000.

NOTE:    Press must be credentialed to attend the event. Please fax a
         "Request for Credentials" to Mark Grody at 760/674-8052, or
         e-mail your request to [e-mail]. Space is limited so we
         will call you to confirm. Media check-in starts at 6 p.m.
         at the press table, and tip sheets/media kits will be
         available. Guest arrivals are from 7-8 p.m.

PARKING: The Madison/Thalberg Lot (off Washington Blvd. on Madison).

MEDIA
CONTACT: Mark Grody -- 760/674-8012


                         Celebrities Attending
            Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission's
                Pre-Emmy Party at Sony Pictures Studios
                          September 21, 2002

--       Ernie Banks, former Chicago Cubs player and Hall of Famer

--       Jamie Bergman, plays B.J. Cummings on Son of the Beach

--       Carlos Bernard, plays Tony Almeida on 24

--       David Boreanaz, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel

--       Amy Brassette, Cedric The Entertainer Presents

--       Mindy Burbano, KTLA entertainment reporter

--       Matt Cedeno, plays Brandon Walker on Days of our Lives

--       Sarah Chalke, plays Elliot Reid on Scrubs

--       Gary Collins, former host Hour Magazine and Home; guest
         star on Friends, Dharma & Greg

--       Mary Ann Mobley Collins, former Miss America

--       Coolio, Grammy Award-winning artist for Best Rap Performance

--       Lydia Cornell, played Sara Rush on Too Close for Comfort

--       Rebecca Creskoff, plays Elizabeth on the new fall show,
         Greetings from Tuscon

--       Alan Dale, played Colonia Governor Borman on Star Trek

--       Dana Daurey, plays Heather on Providence

--       Josie Davis, Sara Powell in Charles in Charge; Madeline in
         Beverly Hills 90210, Gretchen in Sonny, new Sony film
         with Nicholas Cage

--       Bil Dwyer, host of Battlebots

--       Barbara Eden, Jeannie in I Dream of Jeannie

--       Erik Estrada, played Officer Frank 'Ponch' Poncherello in
         C.H.I.P.S., Bold & The Beautiful

--       Courtney Gains, Sgt. Eugene McVey in Memphis Belle, Sweet
         Home Alabama, TV's Fast Lane

--       Aimee Garcia, Maria Tiant in new fall show Greetings from
         Tuscon

--       Mitch Gaylord, Olympian

--       Ron Glass, played Det. Ron Harris in Barney Miller, Firefly

--       Bob Goen, Entertainment Tonight anchor

--       Samaria Graham, plays Izzy in Providence

--       David Alan Grier, David in Life with Bonnie

--       Stacey Gualandi, reporter on Inside Edition

--       Brett Harrison, Grounded for Life

--       Reggie Hays, Girlfriends

--       Marg Helgenberger, currently stars as Catherine Willows on
         CSI, also in Erin Brokovich

--       Sandra Hess, Pensacola: Wings of Gold, Titans, Mortal Kombat
         II

--       Dule Hill, Emmy nominee, plays Charlie Young in The West Wing

--       Cheryl Hines, plays Cheryl David in Curb Your Enthusiasm

--       Alex Hyde-White, Charles Cahill in Days of Our Lives; General
         Burnside in TNT's Gods & Generals

--       Don Johnson, played Sonny Crockett in Miami Vice; Nash
         Bridges

--       Jill Jones, plays Toni Childs in Girlfriends

--       Patsy Kensit, Darkness Falling, One and Only, Bad Karma

--       Jason Kravits, played Asst. D.A. Richard Bey on The Practice

--       George Lazenby, played James Bond in On Her Majesty's Secret
         Service

--       Tawny Little, talk show host, newscaster and former Miss
         America

--       Bill MacDonald, host of Fox's Sports Roundtable

--       Taryn Manning, played Mimi in Crossroads, Britney Spear's new
         movie

--       Marla Maples, Black and White

--       Jackie Millines, recent guest appearances in ER and Viper

--       John Naber, Olympian

--       Nancy O'Dell, host of Access Hollywood

--       Lupe Ontiveros, new fall show Greetings from Tuscon

--       Ed O'Ross, plays Nikolai in Six Feet Under

--       Erik Palladino, plays Dr. Dave Malucci on ER

--       Natalie Raitano, played Nikki Franco on VIP

--       Tanika Rey, host of Soap Center on Soapnet

--       Judy Reyes, plays Nurse Carla Espinosa in Scrubs

--       Brande Roderick, 2001 Playboy Playmate of the Year; Baywatch
         Hawaii

--       Alan Rosenberg, plays Alvin Masterson in The Guardian

--       Bret Saberhagen, former pitcher for the Boston Red Sox

--       Jack Scalia, Emmy nominee, plays Chris Stamp, on All My
         Children

--       Suzanne Sena, former host of Celebrity Homes on E!

--       Pam Shriver, Tennis Commentator and Tennis Hall of Famer

--       Henry Simmons, Baldwin Jones in NYPD Blue

--       Kevin Sorbo, Hercules in Hercules - The Legendary Journeys

--       John Spencer, Leo McGarry in The West Wing

--       Matthew St. Patrick, plays Keith in Six Feet Under

--       Mindy Sterling, Frau Farbissina, Austin Powers in Goldmember

--       Michael Trucco, Arliss, Sabrina the Teenaged Witch,
         Pensacola: Wings of Gold

--       Steve Valentine, plays Dr. Nigel Townsend in Crossing Jordan

--       Musetta Vander, Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? and Mortal Kombat

--       Jacob Vargas, plays Uncle Ernesto in the new fall show
         Greetings from Tuscon

--       Greg Vaughan, Diego Guttierez on The Young & the Restless

--       Milo Ventimiglia, Jesse Mariano in The Gilmore Girls

--       Cynthia Watros, Kellie, The Drew Carey Show

--       Amy Weber, plays Porcelain Bidet on Son of the Beach

--       Cindy Williams, Shirley on Laverne & Shirley

--       Jacob Young, General Hospital

--       Marcy Carsey, Tom Werner and Caryn Mandabach -- Honorees