Cable TV Operators Statewide to Air Miss Tennessee Pageant.Business Editors & Entertainment Writers NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 31, 2001 This year's 2001 Miss Tennessee
The Miss Tennessee competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Tennessee in the Miss America pageant. Pageant pageant, modern dramatic spectacle or procession celebrating a special occasion or an event in the history of a locality. In medieval times the word pageant had meant the wagon or the movable stage on which one scene of a mystery or miracle play was performed. will air on local cable TV systems across the state on June 23rd thanks to a unique partnership between pageant organizers and cable operators affiliated with the Tennessee Tennessee, state, United States Tennessee (tĕn`əsē', tĕn'əsē`), state in the south-central United States. Cable Telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. Association. This year's statewide broadcast follows last year's pilot effort to air the pageant on select cable TV systems. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. pageant president Jimmy Exum, last year's cable TV broadcast was such a success that efforts were made to make the pageant available to an even wider audience across the state. "The pageant approached the TCTA TCTA Texas Classroom Teachers Association TCTA Texas Cable & Telecommunications Association TCTA Tennessee Cable Telecommunications Association TCTA Texas-Cuba Trade Alliance TCTA Tidewater Center for Technology Access (Virginia) last year and asked that its members broadcast the event," said Mr. Exum. "They did and this year we have an even stronger commitment from TCTA members across the state to make the broadcast available to a larger audience." Mr. Exum said the statewide broadcast is important because Miss Tennessee pageant contestants come from all parts of the state and the cable TV broadcast allows for friends and families of the contestants to watch their loved ones loved ones npl → seres mpl queridos loved ones npl → proches mpl et amis chers loved ones love npl compete for the title. "The cable TV broadcast brings the state together to share in the excitement of the pageant," said Mr. Exum. "The broadcast allows communities, even those in the most rural areas of the state, to be part of this important event." Stacey Burks, Executive Director of the TCTA, said the cable TV industry welcomes the opportunity to partner with the pageant in an effort to make broadcasts of the event available to homes across the state. "The Miss Tennessee pageant is a great event that spotlights some of Tennessee's best and brightest young women," said Ms. Burks. "These contestants are recognized for their dedication to service to their communities and to furthering their own education. We are proud to partner with the pageant and we look forward to helping promote this event and its scholarship opportunities to all corners of our state." This year's broadcast is scheduled to occur on June 23rd at 8:00 PM central time. |
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