Channel One News Unveils Fall Schedule, Featuring Sept. 11 Anniversary, Hispanic Heritage Month, Inside North Korea, Cuba & Amsterdam, New Full-Time Anchor & Celebrity Co-Anchors.Business & Entertainment Editors LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 28, 2002 New Anchor, Increased Online Resources and Unique Blend of Breaking News and Features from Award-Winning Network Further the Mission of Informing and Empowering America's Youth Channel One News, the leading provider of news to America's teens, presents its fall schedule, including the anniversary of September 11 and features on Hispanic Heritage Month. Continuing its tradition of braving international hot spots hot spots acute moist dermatitis. for important stories, Janet Choi ventures inside North Korea, Derrick Shore reports from Cuba and Channel One News travels to the Netherlands with DEA DEA - Data Encryption Algorithm director Asa Hutchinson. Other important developments include new anchor Alexandra Panther, who brings a fresh perspective, and expanded online resources at www.channelone.com. "Channel One News has a tradition of bringing breaking news stories and features to a specific, unique and discerning audience -- the youth of America," says Morgan Wandell, Executive Vice President of Programming for Channel One News. "They demand news and formats that are fresh, relevant and interesting. This is what we deliver." Numerous specials are planned to commemorate the 1-year anniversary of September 11, this generation's defining moment. Highlights include an analysis of the teen experience one year after the fact, a discussion with Muslim students interviewed last year, and an examination of the Homeland Security system. Coverage of Hispanic Heritage Month includes in-depth looks at Dr. Mario Molina, the first Mexican-American to win the Nobel Prize Nobel Prize, award given for outstanding achievement in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, peace, or literature. The awards were established by the will of Alfred Nobel, who left a fund to provide annual prizes in the five areas listed above. ; and Derek Parra, the first Mexican-American to compete and win medals (gold & silver) at the Winter Olympics. In its continuing coverage of world events, Channel One News has special reports scheduled from various controversial sites. Janet Choi ventures where few western journalists have ever been allowed to enter, the forbidding brave new world Brave New World Aldous Huxley’s grim picture of the future, where scientific and social developments have turned life into a tragic travesty. [Br. Lit.: Magill I, 79] See : Dystopia Brave New World of North Korea. Derrick Shore travels to Cuba to take a look at the many forces at work that are shaping the future of Cuba, a country of which few young people have any knowledge. Channel One News travels with DEA director Asa Hutchinson to the Netherlands to see where the drug Ecstasy comes from and what is being done to stop the flow of the drug to the U.S. Finding additional ways to connect with its audience, exciting personalities from the worlds of entertainment and sports are slated to appear at Channel One News. Kicking off a full season, Landon Donovan, star player for MLS See multilevel security. champion San Jose Earthquakes
With the addition of correspondent Alexandra Panther to its cadre of young, dynamic journalists, Channel One News presents a unique Latin-American perspective and contributes to America's multicultural dialogue. Returning to Channel One News are correspondents Janet Choi, Derrick Shore, Errol Barnett, Andrew Yani, author Gotham Chopra and Seth Doane. About Channel One News The Peabody Award-winning network, a Primedia company, is the largest source of news and information for young people. Its 12-minute news broadcast is delivered daily to more than eight million students and 400,000 educators in more than 12,000 middle and high schools across the country. Channel One News has cultivated some of today's leading on-air talent including Lisa Ling from ABC's "The View," CNN's Kris Osborne, Serena Altschul and Anderson Cooper, and Tracy Smith from the CBS' "The Early Show," all of whom were anchor-reporters for the network. More teens watch Channel One News than the evening news on 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. , CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. , NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. and CNN CNN or Cable News Network Subsidiary company of Turner Broadcasting Systems. It was created by Ted Turner in 1980 to present 24-hour live news broadcasts, using satellites to transmit reports from news bureaus around the world. combined. |
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