Dolby Laboratories Joins Extreme Makeover: Home Edition to Help a Family in Need; September 17 Episode Features Special Guest Appearance by Academy Award-winning Actress Marlee Matalin.SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- Dolby Laboratories “Dolby” redirects here. For other uses, see Dolby (disambiguation). Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (Dolby Labs) (NYSE: DLB) is a USA-based company specializing in audio compression and reproduction. , Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :DLB DLB Dementia with Lewy Bodies DLB Dynamic Load Balancing DLB Don't Look Back DLB Digital Lecture Board (University of Mannheim, Germany) DLB Digital Loopback DLB Downline Builder (multi-level marketing) ) joined top-rated 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. Network program Extreme Makeover: Home Edition to help make a difference in the lives of the Llanes family in Bergenfield, New Jersey Bergenfield is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 26,247. Bergenfield was formed on the basis of a referendum held on June 25, 1894, from portions of Englewood Township and Palisades . Viewers who tune in to ABC on September 17 at 8:00 p.m. eastern (7:00 p.m. central) will discover how Dolby helped change the lives of a family in need. Academy Award(R)-winning actress Marlee Matalin joined a special episode of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition to recognize a family of six that has overcome disability and hardships. "Thanks to Dolby's unique contribution, we were able to create an emotionally unique and powerful experience for the Llanes family," said Diane Korman, Senior Producer for Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. Nearly all members of the Llanes family are legally blind. Vic Llanes and his wife Maria emigrated to America several years ago in search of opportunity and better healthcare for their children. Vic and his children Gven and Zeb suffer from aniridia, a rare congenital eye condition characterized by the underdevelopment or absence of the iris. Aniridia usually occurs in both eyes and is associated with poor retinal development, which results in visual loss. The interior of the Llanes's family home was extremely dark and noisy, making it difficult to move around or find peace and quiet. On May 5, 2006, Dolby employees joined the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition design team, local builder Pinnacle Companies, contractors, laborers, and volunteers who worked to bring new light to the Llanes' house. "It's a privilege to work with Extreme Makeover: Home Edition team on such a worthwhile project," said Bill Allen, Senior Director, Production Services, Dolby Laboratories, who oversaw Dolby's team on-site. "We hope our collective efforts made a difference in the lives of the Llanes family." About Dolby Laboratories Dolby Laboratories (NYSE:DLB) develops and delivers products and technologies that make the entertainment experience more realistic and immersive. For four decades Dolby has been at the forefront of defining high-quality audio and surround sound An audio recording and playback system that uses five or more channels plus a subwoofer channel. See 5.1 channel and 3D audio. in cinema, broadcast, home audio systems, cars, DVDs, headphones Head-mounted speakers. Headphones have a strap that rests on top of the head, positioning a pair of speakers over both ears. For listening to music or monitoring live performances and audio tracks, both left and right channels are required. , games, televisions, and personal computers. Based in San Francisco with European headquarters in England, the company has entertainment industry liaison offices in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and Los Angeles, and licensing liaison offices in London, Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong, and Tokyo. For more information about Dolby Laboratories or Dolby(R) technologies, please visit www.dolby.com. About Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, which has won back-to-back Emmy(R) Awards as Best Reality Program (non-competitive), will enter its fourth season on ABC. The program is produced by Endemol USA, a division of Endemol Holding. Denise Cramsey is the executive producer; and David Goldberg is the president of Endemol USA. Dolby and the double-D symbol are registered trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Academy Award is the registered trademark and service mark of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Emmy is the trademark property of ATAS/NATAS. S06/17500 DLB-G |
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