TBS Superstation Selects 21 Georgia Students for PSA Campaign Celebrating GREAT AMERICAN MOMENTS.Business/Photo Editors NOTE TO MEDIA: Multimedia assets available A photo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.121002/bb9 ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 10, 2002 TBS TBS Tablespoon TBS Tokyo Broadcasting System, Inc. TBS Treasury Board Secretariat (Canada) TBS Tris-Buffered Saline TBS Tris Buffered Saline TBS Turn Based Strategy (games) Superstation su·per·sta·tion n. A television or radio station that broadcasts to a nationwide audience by satellite, cable, or both. will begin its celebration of American achievement during Black History Month by highlighting 21 influential Americans from diverse cultural backgrounds. GREAT AMERICAN MOMENTS, now in its third year on the Superstation, features students (ages 7-18) profiling such influential Americans as Sojourner Truth Sojourner Truth: see Truth, Sojourner. , Helen Keller, Hank Aaron, John Glenn and Maya Lin Noun 1. Maya Lin - United States sculptor and architect whose public works include the memorial to veterans of the Vietnam War in Washington (born in 1959) Lin . The :30 PSAs, to be filmed at Turner Studios later this month, will air throughout 2003, beginning Saturday, Feb. 1. They will appear locally on TBS17 and as streaming video A one-way video transmission over a data network. It is widely used on the Web as well as company networks to play video clips and video broadcasts. Computers in home networks stream video to digital media hubs connected to a home theater. clips online at TBS17.com. "This initiative is a wonderful opportunity to present the stories of some of America's greatest achievers," said Myrna Moore, director of TBS Public Affairs Those public information, command information, and community relations activities directed toward both the external and internal publics with interest in the Department of Defense. Also called PA. See also command information; community relations; public information. and producer of GREAT AMERICAN MOMENTS. "We are extremely proud to have these talented students take part in this program, and we hope GREAT AMERICAN MOMENTS inspire people, young and old, to reach for their dreams and achieve great things." The following students have been chosen as GREAT AMERICAN MOMENTS presenters, honoring American icons who have made significant contributions to the U.S. in the arts, technology, science and civil rights:
Alyssa Bernstein - Pebblebrook High School - Cobb County
Eddy Bradshaw - Open Campus High School- Dekalb County
Sydney Dockery - Brown Elementary School - Clayton County
Reginald Dupree - Murphey Candler Elementary School - Dekalb
County
Ashley Hannon - Pebblebrook High School - Cobb County
Shanicqua Hill - J.E. Richards Middle School - Gwinnett County
Lawrence Jennings, Jr. - Smoke Rise Elementary School - Dekalb
County
Chase Lamondo - Sims Elementary School - Rockdale County
Courtney Lankford - Parkview High School - Gwinnett County
Hoai Le - J.E. Richards Middle School - Gwinnett County
Amy Libby - Bill Arp Elementary - Douglas County
Alan Lugo - McIntosh High School - Fayette County
DeMarcus Mayo - Redan High School - Dekalb County
Meagan Morris - Salem Middle School - Dekalb County
Zorana Mrsic - J.E. Richards Middle School - Gwinnett County
Justin Murdock - Rome High School - Floyd County
Kelley Roark - Mill Springs Academy - Fulton County
Regina Stephens - North Clayton High School - Clayton County
Lieze Truter - McIntosh High School - Fayette County
Andre Tsygankov - Chattahoochee High School - Fulton County
Erica Weber - Rome High School - Floyd County
These 21 presenters were chosen from almost 500 student auditions submitted by 112 Metro-Atlanta schools. Each presenting student's school received a $250 donation to be put toward educational programs and equipment. TBS Superstation, Turner Broadcasting System Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (often abbreviated TBS Networks or TBS, inc.) is the company managing the collection of cable networks and properties started by Robert Edward "Ted" Turner from the mid-1970s to the late-1990s. , Inc.'s flagship entertainment network, is basic cable's #1 network among key adult demos and cable's most-watched network, a position it has held for 25 consecutive years. Reaching 87 million households, the Superstation offers viewers a wide mix of programming, including action-packed original movies, groundbreaking original series, hosted movie franchises, world broadcast premieres, popular sitcoms  The perspective and/or examples in this article do not represent a world-wide view. Please [ edit] this page to improve its geographical balance. , Atlanta Braves The Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball team based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. From to the present, the Braves have played in Turner Field. baseball and college football. The Superstation's Web site is
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