TBS-17 Selects 23 Metro-Atlanta Students for PSA Campaign Celebrating GREAT AMERICAN MOMENTS

TBS-17 Selects 23 Metro-Atlanta Students for PSA Campaign Celebrating GREAT AMERICAN MOMENTS

ATLANTA, Jan. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- A group of 23 Metro-Atlanta students, ages 6-18, are taking part in TBS-17's GREAT AMERICAN MOMENTS, a collection of PSAs that celebrate American achievement. About to enter its sixth year on the air, GREAT AMERICAN MOMENTS profiles Americans of various backgrounds who have been influential in shaping this country's society. The :30 PSAs will air throughout 2006 locally in the Atlanta area on TBS-17 and as streaming video clips online at tbsstoryline.com.

"This initiative is a wonderful opportunity to present the stories of some of America's greatest achievers," said Myrna Moore, director of community affairs for TBS 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:

Kalia Blake - Brown Elementary School - Clayton County
Joy Carter - Grady High School - Fulton County
Jordan Clarke - Eastvalley Elementary School - Cobb County
Charlotte Dunnell - Davis Elementary School - Cobb County
Courtney Emery - South Forsyth Middle School - Forsyth County
Anna Finnegan - Ford Elementary School - Cobb County
Nick Gibson - Grady High School - Fulton County
Nicole Grasseschi - North Atlanta High School - Fulton County
Tracy Hall - Glen Haven Elementary School - DeKalb County
Kyle Hosford - Intown Community School - DeKalb County
Druniece Jackson - North Atlanta High School - Fulton County
Eric Lotzer - Milton High School - Fulton County

Leonte Mims - Towers High School - DeKalb County
Isabella Montalbetti - Austin Elem. School - DeKalb County
Mikako Nezaki - Eastvalley Elementary School - Cobb County
Megan Shadburn - Martin Elementary School - Hall County
Ashley Stephensen - Shiloh High School - Gwinnett County
James Taylor - Mill Creek High School - Gwinnett County
John Taylor - Grady High School - Fulton County
William Tuider - Dacula Elementary School - Gwinnett County
Christopher Watson - DeKalb School of Arts - DeKalb County
Jacky Yuan - Lilburn Middle School - Gwinnett County
Eli Zandman - Ben Franklin Academy - DeKalb County

These 23 presenters were chosen from nearly 500 student auditions submitted by 66 Metro-Atlanta schools. Each presenting student's school received a $250 donation to be put towards educational programs and equipment.

Subjects chosen for the new slate of TBS-17's GREAT AMERICAN MOMENTS include Blanche Kelso Bruce, Amy Tan, Sequoyah, Benjamin O. Davis Sr., Lewis Latimer, Kalpana Chawla, Patricia Roberts Harris, Fanny J. Crosby, Milton Hershey, Linda Alvarado, Otis Blackwell, Edgar J. Helms, Michael DeBakey, John Johnson, Capt. Merryl David, Mary Walton, Shirley Chisholm, Annie Dodge Wauneka, Dr. Ben Carson and Dr. Franklin Chang-Diaz.

TBS-17 is the local Atlanta broadcast platform for TBS. In addition to TBS's line-up of hot contemporary comedies, high-profile original reality series, blockbuster movies, hosted movie showcases and action-packed sports, TBS-17 also presents programming of interest to Atlanta viewers, produced by the Emmy-winning TBS Public Affairs team.

Source: TBS-17

CONTACT: Myrna Moore, Public Affairs, +1-404-885-0900, or
myrna.moore@turner.com, or Kevin Little, Press Contact, +1-404-885-4378, or
kevin.little@turner.com, both of TBS

Web site: http://www.tnt.tv/
http://tbsstoryline.com/

NOTE TO EDITORS: Photos of students available upon request.

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