'Art Fennell Reports' Honors Black History Month With Special Programming Exclusively on CN8, the Comcast Network, Beginning February 7 at 10:00 p.m.

'Art Fennell Reports' Honors Black History Month With Special Programming Exclusively on CN8, the Comcast Network, Beginning February 7 at 10:00 p.m.

Nationally Recognized African American Journalist Art Fennell to Spotlight Historic Sites and Experts in Special Segments On-Site From Baltimore, Boston, Philadelphia and Washington D.C.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Celebrate Black History Month with "Art Fennell Reports" on CN8, The Comcast Network this February, as the show broadcasts a special series airing Wednesdays at 10 p.m. that highlights some of the country's most important African American figures, events and venues. Led by Emmy Award-winning journalist Art Fennell, these segments will take viewers on an East Coast tour of African American history visiting sites such as the Northeast Underground Railroad and Washington D.C.'s famed U Street region, as well as examine important events including Boston's court-ordered busing desegregation and more.

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"As an African American journalist, I remain committed to ensuring the stories of the black community are told and our history is remembered," said Art Fennell, anchor and managing editor, "Art Fennell Reports. "Too often, the nightly news focuses on the negative stories from our urban communities. These special segments are an opportunity to showcase the positive-the individuals and events that have made a valuable impact on us locally, regionally and nationally."

Art Fennell is a 20-year news veteran who has received nearly 100 awards for outstanding journalism and community service. In 2006, Fennell received a Mid-Atlantic Emmy Award in the Anchor category. He has served as the president of the National Association of Black Journalists and was selected by Ebony magazine as one of the top 100 influential African Americans in the country. In addition to serving as anchor and managing editor of "Art Fennell Reports," Fennell is the founder of The Arthur Fennell Foundation (http://www.artfennellfoundation.org/), which is committed to raising funds and awareness to assist community-based organizations dealing with disease, education and prevention in diverse, underserved populations.

"Art Fennell Reports" special Black History Month coverage includes:

Wednesday, Feb. 7, 10:00 p.m. -- BALTIMORE

"Art Fennell Reports" hits the road to Baltimore where Fennell will speak with local community leaders Dr. Levy Watkins and Dr. Homer Favor. Fennell will feature interviews with Dr. Elmer Martin and Dr. Joanne Martin at the National Great Blacks in Wax Museum and Dr. David Taft Terry at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture.

Wednesday, Feb. 14, 10:00 p.m. -- PHILADELPHIA

Take a look back at the Northeast Underground Railroad and its impact on the Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware region when "Art Fennell Reports" speaks with Margaret Owens of the Underground Railroad Coalition about the passage of slaves through our region and the people who risked their lives to help slaves to freedom along the Underground Railroad.

Wednesday, Feb. 21, 10:00 p.m. -- BOSTON

A special Boston episode examines how the city has evolved since public school busing desegregation in the 1960s and 1970s. Fennell speaks with some of the Bostonians at the forefront of the issue including community leader Charles Yancey, former Boston public safety coordinator Peter Meade and Ted Landsmark, whose image was captured in a Pulitzer Prize-winning photo that attracted national attention to the city. Fennell also visits Boston's Museum of African American History.

Wednesday, Feb. 28, 10:00 p.m. -- WASHINGTON, D.C.

"Art Fennell Reports" profiles Washington D.C.'s famed U Street and talks with guests Frank Smith of the Civil War Museum, Howard University Professor E. Ethel Bert Miller and Joy Austin of the Washington D.C. Humanities Council about how this area rivaled Harlem's arts and entertainment renaissance.

"Art Fennell Reports" is an honest and interactive look at the news and events that have people talking. Each night, Fennell and his team explore the big stories that shape viewers' worlds as well as the small stories with a big impact on life within CN8's footprint.

Following their broadcast, the "Art Fennell Reports" Black History segments will be available for viewing on Comcast Digital Cable's ON DEMAND service, to watch anytime day or night. CN8 will also support this series with a dedicated web page on http://www.cn8.tv/ that will include an interactive map highlighting the locations featured in the Black History Month segments, as well as other important locations in our region. In addition, the series will receive cross-promotion on "Your Morning" throughout the month of February.

About CN8, The Comcast Network

CN8, The Comcast Network provides more than 9 million Comcast cable viewers with a unique brand of live, interactive television delivered over its own fiber-optic network to 12 states and 20 television markets stretching from Maine to Virginia and Washington, D.C. CN8 was founded in 1996 and has quickly grown to become the nation's leading regional cable network, airing more than 90 hours a week of original programming from its six studios in the Baltimore, Boston, Delaware, New York, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. areas. CN8 provides in-depth coverage and analysis of special events and important news that broadcast networks often ignore. Since its inception, CN8 has delivered on its mission to continually reshape and revolutionize regional television and its relevance to local, regional and national viewers. CN8's programming and hosts have been honored by the industry with more than 314 regional Emmy Award nominations.

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