PR Newswire Broadcast Minute & Podcast for Tuesday, November 13, 2007

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute & Podcast for Tuesday, November 13, 2007

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Pope Benedict XVI to Visit United States and United Nations

Pope Benedict XVI (sixteenth) will come to the United States with visits to Washington and New York City on a six-day trip which includes an address at the United Nations. The visit is slated for April 15-20. Among venues during the visit will be the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, where Pope Benedict will meet with the Bishops of the United States.

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67th Annual Peabody Awards Call for Entries

The George Foster Peabody Awards' 67th annual search for excellence in electronic media has begun. More than 100-thousand "Call for Entries" alerts have been mailed worldwide, supplemented by ads in media-industry publications. Original broadcast, cablecast and webcast programs presented in the calendar year 2007 are eligible. The entry deadline is January 15, 2008. Entrants may apply online at: www.peabody.uga.edu.

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Music Legend Chaka Khan Named Celebrity Spokeswoman for The Purple Beverage Company

Entertainment industry legend, Chaka Khan, has been named the celebrity face of the new antioxidant health beverage, PURPLE. The Purple product launch and announcement coincides with Chaka Khan's Broadway debut in the hit theatrical musical, The Color Purple. Rehearsal for The Color Purple production begins in December 2007 with a premiere on Broadway January 9, 2008.

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Word of the Year: 'Locavore'

Are you passing up store-bought bananas for apples from the farmers' market? Can you shake the hand that picked your carrots? If you're concerned with how far food travels before it gets to your plate, you just may be a "locavore," the New Oxford American Dictionary's 2007 Word of the Year. The past year saw the popularization of a trend in using locally grown ingredients, taking advantage of seasonally available foodstuffs that can be bought and prepared without the need for extra preservatives.

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