LATV Exclusive: Morrissey Santa Barbara Concert And Hollywood Palladium Special Debuts On Bilingual Multicast Network

LATV Exclusive: Morrissey Santa Barbara Concert And Hollywood Palladium Special Debuts On Bilingual Multicast Network

Rock Legend Grants Rare Interview to La Ley's Beto Cuevas on LATV

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- LATV Networks, the nation's first bilingual music/entertainment network distributed via digital multicast, announced today that international alternative rock star Morrissey's September 29 performance at the Santa Barbara Bowl, Santa Barbara, CA, and his October 11 performance at the Hollywood Palladium, will air exclusively on LATV. The concert will be featured on LATV en Concierto tomorrow Wednesday, December 5 at 9:00 p.m. PT. The English international star's playlist will include hits that have made him famous as well as songs from his new album, "Ringleader of the Tormentors." Additionally, LATV will air a rare and exclusive interview with the elusive Morrissey by La Ley's Beto Cuevas.

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"Morrissey is one of the most unique artists of our time. He is an amazing storyteller as well as musician, truly resonating with our audience. His Latino fan base is enormous and their connection to him is intensely loyal," said Danny Crowe, president, LATV. "We are thrilled to exclusively showcase this rock icon for our national audience on LATV en Concierto."

Beto Cuevas, the lead vocalist of the Chilean rock group La Ley, will conduct the exclusive Morrissey interview. Filmed onsite at the Santa Barbara Bowl, Morrissey expresses his views on why his signature brand of rock resonates with U.S. Hispanics, his position on animal rights and vegetarianism as well as politics in the U.S.

Shot in documentary style, the special includes soundbites from his fans and his band members explaining the Latino fascination with Morrissey and his music. The Morrissey concert took place on September 29 at the Santa Barbara Bowl and the October 11 performance at the Hollywood Palladium. The latter was one in a series of concerts he gave at the venue. The special LATV en Concierto will include Morrissey classics as well as premiering the unreleased track, "All You Need Is Me."

About LATV:

Headquartered in Los Angeles, LATV is the nation's first bilingual music/entertainment network distributed via digital multicast. A pioneer in bicultural youth broadcasting, LATV has been on the air in the Los Angeles market since 2001 and launched nationally on April 23, 2007. Post-Newsweek Stations, Inc. is an investor in the national network and has a minority ownership interest in the Company as well as a seat on its Board of Directors. Targeting the 12- to 34-year-old Latino, LATV's programming bouquet offers a range of content that includes multi-genre music, lifestyle and entertainment. The network is ad-supported and offers an array of programming that is original, exclusive and live featuring top performers in the Latin music world. For more information, visit LATV online at http://www.latv.com/ or http://www.myspace.com/latv.

For more information about LATV, please contact:
Maite Saralegui
maite_saralegui@yahoo.com
323.650.2236

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CONTACT: Maite Saralegui, +1-323-650-2236, maite_saralegui@yahoo.com

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