U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for March 19

U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for March 19

WASHINGTON, March 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19: WOMEN IN TELEVISION

Profile America -- Wednesday, March 19th, noting Women's History Month. One of the most popular sitcoms in television history, the "Mary Tyler Moore Show," first aired 38 years ago and ran for seven seasons. The series combined good writing and casting to examine Mary's struggle to function as a producer in what was then the man's world of television news. The cast included Valerie Harper, Cloris Leachman, Ed Asner and Ted Knight. In the final episode, everyone in the newsroom except inept anchorman Ted Baxter is fired. Now, more than a third of producers and directors are women, as well as 53 percent of reporters and correspondents, and over half of editors. You can find these and more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau on the Web at http://www.census.gov/.

Profile America is produced by the Public Information Office of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments ready to air on a monthly CD or on Internet at http://www.census.gov/ (look under the "Newsroom" button). For further information, contact Rick Reed at +1-301-763- 2812, fax at +1-301-457-3670, or e-mail at rreed(At)census.gov.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

CONTACT: Rick Reed of the U.S. Census Bureau, +1-301-763-2812

Web site:

http://www.census.gov/

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