Clap Your Hands and Move to the Beat: B-Roll Now Available of 'How Sweet the Sound' Regional Winners

Clap Your Hands and Move to the Beat: B-Roll Now Available of 'How Sweet the Sound' Regional Winners

Verizon Wireless' Nationwide Church Choir Contest Crowns Winners in Houston

and New Jersey Competitions

WHO: Verizon Wireless, the nation's leading wireless provider

WHAT: Broadcast-quality B-Roll of:
-- Church choirs from the New York/New Jersey and Houston
areas performing during the How Sweet the Sound(TM)
regional competition in Newark, N.J., on Sept. 25 and
Houston on Sept. 9
-- Marble Community Gospel Choir, winner in the large
choir, V CAST People's Choice and overall winner
categories at the N.J. show
-- Resurrection Baptist Church, winner in the large choir
and overall winner categories at the Houston show
-- Crowds arriving and entering the sold-out events
-- Emcees Donald Lawrence and Lisa Kimmey-Winans
-- Award-winning gospel artist and judge Marvin Sapp

WHERE: The B-Roll is available at www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia

WHEN: Available immediately

BACKGROUND: Verizon Wireless is once again searching for the best church
choir in America in its How Sweet the Sound tour. Church
choirs in 11 U.S. cities are currently competing in the
regional round of the competition. The winning choir from
each city will have an opportunity to represent that city in
the How Sweet the Sound grand finale event and compete for
the title of "The Best Church Choir in America" and up to
$25,000 in cash and prizes.

Now in its second full year, How Sweet the Sound is much
more than a singing competition - it is an opportunity to
celebrate the unique ways that music connects people within
communities.

For details on current winners and upcoming concert dates,
go to www.HowSweetTheSound.com

CONTACT: Brenda Boyd Raney
Verizon Wireless
908.559.7518
Brenda.Raney@verizonwireless.com

About Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable and largest wireless voice and data network, serving 87.7 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with more than 87,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). For more information, visit www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.

/PRNewswire -- Sept. 29/

Source: Verizon Wireless

Web Site: http://www.verizonwireless.com/

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