"Your World, Your Voice"
LBCTelevision's 20th Anniversary
Fundraiser March 6, 2004 6pm
Nordic Lounge, LBCC, Long Beach, California
Tickets $20 Buffett ~ Silent Auction ~ Program

The Cable Access Television industry was founded in Pennsylvania in the late 1940's and thirty years later, it was widely offered to residents across the USA. Today LONG BEACH COMMUNITY TELEVISION is one of the strongest TV stations in the nation. Eighty-four (84) local residents volunteer to produce over 200 hours per month of independent programming for those residing in LONG BEACH and SIGNAL HILL. When LBCTelevision programming ends at 9pm, the station lends its ear to CSULB's student internet station, KBEACH.org until 1pm the next afternoon while the Community Calendar rotates on the screen.

The City of LONG BEACH, California along with CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, The FOR YOU Network, and OUTFLOW, Inc. are proud sponsors of the 20th Anniversary of LONG BEACH COMMUNITY TELEVISION. Politics, education, entertainment, religion (5+ denominations), gay and lesbian news, sports, disability resources, environmental issues, travel, atheism, activism... All of these topics have been produced into subject matter for public consumption in English, Spanish, Khmer, French and Samoan and Sign languages.

This year's 20th Anniversary will be celebrated at the LBCT Awards Show on March 6, 2004 inside LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE's Nordic Lounge at 6pm. A twenty dollar ticket treats you to a buffet dinner, entrance into the Silent Auction, and a Program Guide, SPOTlighting LONG BEACH's finest!

The TWELVE AWARD CATEGORIES include BEST: Live Program; Documentary/Special; Entertainment; Informational; Educational; Religious/Spiritual; Talk-Entertainment; Talk-Issues; Sports; Travel; Children's; Multi-Cultural; and Best New Show. This year, there will be a COMMUNITY SPIRIT AWARD, honoring the Community Spirit of deceased producer LAUREN PECK.

Long Beach Community Television is spear-headed by LBCT's JUDY BAKER, with support from RON PETKE, Production Manager at CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS. The awards show would not have been possible without the LBCT crew going above the call of duty: DOUG WOOD, DARREN GABER, CRYSTAL BURDETT, KEN ESTES, ROCKY KITCHEN, DAVID PLUSKAT, ISRAEL NEAL, ERIC SARRAF, FRANK EUYOQUE, RANDY SALTON and Staff/Producers PAULA McCOLM and NIAMO BATCHELOR. LBCT Staff is responsible for quality production, playback, and training new TV Producers!

DR. GARY THOMAS SCOTT is the MASTER OF CEREMONIES and Celebrity Guest FRED BERGENDORF from "The Pet Place TV Show" will appear. Poet/Author DARRICK SIMPSON will perform. Nominated Volunteer Producers also assisting with the actual award ceremony are: BEVERLY SHIELDS ("Judy Garland"), DAVID WALTHAM (Music), SONNY BOZEMAN, ETHEL LOVER and GISELLA THOMAS (Sponsors), KAREN LAMANTIA, MARIE JO MACHEFERT, SUNNY NASH (Silent Auction), BILL ZEILINGER, MARK WHEELER, GERMAN ANGEL, OMAR MOSELY, RENEE, McCLELLAN, DOUGLAS FREDRICK, FRANK DRAPER, and LOIS LEDGER.

"Big Mouth TV" and "Boom Boom Video" hostesses JAZMINE BIZZOCO and VENICE VENTRUSA will present the awards and T-LILLY's TYRA McNAIR, who recently spotlighted LBCT Award nominees on her show will share a few words.

More of the thirty Producers nominated for awards include: MARSHALL BLESOFSKY, JAMES CATTI, ROBIN BOWERS, DENISE PENN, BRUCE JENKINS, DENNIS MORAWSKI, DAVID SIMPSON, Dr. JAMES DOHN, LARRY HUBBARD, SAM COLEMAN, PASTOR VINCE NEGRON, REV JONATHAN & MRS. DOROTHY THOMAS, CHARLIE HOUSE, IRIS FREELANDER, MELANIE PARHAM, REV THOMAS MONTGOMERY, CHHOMDOEUN (DANNY) BUON, WILLIAM "CHUCK" ALDERSON, JOSHUA FREDENBERG, DARNELL HORTON, LOUIS NOBELMAN, and DION WALKER.

Producer ELIZA GOZAR helped behind the scenes as well as MINUTEMAN PRESS and many others who will be thanked in the LBCT Award Program.

The NORDIC LOUNGE is located at LB City College 4901 E Carson Street 90808. Reserve a TABLE OF TEN like Belmont Shore's OFFSHORE STEREO & DETAIL and receive recognition on the LBCT Community Calendar!

For More Information, visit LBCTawards.com, LongBeachCommunity.TV, and "KaRi's Korner" on LongBeachOnline.net Also listen for updates and list of Silent Auction items on TPSradio on CSULB's kbeach.

LBCT Media Contact/Tix: JUDY BAKER, Supervisor 562-595-5228
Call ThePrimeSpot.com 562-804-5625 for tickets

KaRi (Volunteer Media) is behind the studio camera on the LongBeachinWithMo.com TV Show (Nominations refused by MO POWER). You can watch LBCT on Cable Access TV Channels 65, 69, 95 provided by Charter and the City of Long Beach.

If YOU know of a "space" that will showcase LBCTelevision programming AND/or another city cable station that would like to syndicate the LBCT Awards TV Special in their city when it airs, call 562-804-5625

LOCAL CABLE ACCESS: Localizing the Media!

LB Weekly inside the VIEW Newspaper is also e-syndicated online at www.longbeachonline.net . Just look for "KaRi's Korner."