Turner Classic Movies' GUEST PROGRAMMER Gives Viewers the Chance to Discuss Favorite Films with TCM Host Robert Osborne
May 03 2007 - 3:40PM
PR Newswire (US)
Based on Viewer Video Submissions to AOL's Uncut, TCM Audience to
Choose Winner to Air on the Network Later This Year ATLANTA, May 3
/PRNewswire/ -- One lucky viewer will join the ranks of Chevy
Chase, Lorraine Bracco, Hugh Hefner, Mia Farrow, Bill Cosby,
Stephen Sondheim, Burt Reynolds and many others when he or she
joins host Robert Osborne for Turner Classic Movies' GUEST
PROGRAMMER series as the winner of a new contest. The segments will
air later this year on TCM. TCM's GUEST PROGRAMMER, which regularly
airs each month, invites a celebrity to exchange star status for a
role as a devoted fan of classic film by picking a selection of his
or her favorite movies and sharing with viewers what he or she has
come to love about each one. To enter, TCM viewers must explain on
video in three minutes or less why he or she should be a TCM guest
programmer. The video should be uploaded to Uncut, AOL Video's
user-generated-content portal. The entries will reside in a special
collection on Uncut for review by visitors to the site. At the end
of the submission period, a panel of judges will select the
finalists and ask the public to vote on the winner at Uncut. The
deadline for entry is May 25. Voting will take place June 1-11,
with the winner announced June 20, 2007. No purchase is necessary
to enter the TCM Guest Programmer Contest. Open to legal residents
of the continental United States age 18 or older, subject to
official rules and void where prohibited, the contest ends at 11:59
p.m. ET May 25. For the official rules and information on how to
enter, send a self- addressed, stamped envelope to TCM Guest
Programmer Contest, TCM-NC1 0409J, 1050 Techwood Drive NW, Atlanta,
Ga. 30318 or log on to tcm.com/gpcontest. Turner Classic Movies,
currently seen in more than 75 million homes, is a 24-hour cable
network from Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner
company. TCM presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from
the largest film library in the world, the combined Time Warner and
Turner film libraries, from the '20s through the '90s,
commercial-free and without interruption. The network also offers
critically acclaimed original documentaries and specials, including
Brando, Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool and the Emmy-winning
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story. Please visit tcm.com for more
information. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner
company, is a major producer of news and entertainment product
around the world and the leading provider of programming for the
basic cable industry. DATASOURCE: Turner Classic Movies CONTACT:
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Angeles, +1-310-788-6915, , or Erin Bix, New York, +1-212-275-8234,
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