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(San Francisco)—Independent Lens announced today that Terrence Howard, Academy Award® nominee for his dramatic performance in Hustle & Flow, will be the host of the 2006-2007 season. Celebrating its fifth anniversary this fall, the critically acclaimed PBS series will kick off the season with THE WORLD ACCORDING TO SESAME STREET on Tuesday,…

On the sidewalks of East Harlem, kids bang out the complex rhythms of salsa on overturned cans. Down the block, neighbors merengue to the sounds from a pulsing boom box. And around the corner are some of the most accomplished and diversely talented young musicians. More and more we hear the sounds of Latin music all around us. Mi Mambo!, a one-hour…

CONTACT: Randall Cole 415.356.8383, ext. 254, randall_cole@itvs.org Desiree Gutierrez 415.356.8383, ext. 244, desiree_gutierrez@itvs.org (San Francisco) The prestigious 27th annual News and Documentary Emmy Award nominations were announced this week by the National Television Academy, and four Independent Television Service (ITVS)…

Contact: Clark Gregor, AU Media Relations, 202-885-5935, gregor@american.edu Randall Cole, ITVS Media Relations, 415-356-8383 ext. 254, randall_cole@itvs.org Download the 18-page report (PDF) SILVER SPRING, MD (June 12, 2006)–American University’s Center for Social Media released today, at the SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel…

"Your child has cancer." Hearing these four words will profoundly change a family's life, plunging them into a world of uncertainty, emotional upheaval and excruciating decisions. Every year in the United States, approximately 12,500 children and adolescents are diagnosed with this disease. Each will have a unique experience in confronting the…