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Voice
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Washington, DC 20237 Tel: (202) 619-2538
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Voice
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Washington, DC 20237 Tel: (202) 619-2538
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VOA Produces World AIDS Day Concerts
In Africa
In Partnership With Private
Sector
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Washington, D.C., Nov. 2, 2000: The Voice of America (VOA) will produce World AIDS Day concerts in partnership with private broadcasters, non-governmental organizations and local communities to combat HIV/AIDS in Africa. Details on the partnership efforts, which will include concerts with local and international talent, teen town meetings, and public service announcements, will be announced on Nov. 14, 2000, at 9:30 a.m. at the National Press Club. Through a contribution in honor of cable industry leader and Broadcasting Board of Governors Chairman, Marc Nathanson, VOA has gained the support of Cable Positive, the cable and communications industry’s AIDS action organization. Private cable television network Black Entertainment Television (BET) is also contributing to the effort. The Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs is assisting VOA in developing public service announcements and reports. In addition, World Vision, an international Christian humanitarian organization whose efforts in Africa include aiding tens of thousands of AIDS orphans, is an important sponsor of the campaign. Representatives of each organization will discuss the events surrounding
the December 1 World AIDS Day Concerts sponsored by this public-private
partnership including:
The Broadcasting Board of Governors is a nine-member, presidentially-appointed body with broad responsibilities for the supervision and direction of U.S. Government-supported international broadcasting which includes the Voice of America (VOA). The press event will be held in the Zenger Room at the National Press
Club, 529 14th Street, N.W., 13th Floor, Washington, D.C., beginning at
9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2000.
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