NEW YORK, NY - January 15, 2004
Penn & Teller stars of Showtime's Emmy nominated "Penn & Teller: Bullshit!" will take a break from their nightly show at Las Vegas's Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino to host “Positively ________ – An Evening to Benefit Cable Positive” on March 30, 2004 at The Marriott Marquis in New York. Cable Positive, the cable and telecommunications industry’s national non-profit AIDS action organization, will honor Matthew C. Blank, Chairman & CEO, Showtime Networks, Inc. with the 2004 Joel A. Berger Memorial Award for outstanding contribution in the fight against AIDS.
James L. Dolan, President & Chief Executive Officer, Cablevision Systems Corporation, Chairman, MSG; James O. Robbins, President & Chief Executive Officer, Cox Communications; Anne Sweeney, President, ABC Cable Networks Group; and Carl Vogel, President, Chief Executive Officer & Director, Charter Communications will serve as the evening’s chairs.
ABOUT CABLE POSITIVE
Cable Positive is a national non-profit organization that was founded in February 1992 by three concerned cable executives with the mission of organizing cable’s resources in the fight against AIDS. Cable Positive will mobilize the talents, resources, access and influence of the cable and telecommunications industry to raise HIV/AIDS awareness; support HIV/AIDS education, prevention and care; and strive to end stigma by creating a more compassionate climate for people whose lives have been affected by HIV or AIDS. Cable Positive has grown to include supporters from every major cable network, multiple system operator, cable system, hardware manufacturer, trade association, media publication, and affiliated industry vendors and suppliers. Since 1992, Cable Positive has raised more than $10 million in the fight against AIDS. For more information about Cable Positive, call 212-459-1502 or log on to www.cablepositive.org.
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