Press Contact: Teri L Sullivan
WKNO/Channel 10
(901) 729-8735
tlsullivan@wkno.org
January 4, 2011
For Immediate Release
WKNO TO AIR THE INAUGURATION OF GOVERNOR BILL HASLAM
WKNO/Channel 10 will air the state’s inauguration ceremony and parade on Saturday, January 15 in a live broadcast from Nashville. 2011 Tennessee Inaugural: Governor Bill Haslam will air from 11:00 a.m. until approximately 2:00 p.m. across the state on public television stations. The broadcast will be hosted by well-known radio and television personality Bill Cody.
Bill Haslam is a native of Knoxville. After graduating from Emory University in 1980, he went to work at Pilot, the company his father founded. From there he worked his way up to President and director of the company. After this achievement and with much support from colleagues, family and friends, he successfully ran for mayor of Knoxville in 2003. After being re-elected to office in 2007, he decided to take the plunge and run for Governor of Tennessee this past year.
Award-winning producer Tim Weeks will give Tennessee viewers the opportunity to have a front row seat at the inauguration ceremony of the state’s 49th governor. The broadcast will also include the parade following the ceremony. More information about all of the inaugural events can be found at http://www.billhaslam.net/events/.
Host Bill Cody’s nationally and internationally known voice has been heard over the air waves for 40 years. A 2008 inductee into the Country Music Disc Jockey Hall of Fame, Bill is in his 16th year as the Morning Show host on WSM. Bill also hosts the GAC TV “Master Series” and is a co-host of Tennessee’s Wild Side, which airs Saturday afternoons on WKNO/Channel 10.
Tim Weeks has produced programs for public television, including Great Smoky Mountains: Code Blue and served as contributing producer and writer for All*Star Bluegrass Celebration, and Rounder Records 40th Anniversary. Most recently, Weeks produced the Republican Gubernatorial Forum last May, and the half-hour pre-election interview shows with the gubernatorial candidates.
“We are pleased to be able to offer this opportunity to Tennessee viewers,” said Michael LaBonia, WKNO President and CEO. “It’s a chance for them to be a part of an historic event, which they might not be able to attend otherwise. It’s what public television does best.”
WKNO is a non-profit organization, private foundation serving the Mid-South for more than 50 years. An important community resource, WKNO uses the power of non-commercial public broadcasting to provide the Mid-South with quality educational and cultural programs that inform, entertain, and inspire. For more information about WKNO, visit wkno.org.
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