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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Donna Farrell
November 19, 2001
Marketing Communications Account Executive
Telephone: (410) 581-4190
E-mail: donnafarrell@mpt.org
MPT. This is bigger than television.
MPTs Bob the Vid Tech is out and about in December
A final 2001 Vid Kid Road Show and a First Night Annapolis
OWINGS MILLS, MD: Maryland Public Television's marvelously entertaining,
successful "Vid Kid Road Show" makes its last 2001 stop at Westview
Mall's Value City Court in Catonsville, Maryland on Saturday, December
15. Show times are at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. The colorful, lively performances
feature Maryland Public Television's Emmy Award-winning children's host
Bob the Vid Tech (comic/actor Bob Heck), and his partner-in-fun, Brianna
the Camera Operator (Parris Lane.) Both are available for meet and greet
sessions at 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Be sure to bring a camera!
What Maryland family wants to miss the most exciting night of year? "First
Night Annapolis" offers a pleasant, safe, and affordable way to celebrate
the New Year. And this year, "First Act" afternoon performances
for the young and young at heart feature Bob the Vid Tech in a live, solo
show between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m., featuring lively songs and audience participation.
Vid Kid contestants get to demonstrate their knowledge of favorite PBS
programs like Arthur, Sesame Street, Clifford the Big Red Dog, Sagwa,
The Chinese Siamese Cat and Dragon Tales, in "The Great
Vid Kid Quiz."
In a world of commercially-centered children's programming, MPT is driven
by a sense of urgency to fulfill our mission to "educate, entertain
and enlighten the people of Maryland - and beyond - through creative programs
and services of the highest quality."
MPT KidWorks, launched in July 1999, includes initiatives that expand
beyond the current broadcast of more than 50 hours of educational, commercial-free
children's programming per week over six channels. Initiatives include
appearances by MPT talent around the state, an upgraded children's area
on its Web site, the Vid Kid Club and community outreach. MPT also maintains
a permanent exhibit area - MPT StudioWorks - at Port Discovery in Baltimore.
For more information on the Vid Kid Road Show or MPT's continued presence
in the community, log on to the MPT Web site at mpt.org.
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