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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Colleen Wright
November 19, 2001
Marketing Communications Account Executive
Telephone: (410) 581-4293
E-mail: colleenwright@mpt.org
MPT. This is bigger than television
Petula Clark live at MPT
Sixties' pop star joins lineup of celebrity in-studio guests
for Maryland Public Television's December membership drive
OWINGS MILLS, MD: December is a month filled with holidays and
holiday giving. As a special gift to its viewers, Maryland Public Television
(MPT) presents a star-studded lineup of in-studio guest hosts for its
winter membership drive. Dr. Wayne Dyer, Tim Janis, Tom Netherton, Julie
Stav, T.J. Lubinsky, and Petula Clark join MPT's Rhea Feikin, Ron Riley,
and other MPT personalities for the 12-day pledge drive.
As guest stars host these specials live at MPT, viewers are treated to
additional, inside information you can find nowhere else. Fans may have
a special, limited opportunity to join us in the studios to answer phones
during pledge - two weeks advance reservation required, call Millicent
Williamson at (410) 581-4149.
With Dr. Wayne Dyer's 10 Secrets for Success & Inner Peace,
best-selling author and lecturer Wayne W. Dyer reminds us that we aren't
just designed for a life of material success, within each of us is success
and inner peace. Dr. Dyer explains that a deeper, richer experience of
life requires a burning desire and passion that keeps your inner candle
flame burning. Wednesday, November 28, 8:00 - 9:45 p.m.
In There's a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem with Dr. Wayne Dyer,
best-selling author and lecturer Dr. Wayne W. Dyer uses his trademark
wit, wisdom, and humor, to explain how we can evolve from the lowest level
of consciousness (ego) to the highest (unity) Wednesday, November 28,
9:45 - 11:30 p.m.
The spiritual legacy of Lawrence Welk lives on in Lawrence Welk's
Songs of Faith. Six stars of the Welk musical family - Norma Zimmer,
Ralna English, Guy Hovis, Tom Netherton, Mary Lou Metzger and Bob Ralston
- celebrate America's favorite hymns and songs of inspiration with up-to-date
performances and classic clips. Sunday, December 2, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Effervescent, lively and humorous - these are not generally words one
associates with a licensed stockbroker and financial expert. In How
to Fund Your Future meet Julie Stav. The best-selling author shows
how to take control of your money and witness results. Sunday, December
2, 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.; Repeat, Thursday, December 6, noon - 2:00 p.m.
Described as a composer of profound abilities who can create a score
that transports one to a place of grace and joy, Tim Janis has achieved
the impossible. In Tim Janis: An American Composer in Concert you'll
meet the man who has sold millions of dollars worth of CDs, attracted
a huge following, and risen to the top of the charts - all by running
his own record label from his 200-year-old farm in Maine. Sunday, December
2, 9:30 - 11:30 p.m.
Still popular and successful after more than four decades, Petula Clark
performs classic hits and songs from her film and stage career at the
Virginia Arts Festival accompanied by the Festival Symphony Orchestra
in Petula Clark in Concert: A Sign of the Times. Songs include
"Downtown," "Don't Sleep in the Subway," and "I
Dreamed a Dream" from Les Miserables. Unforgettable clips from the
past include a duet of "God Bless the Child" with Carol Burnett.
Tuesday, December 4, 8:00 - 10:00 p.m.
A once-in-a-lifetime reunion of music legends marks latest installment
of record-breaking oldies series, Rock, Rhythm & Doo Wop, produced
by T.J. Lubinsky! Hosted by legendaries Frankie Valli, Jerry Butler (The
Iceman), and Lloyd Price, the program also boasts performances by Little
Anthony & The Imperials, Lenny Welch and a surprise appearance by
Little Richard. Wednesday, December 5, 8:00 -11:00 p.m.
Is Alessandro Safina the next big thing? See what you think in Alessandro
Safina in Concert A large number of music industry insiders, as well
as legions of the singer's European fans, think so. Chatroom scuttlebutt
calls him the new Mario Lanza, and more than one admirer has dubbed the
dimpled, 33-year-old native of Siena a "singing George Clooney."
Sunday, December 9, 8:00 - 9:30 p.m.
Maryland Public Television is a not-for-profit, state-licensed public
television station which serves the citizens and communities of Maryland
and beyond through a variety of broadcast and nonbroadcast activities.
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