Our World With Black Enterprise, a new, half-hour, nationally syndicated television series that spotlights the contemporary African American experience, will bring more diversity to weekly, talk TV when it debuts next month.
Premiering on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2006, Our World With Black Enterprise, hosted by acclaimed broadcast journalist Ed Gordon, will feature news, entertainment, roundtable discussions, and special interest stories about African Americans from all walks of life-from Hollywood to the corporate suite and everyone in between.
BLACK ENTERPRISE (BE) magazine, now in its 36th year, is the No. 1 business and investing resource for African Americans with a readership of 3.9 million. A multimedia company with print, radio, television, and Web properties, BE will partner with Central City Productions (CCP), a Chicago-based production, sales, and distribution firm, to produce the new lifestyle show.
"We are extremely excited to announce the launch of a weekly news and entertainment show dedicated to our core audience," says BE president and CEO Earl "Butch" Graves. "For more than three decades, BLACK ENTERPRISE has distinguished itself as a unique and independent voice for African Americans. Through Our World, BE will showcase the best of our society and offer viable solutions to the challenges we face."
Ed Gordon, host of Our World With Black Enterprise, says, "I am delighted to be part of a new program that will showcase the world of news, sports, and entertainment from a black perspective, and give voice to some of today's brightest minds and best talent. I look forward to bringing the rich conversation of the black community to the forefront, and presenting our culture, our people, and our perspective each week."
The Black Enterprise Report, BE's weekly, half-hour, televised business series, will continue to provide African American business professionals with content focusing exclusively on business and financial empowerment. The program, launched in 2003 with CCP, airs weekend mornings.
To catch the debut of Our World With Black Enterprise, viewers should check their local listings for time and station information, or visit http://ourworld.blackenterprise.com/ for details.
