Chicago's Central City Productions to Celebrate 40th Anniversary Milestone With Gala Event at DuSable Museum on Sept. 9
HOSTED BY LOCAL NEWS AND SPORTS ANCHORS CHERYL BURTON AND JIM ROSE
FEATURING PERFORMANCES BY GOSPEL SUPERSTAR VICKIE WINANS AND MORE
CHICAGO, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ --
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Chicago-based television production company Central City Productions, Inc. (CCP) is celebrating 40 successful years of ground-breaking programming and entertainment as the leading provider of syndicated African American television programming with a gala event at the DuSable Museum of African American History on Thursday, September 9. |
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This lavish affair is hosted by Chicago news anchor Cheryl Burton and sports anchor Jim Rose (ABC 7) and will take a look back at four decades of Central City Productions' greatest moments with a salute to CCP Chairman/CEO, media mogul and civic leader Don Jackson. |
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WHO: |
Confirmed attendees include Illinois State Senator Emil Jones, Jr. (D), Grammy Award-winning Gospel music legend Albertina Walker, U.S. Congressman Bobby Rush, ABC 7 President and General Manager Emily Barr, Grammy Award-winning songwriter/producer Darius Brooks, actor and author Gregory Allen Williams (Blood Done Sign My Name, Preacher's Kid, The Collector), and AARP State President Merri Dee, Chef Jennifer Gavin (FOX's Hell's Kitchen - Season 4), Art "Chat Daddy" Sims (You and Me in the Morning of WCIU Chicago) among others. |
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The event format features red carpet arrivals, stirring tributes, special performances by gospel great Vickie Winans, Chicago's own Ricky Dillard and more, as well as celebrity appearances and participation by Chicago political, civic and business leaders. |
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WHERE: |
The DuSable Museum of African American History |
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740 East 56th Place |
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Chicago, IL 60637 |
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(773) 947-0600 |
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WHEN: |
Thursday, September 9, 2010 |
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5:15 p.m. |
Media Check-in |
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6:00 p.m. |
Red Carpet arrivals and Cocktails |
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7:30 p.m. |
Program and Performances |
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9:00 p.m. |
Post-event Dessert Reception |
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About Central City Productions, Inc.
With over 40 years of successful and innovative television production and marketing experience, Central City Productions (CCP) is a leader in syndicated African American television programming. A full-service television production company that produces, syndicates, and manages advertising sales for all of its programs, Central City Productions' mission is to develop programming designed to communicate positive, uplifting images of Black people all over the world. CCP has produced over 1,000 hours of television programs to date, including the Stellar Gospel Music Awards, the Trumpet Awards and programs such as the Bud Billiken Back-to-School Parade, Know Your Heritage, The Black College Quiz Show Series, Hispanic College Quiz, Our World with Black Enterprise and The Black Enterprise Business Report, among many others.
Central City's Founder, Chairman and CEO Don Jackson is an active member of the Chicago business and civic community. He is a founding member of A.B.L.E. (Alliance of Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs), and serves on the boards of Junior Achievement of Chicago, Columbia College and the Gateway Foundation. Jackson has previously served as chairman of the board of the DuSable Museum of African American History, on the Northwestern University Board and Chicago Transit Authority Board.
SOURCE Central City Productions, Inc.
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