MEDIA ADVISORY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Cable Affiliate and C-SPAN cell/email/contact info

CATCH C-SPAN’S NEW CAMPAIGN 2008 BUS AT (ORGANIZATION/PLACE, CITY, STATE) ON (INSERT DAY, DATE, TIME)

C-SPAN’s “Road to the White House” Bus Tour Hits Campaign Trail to Track Action in 2008 Presidential Election

WASHINGTON (DATE) – (insert city) residents will join the thousands who have toured C-SPAN’s Campaign 2008 Bus as part of the “Road to the White House” tour, when the bus stops at (insert city, state) and (insert place) on (insert day, date, time). The 45-foot mobile production studio is on the campaign trail to promote and enhance C-SPAN’s comprehensive political coverage, traveling to major political events such as candidate debates and speeches in early primary states, touring state capitols, and also conducting educational programs for teachers and students. Since its January 2007 launch, the bus has been to xx state capitals and xx schools, where xx elected officials, xx teachers and xx students have been on board.

The (insert city) events, in partnership with [insert cable affiliate info], are part of the bus’s inaugural “Road to the White House” tour, named after C-SPAN’s renowned political program that marks its 20^th year on the air in 2008.

(If more than one event, list time, location and address info here)

[Insert cable affiliate quote]

[Insert C-SPAN Rep quote] ”With early interest in presidential politics growing we’re excited to be on the road with the Campaign 2008 Bus,” said [insert C-SPAN bus rep name]. “As the political network of record, we’re excited to offer a variety of resources for educators, students, first-time voters and the general public as part of our extensive coverage of the 2008 presidential elections.”

A revamped version of the network’s award-winning School Bus, the Campaign 2008 bus sports a new exterior design wrap in election themes along with interior modifications that include the latest television production equipment.

C-SPAN Classroom, www.c-spanclassroom.org, a free membership service for middle and high school teachers, offers a selection of free, downloadable video clips picked from the network’s extensive political programming including “Road to the White House” that are updated weekly and “classroom-ready” allowing teachers to readily incorporate a study of presidential politics into their curriculum.

Look for C-SPAN’s political coverage is on the C-SPAN networks, C-SPAN Radio,

c-span.org, or the one-stop 2008 election Web site, CampaignNetwork.org.

In the [insert city name], C-SPAN can be seen on [insert channel number(s).]

[Insert cable affiliate boilerplate ]

[Insert C-SPAN boilerplate]

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