HBCU-Focused Channel Set for Launch This Summer
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Posted By: Stacie Coulter on June 27, 2011 By BLACKAMERICAWEB.COM: The golden years are yielding the most rewarding times for Curtis Symonds, co-founder of the HBCU Network. Long viewed as an innovator throughout his 25-year cable broadcasting career, Symonds, 55, has teamed with fellow industry stalwarts Cadance Walker and Clint Evans to form the braintrust behind what is arguably the single most significant upgrade to happen to HBCUs since the consortium of 105 institutions was formed nearly two centuries ago. The Atlanta-based HBCU Network will soft launch later this summer, then as a stand alone, 24-7, 365-day-a-year sports, "edutainment" and lifestyle channel by Black History Month of 2012. “I don’t think I’ve ever been so energized about a project,” said CEO Symonds, the former BET executive once largely credited with helping the network grow its home subscriber base from 18 million to 65 million homes in less than a decade. “I’m a HBCU alum myself, one who competed in athletics, and I can tell you all the added exposure this will generate has been a long, long, long time in coming.” More: http://blackamericans.com/blogs/news/archi... If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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