DATE: May 11, 2005
   
FOR RELEASE: Immediate
   
CONTACT: JoAnne Ruscio    (609) 777-3993
e-mail - jruscio@njn.org
   

Another View – Moving to Their Own Beat on NJN Public Television
Tuesday, May 17, at 6:30 pm ; rebroadcast Wednesday, May 18, at 11:30 pm

STATEWIDE – Tune into NJN to go backstage and meet VHI host Wendy Williams and musical success story Kenny Gamble with program host Candace Kelly. Another View – Moving to Their Own Beat airs on NJN on Tuesday, May 17, at 6:30 pm and Wednesday, May 18, at 11:30 pm and is web cast at njn.net. The program can be seen on NJN JerseyVision and on Time Warner Cable on channel 750 in New York . Closed-captioning is provided. Linda Coles is executive producer of Another View.

Wendy Williams is on fire! Get a rare look at Williams – the radio personality, wife and mom who has successfully launched a career in one of the most competitive media industries. Another View ventures behind the scenes with the Queen of Urban Airwaves, best-selling author and VH1 host. Williams takes viewers from her home to her office, sharing personal stories in a way only she can. A native of Ocean Township , NJ . Williams moves to her own beat dishing up juicy news and interviewing the music industry's biggest stars with a bold style.

Williams is followed by living music legend Kenny Gamble who shares his story of his participation in a community rebuilding effort anchored by Universal Companies. Gamble is a world-renowned musical writer, composer, producer, and founder and CEO of Philadelphia International Records. His success has helped him rebuild the south central Philadelphia neighborhood where he was raised, investing more than seven million dollars of his own assets to acquire over 120 vacant properties. Despite the success of songs such as If You Don't Know Me by Now , For the Love of Money and Love Train , Gamble refers to the neighborhood revitalization effort as the biggest hit of his life.

Another View rounds out the half-hour with Les Nubians, Helene and Celia Faussart, the dynamic sister duo from Bordeaux , France , who talk about their craft, inspirations and musical roots. Les Nubians landed on the scene in ‘90's with a unique sound that has been touted as "Soul with a French Twist", combining R&B, jazz, soul, hip-hop and African rhythms.


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