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NBR Goes Triple Platinum at 2009 WorldFest-Houston

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Amy Benson
amy@rosengrouppr.com
212.255.8455 ext. 237

PBS' Nightly Business Report Goes Triple Platinum at 2009 WorldFest-Houston

NBR Wins Multiple "Remi" Awards for the
9th Consecutive Year

Miami, FL (April 27, 2009) -- For the ninth consecutive year, Nightly Business Report took home honors at the 42nd Annual WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival. WorldFest is the oldest independent film and video festival in the world and has recognized excellence in the field since 1961. Nightly Business Report came away with three Platinum "Remi" awards (the highest honor in the festival's regular awards) in three separate categories: Analysis/Background of a Single Current News Story, Continuing News Story Coverage and Education. Its impressive showing at the World-Fest-Houston comes on the heels of its 30th anniversary, celebrated on January 22, 2009.

"We are delighted and humbled that WorldFest, one of the most prestigious film festivals, has given NBR such a broad range of honors over the last decade," said Nightly Business Report Executive Editor and Senior Vice President Rodney Ward. "From our specials to our long-running series, we've been working diligently in many areas to keep Nightly Business Report at the forefront of business journalism. To be recognized in such varied categories fuels our passion to keep going strong."

Nightly Business Report's honors at the 2009 WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival:

Platinum Remi Award
NBR "Green Options" Series
Category: Analysis/Background of a Single Current News Story

Platinum Remi Award
NBR "Get Your Finances Ready for Retirement" Special Edition Program
(May 16, 2008)
Category: Education

Platinum Remi Award
NBR Coverage of "The Downfall of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac"
(May - September 2008)
Category: Continuing News Story Coverage

For more information, or to speak with a Nightly Business Report representative, please contact Amy Benson at 212-255-8455 or amy@rosengrouppr.com.

About Nightly Business Report: For three decades, the award-winning Nightly Business Report has provided business news in a fast-paced format. Timely investment information helps viewers manage their money and stay abreast of the news that affects their portfolios. Nightly Business Report premiered as a Miami regional program on January 22, 1979, with national distribution beginning in 1981. Nationally underwritten by Franklin Templeton Investments, Nightly Business Report is distributed live to public television stations at 6:30pm EST every weeknight. Local broadcast times vary.

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