Our World With Black Enterprise Hosted By Ed Gordon Debuts Saturday, September 30th, 2006

For more see: ourworld.blackenterprise.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BLACK ENTERPRISE TO DEBUT TV SERIES
HOSTED BY EMMY AWARD-WINNING
JOURNALIST ED GORDON
Our World With Black Enterprise Premieres Nationwide This Fall

New York, NY (August 18, 2006)–Our World With Black Enterprise, a new, half-hour, nationally syndicated television series that spotlights the contemporary African American experience, will bring more diversity to weekly, talk TV when it debuts next month.

Premiering on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2006, Our World With Black Enterprise, hosted by acclaimed broadcast journalist Ed Gordon, will feature news, entertainment, roundtable discussions, and special interest segments about African Americans from all walks of life–from Hollywood to the corporate suite and everyone in between.

BLACK ENTERPRISE (BE) magazine, now in its 36th year, is the No. 1 business and investing resource for African Americans with a readership of 3.9 million. A multimedia company with print, radio, television, and Web properties, BE will partner with Central City Productions (CCP), a Chicago-based production, sales, and distribution firm, to produce the new lifestyle show.

"We are extremely excited to announce the launch of a weekly news and entertainment show dedicated to our core audience," says BE president and CEO Earl "Butch" Graves. "For more than three decades, BLACK ENTERPRISE has distinguished itself as a unique and independent voice for African Americans. Through Our World, BE will showcase the best of our society and offer viable solutions to the challenges we face."

Ed Gordon, host of Our World With Black Enterprise, says, "I am delighted to be part of a new program that will showcase the world of news, sports, and entertainment from a black perspective, and give voice to some of today’s brightest minds and best talent. I look forward to bringing the rich conversation of the black community to the forefront, and presenting our culture, our people, and our perspective each week."

The Black Enterprise Report, BE’s weekly, half-hour, televised business series, will continue to provide African American business professionals with content focusing exclusively on business and financial empowerment. The program, launched in 2003 with CCP, airs weekend mornings.

To catch the debut of Our World With Black Enterprise, viewers should check their local listings for time and station information, or visit http://ourworld.blackenterprise.com for details.

BLACK ENTERPRISE, your ultimate guide to financial empowerment, is the premier business, investing, and wealth-building resource for African Americans. Since 1970, BE has provided essential business information and advice to professionals, corporate executives, entrepreneurs, and decision makers. Every month, BLACK ENTERPRISE magazine provides 3.9 million readers with information on entrepreneurship, careers, and financial management. A multimedia company, BE also produces radio and television programming, business and lifestyle events, Web content, and digital media. BLACK ENTERPRISE is the definitive source of information for and about African American business markets and leaders, and the authority on black business news and trends.

For more than three decades, Central City Productions (CCP) has specialized in the production, syndication, distribution, and sale of ad space of black entertainment television programs such as The Stellar Gospel Music Awards, the Black Enterprise Report, Know Your Heritage high school quiz show, and the Bud Billiken Parade. CCP has produced more than 1,000 shows for broadcast television and is a recognized giant in the industry. The company launched the first-ever black Nielsen Household Ratings Survey from which the advertising industry measures all black TV shows today.