PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
C-SPAN’s state-of-the-art, 45-foot customized motor coach is traveling to Salem and Portland on Wednesday, March 21 through Friday, March 23 as part of C-SPAN’s "50 Capitals Tour." Partnering with Comcast to engage teachers, students, community members and elected officials through interactive demonstrations of C-SPAN's multiplatform public service resources, the C-SPAN Bus will welcome visitors at events over two days. On Thursday, parked outside the Capitol building, C-SPAN will host Oregon Governor Kate Brown aboard the Bus for a taped interview for our signature morning call-in program, Washington Journal. It will air Friday, March 23 on C-SPAN.
The C-SPAN Bus embarked on a "50 Capitals Tour" in September 2017 and is heading to every U.S. state capital, culminating in November 2018 for the 25th anniversary of the Bus program. Throughout this 14-month tour, the C-SPAN Bus will open its doors at each state capitol to welcome visitors and interview elected officials during Washington Journal. C-SPAN Representatives will also gather video responses from visitors as part of its "Voices from the States" – an opportunity for visitors to share viewpoints on state issues and what they think Washington leaders should do to address local concerns.
While in Portland, C-SPAN will also recognize local students at Catlin Gabel School for their winning StudentCam video documentaries. Each year, since 2006, C-SPAN partners with local cable providers in communities nationwide to invite middle school students (grades 6-8) and high school students (grades 9-12) to produce short documentaries on a subject of national importance. This year, students addressed the theme, “The Constitution & You: Choose a provision of the U.S. Constitution and create a video illustrating why it's important to you."
In response, C-SPAN received a record of 2,985 video submissions from over 5,700 students in 46 states and Washington, D.C. One hundred fifty students and 53 teacher prizes were awarded, totaling $100,000 in prize money. Visit www.studentcam.org to watch all the winning videos for 2018.
EVENTS (MEDIA INVITED):
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Wednesday, March 21: |
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| 2:30 p.m. – 4 p.m. | Willamette University | |
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900 State Street, Salem, OR 97301 |
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Sparks Lot |
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Thursday, March 22: |
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| 9:45 – 10:15 a.m. | Open Bus at Oregon State Capitol | |
| 900 Court St NE, Salem, OR 97301 | ||
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12 p.m. – 1 p.m. |
Catlin Gabel School - StudentCam Ceremony |
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8825 SW Barnes Rd., Portland, OR 97225 |
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Ceremony will be held in school auditorium |
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Student Winner: Britt Masback, 10th grade |
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Prize: Honorable Mention, $250 |
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Friday, March 23: |
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| 9 – 11 a.m. | Sunset High School | |
| 13840 NW Cornell Rd, Portland, OR 97229 | ||
"Comcast is thrilled that C-SPAN is continuing their long tradition of visiting communities across the country sharing their political and educational resources. We're proud to partner with C-SPAN on their '50 Capitals Tour' featuring Oregon and recognizing Catlin Gabel on their StudentCam winners. We look forward to Salem and Portland residents and elected officials stepping aboard to experience all that C-SPAN has to offer," said Rebecca Brown, Director of Community Impact for Comcast Oregon/SW Washington.
Visitors will learn about C-SPAN Classroom, a free online educational resource, and C-SPAN's extensive online Video Library. C-SPAN has archived its programming since 1987, and the library now contains more than 235,000 hours of searchable public affairs content for viewing, research and education purposes.
In Salem and Portland, C-SPAN programming is provided by Comcast as a commercial-free public service and can be seen on channel 24, HD 792; C-SPAN2 on channel 25; and C-SPAN3 on channel 106 and on the web at C-SPAN.org. Funding for C-SPAN operations, including Bus visits, is provided by cable and satellite TV providers.
Media can access photos and videos of the new C-SPAN Bus online here for reporting purposes. Fans can follow the adventures of the C-SPAN Bus on Twitter and Instagram @cspanbus and online at C-SPAN.org/community.
About C‐SPAN
Created by the cable TV industry in 1979 and now in nearly 100 million TV households, C‐SPAN programs three public affairs television networks; C‐ SPAN Radio, heard in Washington D.C., at 90.1 FM and available as an App; and C-SPAN.org, a video‐rich website offering live coverage of government events and access to the vast archive of C‐SPAN programming. C-SPAN established the C-SPAN Bus community outreach program on Nov. 2, 1993.
About Comcast
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) is a global media and technology company with two primary businesses, Comcast Cable and NBCUniversal. Comcast Cable is one of the nation’s largest video, high-speed internet, and phone providers to residential customers under the XFINITY brand, and also provides these services to businesses. It also provides wireless and security and automation services to residential customers under the XFINITY brand. NBCUniversal operates news, entertainment and sports cable networks, the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, television production operations, television station groups, Universal Pictures and Universal Parks and Resorts. Visit www.comcastcorporation.com for more information.
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