LEADING TELEVISION EXECUTIVES AND THE WNBA TO BE HONORED AT Girls Inc. CELEBRATION LUNCHEON

LEADING TELEVISION EXECUTIVES AND THE WNBA
TO BE HONORED AT
GIRLS INCORPORATED® CELEBRATION LUNCHEON
WNBA, Lifetime's Kelly Goode Abugov, The WB's Jordan Levin, The Cartoon Network's Linda Simensky, and CBS Entertainment's Nancy Tellem to be recognized for support of girls' rights

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

November 12, 1999

LOS ANGELES — Girls Incorporated will hold its fourth annual Los Angeles Celebration Luncheon at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel on Tuesday, November 16th. The event will honor individuals and companies who affirm girls' rights by creating images of strong, smart, and bold(sm) women and girls. Girls Inc., the nation's leading advocate for girls, has long understood the important role the entertainment community plays in shaping the aspirations of young women and works closely with the media to encourage realistic, inspirational depictions of women.

The 1999 Celebration Luncheon honorees are:

• Kelly Goode Abugov, Head of West Coast Programming and Creative Affairs, Lifetime Television

• Jordan Levin, Executive Vice President, Programming, The WB

• Linda Simensky, Vice President of Original Animation, The Cartoon Network

• Nancy Tellem, President, CBS Entertainment

The Corporate Vision Award will be presented to the WNBA for its pioneering work to popularize women's sports. Tamecka Dixon of the L.A. Sparks will accept the award on behalf of the league.

Among the co-chairs for the 1999 Celebration Luncheon are past honorees and long-time supporters of Girls Inc. They include:

• Chris Albrecht, President, HBO Original Programming

• Pat Fili-Krushel, President, ABC Television Network

• Meryl Marshall, President, Two Oceans Entertainment

• Winifred White Neisser, Senior Vice President of Movies and Miniseries, Columbia TriStar Television

• Herb Scannell, President, Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite/TV Land

• Alfre Woodard, Actress

On the morning of the event, the honorees and co-chairs will take part in a Girls' Rights Media Literacy Event. Girls from Girl Inc. affiliates will present treatments for television shows and movies based on the Girls' Bill of Rights to the participating executives.