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Contacts: Michael DiSerio, C-SPAN

(202)626-4605; (202)309-3358 cell

Sara Gootee, Natl D-Day Museum

(504)558-1785

AWARD-WINNING C-SPAN SCHOOL BUS
TO VISIT NATIONAL D-DAY MUSEUM


WASHINGTON, D.C., FEBRUARY

25,

2004

The award-winning C-SPAN School Bus, a
45-foot television production studio and demonstration center, continues its trek around the country with a
visit to New Orleans and the National D-Day Museum.

On Saturday, March 6
th
, from 10:00am 2:00pm CT, the C-SPAN School Bus will be open for free
tours and presentations at the National D-Day Museum. The Bus will be located in the Contemporary
Arts Center parking lot, adjacent to the Museum.

The Bus is a 45-foot, traveling TV production studio and media demonstration center, specially outfitted with
television equipment, video monitors and computers. Half of the Bus serves as a mobile classroom while the
other half functions as a working production studio and interview set.

The C-SPAN School Bus embarked on its first tour in November 1993 and was joined by a second Bus on
January 1, 1996. Now on its tenth nationwide tour, the C-SPAN School Bus continues to visit schools and
cable communities to introduce local and state officials, students, educators and viewers to the political
process and C-SPAN programming. While aboard the bus, visitors will learn more about the networks
philosophy, programming goals, information and education resources and critical viewing techniques.

This visit is sponsored by Cox Communications, which provides C-SPAN on Channel 47 and C-SPAN2
on Channel 48 in the New Orleans area. For more information about the Bus, visit the official web site at
www.c-spanschoolbus.org


About C-SPAN
C-SPAN is a private, non-profit company, created in 1979 by the cable television industry as a public
service. Our mission is to provide public access to the political process. C-SPAN receives no government
funding; operations are funded by fees paid by cable and satellite affiliates who carry C-SPAN programming.
C-SPAN is currently available in 87 million households, C-SPAN2 in 71 million households, and C-SPAN3
in 6 million households nationwide.
www.c-span.org


About National D-Day Museum
Since its grand opening on June 6, 2000, the Museum has attracted more than 1,000,000 visitors from around
the world. The National D-Day Museum, a museum of the American experience during the World War II
years, celebrates the American spirit, the teamwork, optimism, courage, and sacrifice of the men and women
who won World War II and promotes the exploration and expression of these values by future generations.
www.ddaymuseum.org