Subject: Farm Journal Television Launches “Raising America"
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Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2012 15:52:17 +0000 (GMT)

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Brian Conrady
Ph=ne: 574.284.3158
E-mail: [email-masked]

Farm Journal Television
Launches Raising A=erica

South Bend, IN (=une 1, 2012) — Farm Journal Television announced today the launch of=a new nationally distributed program called Raising America…Real=Kids – Big Ideas. This weekly 30-minute show will feature innova=ive, enterprising youths from all across America, including many who are c=anging lives and improving their communities.

“In towns b=g and small across the country, creative and industrious kids are proving =here’s hope for our future,” said Brian Conrady, Vice Presiden= and General Manager of Farm Journal Television. “This new program w=ll provide a national platform for these kids to share their stories, show=ng us how they’re doing their part to ‘raise’ America. W= will also recognize adults – the mentors, the teachers, the =dvisers – those dedicated to kids who are making a real diffe=ence at such a young age.”

Raising America will ai= on public television stations, with distribution through American Public =elevision. The company has engaged WFYI Television in Indianapolis, Indian=, as its “presenting station” for the public broadcasting mark=t. Program production is under way. Launch is scheduled for first quarter =013.

Raising America will collaborate with the nation&rs=uo;s leading youth organizations, such as FFA, 4-H, Junior Achievement, an= the Boy and Girl Scouts of America, featuring kids from all corners of th= country. Each episode will emphasize STEM initiatives (science, technolog=, education and math), agriculture, community service and the arts.
<=r />The National FFA is the first to formally establish a working relation=hip with the program, providing story development consultation and promoti=n. FFA will also have the opportunity to repurpose video material for its =hapters.

Raising America will be supported financially b= four underwriting companies or foundations. In addition to program acknow=edgment, these underwriters will be featured in promotions through a campa=gn utilizing all Farm Journal Media properties and via public television s=ation promotional announcements. The company will also be producing a &ldq=o;pledge special,” which may include local club/chapter participatio=.

“We hear all the time about today’s youth making =ad choices,” said Jeff Pence, Division President for Farm Journal Me=ia. “But in fact, there are millions of great kids doing great thing=. While some are truly extraordinary, most are everyday kids in your own n=ighborhood. It’s time we tell their story. And we think viewers will=be intrigued, inspired and engaged!”

For more information= go to www.raisingamericatv.com,=or view a brief film on Raising America on YouTube at www.youtube.com/raisingamericatv.

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About Farm Journal Media
Farm Journal Media is the nation’s leading agricultural med=a company. Its magazines are the 135-year-old flagship Farm Journal, Top P=oducer, Beef Today, Dairy Today and Implement & Tractor. The company p=oduces and distributes the “AgDay,” “U.S. Farm Report,&r=quo; “Corn College TV” and “Leave a Legacy TV” nat=onal TV programs and produces the industry-leading website AgWeb.com <=em>and the syndicated radio show “Consumer Ag Connection.” Far= Journal Media also licenses detailed industry data through its FarmReach&=rade; database, publishes the Pro Farmer and LandOwner n=wsletters, produces numerous large-scale live events and provides extensiv= custom publishing services.

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