Knoxville, TN and Philadelphia, PA - July 10, 2006 - PBS KIDS
Sprout, the first and only 24-hour preschool destination available
on TV, on demand and online for kids ages 2-5 and their parents and
caregivers, and several of its popular characters will visit
Knoxville Zoo on July 22, 2006.
Sponsored by Comcast, "PBS KIDS Sprout Day at Knoxville Zoo"
will bring Barney, the big, lovable purple dinosaur, Jay Jay the
Jet Plane, Noddy and Zoboo from Zoboomafoo to Knoxville's largest
attraction to meet visitors and pose for photos at various
locations throughout the zoo.
Children and their parents will also be invited to participate
in a scavenger hunt where they will be given a passport to take
with them to five designated stations. Each station will have
a stamp to mark the passport. At the end of the hunt, the
kids will receive a certificate and Sprout gift pack. A gift
basket drawing will also take place in the East Tennessee
Plaza.
Visitors are encouraged to bring a copy of their current Comcast
billing statement to receive a free child's admission with a paid
adult admission or $5 off a Knoxville Zoo annual membership.
A current Comcast account statement must be presented at the time
of purchase to receive the discount. Limit two free
children's admissions per statement. Valid on July 22, 2006
only. Not good with any other discounts, coupons or
promotions.
About Knoxville Zoo
Knoxville Zoo is located off exit 392 from Interstate 40 and is
open every day except Christmas Day. The zoo is nationally
accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums and is
committed to the highest standards in animal care and well-being,
ethics, conservation and education. Currently, the zoo is
open every day from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission and ticket
sales stop one hour before the zoo closes. Next-day admission
is free after 3 p.m. For more information, please call 865-637-5331
ext. 300.
About Sprout
PBS KIDS SproutSM, the first and only 24-hour on-air, on
demand and online service devoted to preschoolers and their parents
and caregivers, was created as a partnership among Comcast
Corporation, the country's leading provider of cable, entertainment
and communications products and services; HIT Entertainment, a
leading provider of quality entertainment for young children; PBS
(Public Broadcasting Service), the most trusted distributor of
award-winning children's programming; and Sesame Workshop, the
nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street.
Since debuting its video on demand (VOD) service in April 2005,
PBS KIDS Sprout has become the #1 Kids On Demand service,
generating over 90 million orders since launch. The 24-hour
digital channel, which launched in September 2005 along with the
website (www.sproutletsgrow.com),
is available on digital cable and satellite to almost 20 million
committed subscribers. The network's program lineup of
gold-standard, curriculum-based children's shows includes:
Sesame Street®, Bob the Builder™, Barney & Friends™, Thomas
& Friends™, Angelina Ballerina™, Sagwa: The Chinese Siamese
Cat™, Caillou®, The Berenstain Bears™, Jay Jay the Jet
Plane™, Teletubbies™, Dragon Tales™, Pingu™, Make Way For Noddy™
and more.
About Comcast
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) (http://www.comcast.com) is the
nation's leading provider of cable, entertainment and
communications products and services. With 21.7 million cable
customers, 9.0 million high-speed Internet customers, and 1.5
million voice customers, Comcast is principally involved in the
development, management and operation of broadband cable systems
and in the delivery of programming content.
The Company's content networks and investments include E!
Entertainment Television, Style Network, The Golf Channel, OLN, G4,
AZN Television, PBS KIDS Sprout, TV One and four regional Comcast
SportsNets. The Company also has a majority ownership in Comcast
Spectacor, whose major holdings include the Philadelphia Flyers NHL
hockey team, the Philadelphia 76ers NBA basketball team and two
large multipurpose arenas in Philadelphia. Comcast Class A common
stock and Class A Special common stock trade on The NASDAQ Stock
Market under the symbols CMCSA and CMCSK, respectively.
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CONTACTS:
Willam Becker
Knoxville Zoo
865-637-5331 ext.353
wbecker@knoxville-zoo.org
Jenni Glenn
PBS KIDS Sprout
215-667-2703
jenni_glenn@sproutletsgrow.com
Russell Byrd
Comcast Cable
865-862-5001
russell_byrd2@cable.comcast.com