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BET hires a trio of Brooklyn-affiliated talent to revamp news division

(November 7, 2005) BET News has announced the hiring of former CNN pop culture correspondent Toure; former Source magazine Editor-in-Chief Selwyn Hinds; and writer and filmmaker Nelson George. Each one has carved a noteworthy reputation as an intellectual trend-setter and cultural expert, and they're now bringing that expertise to BET. All three gentlemen either hail from or reside in the New York borough of Brooklyn.

Roles managed by the three will touch multiple aspects of BET programming. Toure draws a multi-level assignment as host, writer and Consulting Producer for BET News, including having served as host on such specialized programming as the recent BET 25th Anniverasry Post-Show. Hinds will assume the role of Interim Executive Producer for the daily BET News Briefs, periodic BET News Specials and BET's soon-to-be launched Sunday news magazine show. George becomes Consulting Producer on all BET News and Public Affairs programs.

BET President of Entertainment Reginald Hudlin describes the hiring of the Brooklyn-based trio as pivotal to the next phase of BET News and Public Affairs programming. "Individually, these guys raise the level of the game at any news organization. Together, it's enough intellectual firepower to level a city. And we're just getting started," said Hudlin.

Toure joins BET with a well-established reputation as a writer and correspondent. He was CNN's first Pop Culture Correspondent and was the host of MTV2's talk show Spoke N Heard. He has appeared on many television shows including NBC's The Today Show, Fox News Channel's The O'Reilly Factor, and CNN's Paula Zahn Now, Anderson Cooper 360, and CNBC's Topic A with Tina Brown.

Hinds is an internationally recognized expert on popular culture and urban media. As a writer, commentator and teacher, his commentary has appeared in print, television and radio, including BBC, CNN, BET, ABC, NBC, MTV, New York Times, and Los Angeles Times. He is a well-traveled lecturer, conducting forums at institutions including Princeton University, Brown University, The S.I. Newhouse Communication School at Syracuse University, and Northwestern University. Hinds is perhaps best known as the former Editor-in-Chief of The Source magazine in its late 1990s heyday

George is a writer, filmmaker and cultural critic with more than 25 years of professional experience, and directed the BET Arabesque Books made-for-TV film One Special Moment. George published several influential music books, including Where Did Our Love Go: The Rise and Fall of the Motown Sound (1986); and The Death of Rhythm & Blues (1988).

George also as an impressive film pedigree, having invested in Spike Lee's landmark film, She's Gotta Have It. He went on to become associate producer for Just Another Girl on the IRT and co-wrote the screenplays to two Hollywood features -- Strictly Business (starring Halle Berry) and CB4 (starring Chris Rock). George would later serve as consulting producer on HBO's The Chris Rock Show in the late 1990s. He also executive produced HBO's critically-acclaimed film Everyday People, which aired in June 2004 and was recently released on DVD.

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Hinds will assume the role of Interim Executive Producer for the daily BET News Briefs, periodic BET News Specials and BET's soon-to-be launched Sunday news magazine show. George becomes Consulting Producer on all BET News and Public Affairs programs. BET President of Entertainment Reginald Hudlin describes the hiring of the Brooklyn-based trio as pivotal to the next phase of BET News and Public Affairs programming. "Individually, these guys raise the level of the game at any news organization. Together, it's enough intellectual firepower to level a city. And we're just getting started," said Hudlin. Toure joins BET with a well-established reputation as a writer and correspondent. He was CNN's first Pop Culture Correspondent and was the host of MTV2's talk show Spoke N Heard. He has appeared on many television shows including NBC's The Today Show, Fox News Channel's The O'Reilly Factor, and CNN's Paula Zahn Now, Anderson Cooper 360, and CNBC's Topic A with Tina Brown. 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