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TV One to premiere new special on 'The John H. Johnson Story'

(November 11, 2005) TV One celebrates the 60th anniversary of Ebony magazine and honors the life of its legendary and groundbreaking founder with the premiere of its original biography special, "TV One Presents: The John H. Johnson Story," on Sunday night, Nov. 20 at 10 PM (ET).

Hosted and narrated by actor Richard Roundtree, a former Ebony Fashion Fair model and longtime friend of the Johnson Publishing Company founder, the special details the history of the Ebony/Jet empire, examines the cultural and social impact of the magazines during the civil rights era and includes one of Johnson's last on-camera interviews before his passing last summer.

The special, which repeats Sunday, Nov. 27 at 5 PM, Saturday, Dec. 3 at noon and Monday, Dec. 5 at 8 PM (all times ET), also features interviews with Johnson Publishing President and CEO Linda Johnson Rice, who now runs the business empire her father founded; Ebony Executive Editor Emeritus Lerone Bennett; legendary music entrepreneur Quincy Jones; Radio One Chairperson and Founder Cathy Hughes; Chicago Crusader Publisher/Editor Dorothy Leavell; as well as other leading African American executives and social commentators.

Tracing Johnson's groundbreaking life and career, the special explores the roots of the publishing empire with the creation in 1942 of the first national publication for African Americans, Negro Digest, built from a $500 loan from Johnson's mother early in his life, to the launch in 1945 of Ebony, the first African-American picture magazine, and subsequent launch in 1951 of Jet, the first news weekly designed for African Americans.

The biography explores the groundbreaking role Johnson played not only in creating these magazines, but in convincing corporations that there was an untapped black consumer market that his magazines could deliver to advertisers.

The documentary also focuses on the groundbreaking role Ebony and Jet played in bringing the world's attention to the degrading and often violent treatment of African Americans in the U.S. From its coverage of Emmett Till's funeral and the shocking photos that accompanied it to the massive and multi-faceted civil rights movement to the profound leadership and tragic assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., the Johnson Publishing Company, through its magazines, made a huge impact, resulting in international attention, including a Pulitzer Prize for the photography of Moneta Sleet, Jr.

The special also examines the impact of Johnson and his wife Eunice on the world of culture, fashion and beauty, through the creation of Ebony Fashion Fair, the traveling fashion show which focused attention on African American models and designers, and Fashion Fair Cosmetics, the first line of beauty products designed for African American skin and sold through department stores.

"The John H. Johnson Story" not only examines the company's legacy but also its future prospects, with CEO Linda Johnson Rice discussing her plans for strengthening and expanding the company's brands and growing the company.

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Wabash Ave. Suite 210 Chicago, IL 60604 t. 312-408-1881 f. 312-408-1867 info@targetmarketnews.com	THE LATEST NEWS TV One to premiere new special on 'The John H. Johnson Story' (November 11, 2005) TV One celebrates the 60th anniversary of Ebony magazine and honors the life of its legendary and groundbreaking founder with the premiere of its original biography special, *"TV One Presents:* The John H. Johnson Story," on Sunday night, Nov. 20 at 10 PM (ET). Hosted and narrated by actor Richard Roundtree, a former Ebony Fashion Fair model and longtime friend of the Johnson Publishing Company founder, the special details the history of the Ebony/Jet empire, examines the cultural and social impact of the magazines during the civil rights era and includes one of Johnson's last on-camera interviews before his passing last summer. The special, which repeats Sunday, Nov. 27 at 5 PM, Saturday, Dec. 3 at noon and Monday, Dec. 5 at 8 PM (all times ET), also features interviews with Johnson Publishing President and CEO Linda Johnson Rice, who now runs the business empire her father founded; Ebony Executive Editor Emeritus Lerone Bennett; legendary music entrepreneur Quincy Jones; Radio One Chairperson and Founder Cathy Hughes; Chicago Crusader Publisher/Editor Dorothy Leavell; as well as other leading African American executives and social commentators. Tracing Johnson's groundbreaking life and career, the special explores the roots of the publishing empire with the creation in 1942 of the first national publication for African Americans, Negro Digest, built from a $500 loan from Johnson's mother early in his life, to the launch in 1945 of Ebony, the first African-American picture magazine, and subsequent launch in 1951 of Jet, the first news weekly designed for African Americans. The biography explores the groundbreaking role Johnson played not only in creating these magazines, but in convincing corporations that there was an untapped black consumer market that his magazines could deliver to advertisers. 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