PR Newswire Broadcast Minute & Podcast for Friday, September 14, 2007

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute & Podcast for Friday, September 14, 2007

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Child Deaths Fall Below 10 Million For First Time

Global child deaths have reached a record low, falling below 10 million per year to 9 point 7 million, down from almost 13 million in 1990, according to UNICEF. Among their many goals, which range from halving extreme poverty to halting the spread of HIV/AIDS, is a commitment to a two-thirds reduction in child mortality between 1990 and 2015, a result which would save an additional 5 point 4 million children by 2015.

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Multi Platinum Artist 50 Cent to Perform Live at SIRIUS Satellite Radio

SIRIUS Satellite Radio has announced that multi-platinum artist 50 Cent will perform live for fans at its studios in New York City. 50 Cent will be joined by his G-Unit Records labelmates Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo. The performance will feature songs from 50 Cent's new album Curtis, and will be broadcast live on G-Unit Radio, the weekly SIRIUS radio show that is produced by 50 Cent. The performance will air in front of a live studio audience on September 29th at 9 pm Eastern Time on Shade 45, channel 45.

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Hank Williams Jr. to Be Honored as Next CMT 'Giant' in New Two-Hour Special 'CMT Giants' Taping October 25 in Los Angeles

C-M-T honors the extraordinary life and music of the legendary Hank Williams Jr. in the two hour special, C-M-T GIANTS: HANK WILLIAMS, JR, which will be taped before a live audience on Thursday, October 25 at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles. Tickets go on sale Saturday, September 22 at www.ticketmaster.com. The tribute will feature live performances by superstars Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley, Kid Rock, Gretchen Wilson, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Buddy Guy, with more soon to be announced. Jimmy Kimmel and Terry Bradshaw are slated to present. C-M-T GIANTS: HANK WILLIAMS, JR will premiere on C-M-T on Saturday, November 17.

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New Princeton and University of Michigan Study Finds That Text Messaging Significantly Boosts Youth Voter Turnout

A new study from researchers at Princeton and the University of Michigan shows that young voters who were sent text message reminders to vote, on the eve of Election Day 2006, were significantly more likely to vote than those who didn't receive a text message reminder. The study which relied on voter registration data from the Student PIRGs' (Public Interest Research Groups) New Voters Project and Working Assets Wireless, found that sending a text message reminder to vote provided a 4 percent boost in youth voter turnout rates.

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Profile: International Entertainment