Philly Crowns Colbert Nation

Philly Crowns Colbert Nation

PECO's Crown Lights Welcome "The Colbert Report" To Philly

 PHILADELPHIA, April 14 /PRNewswire/ --    WHAT: The Crown Lights of Philadelphia's PECO building welcomed Comedy         Central's "The Colbert Report," filming the first remote broadcast         in the program's history in Philadelphia from April, 14-17, 2008, as         a build-up to the Pennsylvania primary on April 22. The Greater         Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation (GPTMC) will give the         cast and crew of the show a special Philadelphia welcome as the city         continues to see a surge in national attention leading up to the         primary (www.phillyprimary.com).          Philadelphia expects to see more than 700 members of the national         media visit the city on or before April 22, and GPTMC will welcome         them all as a part of its ongoing efforts to promote tourism and the         vitality of the region.    WHEN &   WHERE:  April 12-13, 2008           PECO building           2301 Market Street           Philadelphia, PA 19103    PHOTO OPS: A high-resolution photo illustration of the PECO building's              Crown Lights display welcoming "The Colbert Nation" can be              found in the Photos & Multimedia section of              www.gophila.com/pressroom.   

The Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation (GPTMC) makes Philadelphia and The Countryside(TM) a premier destination through marketing and image building that increases business and promotes the region's vitality. For more information about travel to Philadelphia, visit www.gophila.com or call the Independence Visitor Center, located in Independence National Historical Park, at (800) 537-7676.

Note to Editors: For high-resolution photos of Greater Philadelphia, visit the photo gallery of www.gophila.com/pressroom.

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Source: Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation

CONTACT: Cara Schneider, +1-215-599-0789, +1-215-206-2034 (cell),
cara@gptmc.com

Web site: http://www.gophila.com/
http://www.phillyprimary.com/

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