Media Only Open Dress Rehearsal Schedule and Live Feeds of PBS' 2008 National Memorial Day Concert

Media Only Open Dress Rehearsal Schedule and Live Feeds of PBS' 2008 National Memorial Day Concert

    Live National Television Event from the U.S. Capitol   Co-Hosted by Gary Sinise and Joe Mantegna   

*** General Admission Gates for the Public Open at 5 p.m. on May 24 and 25 ***

WHAT: Open dress rehearsals for accredited media of the 19th Annual PBS National Memorial Day Concert. Note: The concert will be broadcast live on PBS from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol on Sunday, May 25, 2008 from 8:00 to 9:30 p.m. ET (check local listings).

WHEN: SAT., MAY 24 TALENT REHEARSAL SCHEDULE (subject to change):

10:30A - 11:15A The U.S. Army Herald Trumpets, Armed Forces Color Guard

   11:15A - 11:45A       Joe Mantegna, Charles Durning   11:45A - 12:30P       Idina Menzel   2:00P - 2:45P         Gladys Knight   2:45P - 3:30P         Sarah Brightman   4:10P - 4:40P         Gary Sinise, Denis Leary, Gail O'Grady,   Caitlin Wachs   4:40P - 5:00P         Joe Mantegna, Gary Sinise   5:00P - 6:00P         John Schneider   7:35 to 10:00 p.m.    FULL CONCERT DRESS REHEARSAL (see below for   live feed info)    ** CLOSED SET FRIDAY AND SUNDAY, MAY 23 & 25: NO MEDIA ACCESS **    WHERE:        U.S. CAPITOL, WEST LAWN, IN FRONT OF THE STAGE.   

LIVE FEED: Pool members -- CNN, CBS, NBC, FOX and ABC -- are invited to use the live program feed available at Verizon's AVOC pool switch Source Port # 20 by calling the ABC (pool chair) assignment desk at (202) 222-7700. The ABC pool coordinator is Tom Shine. The assignment desk will make the feed available to you on Saturday, May 24, 19:45 - 22:00 EDT (full dress rehearsal) and Sunday, May 25, 20:00 - 21:30 EDT (live broadcast). All media are welcome to receive the concert on PBS's Schedule X service which can be found on ANC 2, C-Band Transponder 16. This service is an unencrypted analog clear feed. The L band frequency is 1130 mghz., horizontal polarity. The audio subcarriers are L = 6.2 mghz and R= 6.8 mghz. Additionally, a mult feed will be available from the production truck on site. The maximum footage allowed for use is 3 minutes and the video credit which must be chyroned while footage is broadcast is National Memorial Day Concert/PBS.

   Technical contact for all other information and for assistance on site:   Tad Scripter/Capital Concerts, Inc.   Cell phone: (818) 903-5711; Voicemail/Pager: (888) 582-2838   

NOTE: ADMISSION IS BASED ON CURRENT, VALID PRESS CREDENTIALS; CALL FOR INFORMATION ABOUT ON-SITE PARKING FOR MEDIA TRUCKS.

   Web Site: www.pbs.org/memorialdayconcert   Press Web Site: www.pbs.org/pressroom   

CONTACT: Kristina Hallman of Capital Concerts, +1-202-537-5199, +1-202-361-7090, mobile; or Karen Baratz, +1-240-497-1811, +1-301-404-6977, mobile, or Carol Marshall, +1-213-598-5888, mobile, both for Capital Concerts

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