HBO and Comcast Cable in Partnership with the National Civil Rights Museum to Host the Tennessee Premiere of Academy Award(R)-nominated Documentary 'THE WITNESS: FROM THE BALCONY OF ROOM 306' on Tuesday, February 3 at the Peabody Memphis

HBO and Comcast Cable in Partnership with the National Civil Rights Museum to Host the Tennessee Premiere of Academy Award(R)-nominated Documentary 'THE WITNESS: FROM THE BALCONY OF ROOM 306' on Tuesday, February 3 at the Peabody Memphis

Rev. Samuel "Billy" Kyles, who was on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis with Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. when King was shot, will attend as a special guest.

Also scheduled to attend are the film's director Adam Pertofsky, executive producer Margaret Hyde, and National Civil Rights Museum President, Beverly Robertson.

   What:     HBO and Comcast Cable in partnership with the National Civil             Rights Museum will host an invitation-only screening of the HBO             documentary film "THE WITNESS: FROM THE BALCONY OF ROOM 306."    Who:      Rev. Samuel "Billy" Kyles, who was a civil rights activist and             a close friend of Dr. King, will attend as a special guest.             Also planning to attend are the film's director Adam Pertofsky,             executive producer Margaret Hyde, and National Civil Rights             Museum President, Beverly Robertson.    When:     Tuesday, February 3, 2009             6:00 p.m. - Reception             7:00 p.m. - Opening Remarks and Screening             8:00 p.m. - Rev. Samuel "Billy" Kyles Speaks    Where:    The Peabody Memphis, Grand Ballroom             149 Union Avenue, Memphis, TN    Details:  "THE WITNESS: FROM THE BALCONY OF ROOM 306" is nominated for an             Academy Award(R) in the "Best Documentary Short Subject" category.             The film is a deeply felt, eyewitness account of the events that             led up to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination in             Memphis nearly 41 years ago, as remembered by Rev. Samuel             "Billy" Kyles.  Also included are firsthand accounts from fellow             civil-rights leaders Dr. Benjamin Hooks and Mrs. Maxine Smith,             as well as Taylor Rogers, a sanitation worker at the time. "THE             WITNESS: FROM THE BALCONY OF ROOM 306" premieres on HBO2 during             Black History Month on WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18TH at 7 pm             CT/8 p.m. ET/PT   

* Rev. Kyles, Margaret Hyde and Beverly Robertson are available for interview. Media requests should be directed to: Valerie Harris, HBO,(404) 966-2445, valerie@kinseygrouppr.com

/PRNewswire - Jan. 30/

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