B-Roll Available: Verizon Wireless' How Sweet the Sound 2009 Tour Seeks the Best Church Choir in the Nation

B-Roll Available: Verizon Wireless' How Sweet the Sound 2009 Tour Seeks the Best Church Choir in the Nation

    Who:         Verizon Wireless is once again calling all church choirs to                participate in the company's nationwide How Sweet the                Sound(TM) tour.    What:        B-Roll and high-resolution images from the 2008 How Sweet                the Sound tour are available.  Media assets include:                    -- Sound bites from Donald Lawrence, national tour emcee                   -- Sound bites from Verizon Wireless executives                   -- Footage of Chicago's Acme Missionary Baptist Church,                      last year's grand finale winner                   -- General footage from each regional tour stop                   -- High-resolution images of participating choirs from                      each region    Where:       Broadcast-quality video and stills can be found in the                Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at                www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.    When:        Available immediately.    Background:  Verizon Wireless is once again searching for the best church                choir in America in its How Sweet the Sound tour, which is                making stops in 11 U.S. cities.  Local choirs will compete                for the title of "The Best Church Choir in America" and up                to $50,000 in cash and prizes.                 Now in its second full year, How Sweet the Sound is much                more than a singing competition -- it is an opportunity to                celebrate the unique ways that music connects people within                communities. Registration is now open, and church choirs can                visit www.HowSweetTheSound.com for registration information.    About Verizon Wireless  

Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable and largest wireless voice and data network, serving more than 80 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with more than 85,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). For more information, visit www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.

   MEDIA CONTACT:   Brenda Boyd Raney   Verizon Wireless   908.559.7518   Brenda.Raney@verizonwireless.com    /PRNewswire -- April 1/  

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