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Terry Spicer
Director of Sports Media & Athletic Relations
(919) 719-1999
tspicer@shawu.edu

Shaw University’s Broadband Channel Off to Successful Launch

Raleigh, NC – (September 19, 2007) The Shaw Bears Broadband Channel successfully launched the initial webcast on Saturday, September 15th during the inaugural home football game at Durham County Memorial Stadium. Powered through JarvisTV and VBrick, the station can be accessed via the Internet through a link on the University’s home page or click on http://www.jarvistv.com/shaw/. The webcast covered live broadcast all of the Pre-Game activities that began at noon through the completion of the game. Live broadcast of all home games and other University events will become standard practice including Commencement and other activities.

The initial broadcast of the game resulted in 684 viewers from 19 states around the country, 4 from the Dominican Republic and one viewer from Turkey. In addition to the 6,582 people in attendance at the home game, this allowed more than 7,000 to witness the historic game and webcast.

Shaw University is the first HBCU to own its own broadband channel with JarvisTV. This is an amazing coupe as the leadership continues to thrust the University into the ranks among other world-class institutions. Congratulations to Shaw University!

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