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For Immediate Release August 18, 2008 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose -- The CW 44 Cable 12 (KBCW-TV) today announced a promotional partnership with Academy of Art University to find the Bay Area's best Comic Book Hero. Aspiring artists are encouraged to register on CWBayArea.com and submit user-generated content that depicts an original Comic Book Hero. Registered visitors to CWBayArea.com will then vote to determine the best entry and the winner will receive an Adobe Creative Suite and Wacom Graphics tablet worth $1,500. In addition, the winner will be featured in a full-page ad in the San Francisco Chronicle and the winning Hero will be used in local promotion The CW on The CW 44 Cable 12. Academy of Art University is a global leader in Animation and Design education and looks for ways to identify and promote top artists and designers in the United States. Many of their graduates move onto to key positions in the Gaming, Film and Advertising industries including winning top honors on their fields. The CW 44 Cable 12 and CWBayArea.com have executed many successful user generated content promotions, including online casting calls for "America's Next Top Model" and is recently held an online casting call for the "Bay Area's Top Pet." The CW 44 Cable 12 and Academy of Art University collaborated to create the "Free to be Famous" campaign in 2007. The Academy of Art University prepares aspiring artists and designers for careers in the fields of art and design by delivering excellent undergraduate and professional degree and certificate programs. It was founded in San Francisco in 1929. (http://www.academyofart.com) CBS 5/The CW 44/Cable 12 are part of the CBS Television Stations, a division of CBS Corporation (http://www.cbscorporation.com). CBS 5 (http://www.cbs5.com) began in 1948 as the first television station in Northern California. The CW 44 cable 12 (http://www.cwbayarea.com) began in 1968 as the first UHF station in the Bay area. The two stations became a duopoly in 2002. Media Contact: Akilah Monifa, Director of Communications (415) 765 8842 amonifa@cbs.com.
Aspiring artists are encouraged to register on CWBayArea.com and submit user-generated content that depicts an original Comic Book Hero. Registered visitors to CWBayArea.com will then vote to determine the best entry and the winner will receive an Adobe Creative Suite and Wacom Graphics tablet worth $1,500. In addition, the winner will be featured in a full-page ad in the San Francisco Chronicle and the winning Hero will be used in local promotion The CW on The CW 44 Cable 12. Academy of Art University is a global leader in Animation and Design education and looks for ways to identify and promote top artists and designers in the United States. Many of their graduates move onto to key positions in the Gaming, Film and Advertising industries including winning top honors on their fields. The CW 44 Cable 12 and CWBayArea.com have executed many successful user generated content promotions, including online casting calls for "America's Next Top Model" and is recently held an online casting call for the "Bay Area's Top Pet." The CW 44 Cable 12 and Academy of Art University collaborated to create the "Free to be Famous" campaign in 2007. The Academy of Art University prepares aspiring artists and designers for careers in the fields of art and design by delivering excellent undergraduate and professional degree and certificate programs. It was founded in San Francisco in 1929. (http://www.academyofart.com) CBS 5/The CW 44/Cable 12 are part of the CBS Television Stations, a division of CBS Corporation (http://www.cbscorporation.com). CBS 5 (http://www.cbs5.com) began in 1948 as the first television station in Northern California. The CW 44 cable 12 (http://www.cwbayarea.com) began in 1968 as the first UHF station in the Bay area. The two stations became a duopoly in 2002. Media Contact: Akilah Monifa, Director of Communications (415) 765 8842 amonifa@cbs.com.
In addition, the winner will be featured in a full-page ad in the San Francisco Chronicle and the winning Hero will be used in local promotion The CW on The CW 44 Cable 12. Academy of Art University is a global leader in Animation and Design education and looks for ways to identify and promote top artists and designers in the United States. Many of their graduates move onto to key positions in the Gaming, Film and Advertising industries including winning top honors on their fields. The CW 44 Cable 12 and CWBayArea.com have executed many successful user generated content promotions, including online casting calls for "America's Next Top Model" and is recently held an online casting call for the "Bay Area's Top Pet." The CW 44 Cable 12 and Academy of Art University collaborated to create the "Free to be Famous" campaign in 2007. The Academy of Art University prepares aspiring artists and designers for careers in the fields of art and design by delivering excellent undergraduate and professional degree and certificate programs. It was founded in San Francisco in 1929. (http://www.academyofart.com) CBS 5/The CW 44/Cable 12 are part of the CBS Television Stations, a division of CBS Corporation (http://www.cbscorporation.com). CBS 5 (http://www.cbs5.com) began in 1948 as the first television station in Northern California. The CW 44 cable 12 (http://www.cwbayarea.com) began in 1968 as the first UHF station in the Bay area. The two stations became a duopoly in 2002. Media Contact: Akilah Monifa, Director of Communications (415) 765 8842 amonifa@cbs.com.
Academy of Art University is a global leader in Animation and Design education and looks for ways to identify and promote top artists and designers in the United States. Many of their graduates move onto to key positions in the Gaming, Film and Advertising industries including winning top honors on their fields. The CW 44 Cable 12 and CWBayArea.com have executed many successful user generated content promotions, including online casting calls for "America's Next Top Model" and is recently held an online casting call for the "Bay Area's Top Pet." The CW 44 Cable 12 and Academy of Art University collaborated to create the "Free to be Famous" campaign in 2007. The Academy of Art University prepares aspiring artists and designers for careers in the fields of art and design by delivering excellent undergraduate and professional degree and certificate programs. It was founded in San Francisco in 1929. (http://www.academyofart.com) CBS 5/The CW 44/Cable 12 are part of the CBS Television Stations, a division of CBS Corporation (http://www.cbscorporation.com). CBS 5 (http://www.cbs5.com) began in 1948 as the first television station in Northern California. The CW 44 cable 12 (http://www.cwbayarea.com) began in 1968 as the first UHF station in the Bay area. The two stations became a duopoly in 2002. Media Contact: Akilah Monifa, Director of Communications (415) 765 8842 amonifa@cbs.com.
The CW 44 Cable 12 and CWBayArea.com have executed many successful user generated content promotions, including online casting calls for "America's Next Top Model" and is recently held an online casting call for the "Bay Area's Top Pet." The CW 44 Cable 12 and Academy of Art University collaborated to create the "Free to be Famous" campaign in 2007. The Academy of Art University prepares aspiring artists and designers for careers in the fields of art and design by delivering excellent undergraduate and professional degree and certificate programs. It was founded in San Francisco in 1929. (http://www.academyofart.com) CBS 5/The CW 44/Cable 12 are part of the CBS Television Stations, a division of CBS Corporation (http://www.cbscorporation.com). CBS 5 (http://www.cbs5.com) began in 1948 as the first television station in Northern California. The CW 44 cable 12 (http://www.cwbayarea.com) began in 1968 as the first UHF station in the Bay area. The two stations became a duopoly in 2002. Media Contact: Akilah Monifa, Director of Communications (415) 765 8842 amonifa@cbs.com.
The CW 44 Cable 12 and Academy of Art University collaborated to create the "Free to be Famous" campaign in 2007.
The Academy of Art University prepares aspiring artists and designers for careers in the fields of art and design by delivering excellent undergraduate and professional degree and certificate programs. It was founded in San Francisco in 1929. (http://www.academyofart.com)
CBS 5/The CW 44/Cable 12 are part of the CBS Television Stations, a division of CBS Corporation (http://www.cbscorporation.com).
CBS 5 (http://www.cbs5.com) began in 1948 as the first television station in Northern California. The CW 44 cable 12 (http://www.cwbayarea.com) began in 1968 as the first UHF station in the Bay area. The two stations became a duopoly in 2002.
Media Contact: Akilah Monifa, Director of Communications (415) 765 8842 amonifa@cbs.com.
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