LIVERMORE, Calif., April 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Comcast Hometown Network (CHN), Comcast's regional cable network covering Northern and Central California, will continue its commitment to quality original programming with the launch of Ten Percent, a new weekly interview series that focuses on lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender (LGBT) issues. The new half-hour show, created and hosted by long-time San Francisco media professional David Perry, will air on Channel 104 on Monday evenings at 8:00 p.m. beginning April 13th, and will be available to all Comcast digital cable customers throughout Northern and Central California. Each episode will then be available online at http://www.comcasthometown.com/ as well as on Comcast's popular ON DEMAND platform, which is free to Comcast digital customers. To view Ten Percent ON DEMAND, Comcast Digital Cable customers can tune to Channel 1 on their Digital Cable lineup or press the ON DEMAND button on their remote control, then click on the "Get Local" section, then click on "Comcast Hometown."
Each episode of Ten Percent features two 15-minute interview segments. The April 13th debut episode features interviews with the Reverend Otis Charles, the first openly-gay bishop in any Christian religion, and with Andrea Shorter, Statewide Coalition Director for Equality California, discussing the continuing debate over "Proposition 8."
"I jokingly call the show 'Charlie Rose for the LGBT world,'" said David Perry, Producer/Host of Ten Percent. "We may be only ten percent of the general population, in round numbers, but our issues are one hundred percent front-and-center in today's world. Whether it's the fight for marriage equality or debates about gay clergy or the right to serve openly in uniform, our issues are reflective of the world at large."
"David has a well-known and unique voice that bridges many communities," said Jason Holmes, Executive Producer at Comcast Hometown Network. "David's talents and the launch of Ten Percent further enhance Comcast's commitment to our communities and Comcast Hometown Network's compelling, community-based regional programming,"
For over 25 years, Perry has specialized in working with nonprofits, the arts community and small business. He began his career as a journalist, writing for such publications as The Advocate, The Washington Blade, The San Francisco Examiner, Horizons Magazine and Omni, and has been a regular essayist on Northern California's KALW Radio. A frequent lecturer on how technology is changing the face of communications, Perry also regularly speaks on the ethics of public relations. Prior to opening David Perry & Associates, Inc. (http://www.davidperry.com/), he was Advertising Manager for San Francisco Opera,, Communications Director for Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and Media Manager for the San Francisco Partnership.
Florals for the show are provided courtesy of Max Canton Florists and IXIA. Perry's clothes are provided by Kevin Grimley and Kenneth Cole. Make-up is provided by Chris Scott / The Makeup Gourmet. The Ten Percent logo and opening sequence were designed by Alfredo Casuso. Coordinating producer is Michael Micael. Supervising Producer is Heather Schultze and Production Supervisor is Jonathan Bernstein.
About Comcast Hometown Network
Comcast Hometown Network (CHN) is a regional cable network produced by Comcast and available in the San Francisco Bay Area and Central California on Digital Channel 104. Available to more than 1.6 million homes in Northern and Central California as a part of Comcast's commitment to the communities that it serves, CHN is a 24/7 channel that includes original regional programming, Comcast Hometown Sports (CHS), and unique local content that you can't get anywhere else.
About ON DEMAND
Comcast's signature ON DEMAND service continues to be a one-stop destination for entertainment - from movies, music and top TV shows to the most popular kids, sports and lifestyle programs available anytime a customer wants to watch them with the ability to fast-forward, pause or rewind selections. Comcast's expanding ON DEMAND library today offers more than 10,000 programs throughout the course of a month, including more than 1,000 choices in HD available at any time - the vast majority of which are free.
About Comcast
Comcast Corporation (http://www.comcast.com/) is the nation's leading provider of entertainment, information and communication products and services. With 24.2 million cable customers, 14.9 million high-speed Internet customers, and 6.5 million Comcast Digital Voice customers, Comcast is principally involved in the development, management and operation of cable systems and in the delivery of programming content.
Comcast's content networks and investments include E! Entertainment Television, Style Network, Golf Channel, VERSUS, G4, PBS KIDS Sprout, TV One, ten sports networks operated by Comcast Sports Group and Comcast Interactive Media, which develops and operates Comcast's Internet businesses, including Comcast.net (http://www.comcast.net/). Comcast also has a majority ownership in Comcast-Spectacor, whose major holdings include the Philadelphia Flyers NHL hockey team, the Philadelphia 76ers NBA basketball team and two large multipurpose arenas in Philadelphia.
Comcast's California Region, based in Livermore, California, serves more than 2.4 million customers in Northern and Central California. Comcast employs more than 7,500 local residents across the region.
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