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March 1, 2007 For
Immediate Release Contact: 800-928-6307
The
History Channel Joins Festival as Sponsor
Arlington,
VA – The GI Film Festival announced today that the History Channel has
joined the festival as a media sponsor and will provide programming during
the three-day event to be held Memorial Day Weekend, May 26-28, 2007, at
the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington,
DC. The History Channel will
screen its new series Dogfights: The
Greatest Air Battles in the festival’s exhibit hall, and provide a
documentary feature in the main theater. From
the History Channel website regarding Dogfights: “For
most people, the futility and tragedy of the Great War is symbolized by
the muddy trench network that criss-crossed The
History Channel has earned three Peabody Awards, six News and Documentary
Emmy Awards and received the prestigious Governor's Award from the Academy
of Television Arts & Sciences for the network's “Save Our History”
campaign dedicated to historic preservation and history education. The
History Channel reaches more than 89 million Nielsen subscribers. ### ###
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