The Blues Foundation is very proud to announce that the 30th Blues Music that you loved so much on DVD is coming to public television. Thanks to the dedication of Willy Bearden, Rafe Murray and Joe Whitmer, the Memphis public television station WKNO is presenting a 90 minute television version featuring winners acceptance speeches and performances available via the NETA satellite. Check with your local PBS station for the air time in your area!

The Blues Music Award presentations and musical performances from the 30^th Annual Blues Music Awards held in Memphis, TN in May 2009. This annual event brings together Blues performers, industry representatives and fans from all over the world to celebrate the best in Blues recordings and performances from the previous year. Each year, the Foundation presents The Blues Music Awards to the artists selected by its members. They are universally recognized as the highest honor given to Blues artists.

To find your local station and contact information visit www.pbs.org .

How Affiliates can help! (Affiliate use only, do not post)

We need all hands on deck to make sure your local station captures the program from the satellite and airs it at a time of their choosing. Many of you have a relationship with your local PBS station already; please reach out to those contacts. Your local station only needs to know there is interest in the area for this program. We do not want to start a campaign; just simply let them know the local market would tune in.

Once an air date has been announced in your area, we hope you would help your local station get the word out to local Blues fans!

To find your local station and contact information visit http://www.pbs.org/ .

The 30^th Blues Music Awards feed date on NETA will be Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 1230 - 1400ET.

Joe Whitmer

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The Blues Foundation

joe@blues.org