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Access Tucson UpdateDecember 13, 2010
Call In To The Live Telethon!

Wednesday, December 15th, 6-10pm
520-629-0683 or 520-624-2792
 
Watch Access Tucson's telethon Where Tucson's On TV!-Celebrating Community Media on Access Tucson channel 99 (Cox) / 74 (Comcast).

Call in on the phone numbers above and donate. Or visit the
Access Tucson website to participate in our online auction.

The online auction starts the night of the telethon at 6pm and ends Friday, December 31st at 11:59pm.

If you support it, community media will survive and flourish in Tucson.

Enjoy the Big Entertainment:

Kevin Hamilton
Kevin and Tanishia Hamilton with Southwest Soul Circuit will play throughout the evening as the house band.








Tom Walbank
Blues musician, Tom Walbank will play a set during the 6pm half hour. 

















Amber Norgaard
Singer/songwriter Amber Norgaard will amaze us during the 7pm half hour.











Robert Mac
Laugh with local Laff's comedian, Robert Mac during the 7:30pm half hour.


















Gabriel Ayala
Gabriel Ayala, a member of the Yaqui people, who is at the forefront of a new generation of Native American musicians will perform during the 8:30pm half hour.














Jared McKinley (aka Kitty Kat) from Powhaus Productions and actor/ community activist Miguel Ortega will co-host, pitch, and entertain the entire evening.

Powhaus Productions

Miguel Ortega






The telethon will also spotlight Access Tucson's community producers and partners in the business and non-profit sectors. 


Additional highlights include our strong commitment to youth media education and local, indie voices like KXCI 91.3 Community Radio, Pan Left Productions, TucsonSentinel.com and the Latino Doctrine.


"We're excited about this chance to show folks how much we've been a part of their lives for the past quarter century and that the future of Access Tucson is all about community and connectivity," says Access Tucson Board President Bob Kovitz.


Encore Presentation of the telethon:
Thursday
, December 16th at 7pm
   
Replays scheduled through December 31st.

Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 7pm
Saturdays and Sundays at 7pm and 11pm


All cablecasts on Access Tucson

channel 99 (Cox) / 74 (Comcast)


Simultaneous streaming at 

www.accesstucson.org


Online Auction


Look forward to bidding on a night's stay at The Westin La Paloma Resort & Spa with two days of golf, Watsu Aqua massages, gift certificates for Bookman's Entertainment Exchange and passes for The Loft Cinema, art work by many local artists, dining at many fine restaurants like Janos Downtown Kitchen + Cocktails and even fly among the clouds in a Piper Arrow III airplane to capture aerial footage.


The auction is scheduled to run from Wednesday, December 15th at 6pm to December 31st at 11:59pm.


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