Bounce TV to Pay Tribute to Don Cornelius with Soul Train Marathon Sat. Feb. 4

ATLANTA, Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Bounce TV (http://www.bouncetv.com), the nation’s first and only broadcast television network for African Americans, will pay tribute to the life of the legendary Don Cornelius with “Bounce TV Remembers Don Cornelius,” a seven-hour marathon of Soul Train episodes, this Saturday, Feb. 4 beginning at 7:00 p.m. Eastern time.

“Bounce TV Remembers Don Cornelius” will feature memorable and star-studded episodes from the 1970s, ’80s, and ’90s – all hosted by Cornelius, including the very first syndicated episode of Soul Train (1971) which kicks off the marathon (7:00 p.m.) as well as the last episode Cornelius hosted (1993) as the marathon’s finale at 1:00 a.m. ET.

Chilli from TLC, one of the most successful female groups in music history, will host “Bounce TV Remembers Don Cornelius.” TLC appeared on Soul Train in 1992.

Bounce TV, which airs Soul Train weekdays at 6:00 p.m., is also adding the series to its primetime line-up beginning Monday, Feb. 6. Monday Night Soul will feature four classic episodes of Soul Train back-to-back from 8:00 p.m. to 12 Midnight ET every week.

    Bounce TV Remembers Don Cornelius
               Sat. Feb. 4

                                        The very
                                        first
                                        episode of
                                        Soul Train
                                        and
                                        featuring
                                        Gladys
                                        Knight & The
    7:00 p.m                            Pips, 1971
    8:00 p.m.                           Al Green is
                                        the showcase
                                        artist, 1972
                                        The
                                        Commodores
                                        are featured
                                        in their
    9:00 p.m.                           prime, 1977
                                        Kool and the
                                        Gang
                                        highlight
                                        the show
    10:00 p.m.                          from 1983
    11:00 p.m.                          Janet Jackson
                                        in her first
                                        big music
                                        year, 1986
    12:00 Mid.                          En Vogue's
                                        stars in
                                        their debut
                                        year of 1990
    1:00 a.m.                           Cornelius'
                                        last show as
                                        host, 1993
    All Times ET

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Bounce TV airs twenty four hours a day, seven days a week on the digital signals of local television stations. The network targets African Americans primarily between the ages of 25-54 with a programming mix of theatrical motion pictures, live sports, documentaries, specials, inspirational faith-based programs, off-net series, original programming, sports and more.

Contact: Jim Weiss 770-722-2142 JWeiss@BounceTV.com

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