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The Jonas Brothers Set To Perform NEW YORK, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- NBC, Donald J. Trump, and Paula M. Shugart, President of The Miss Universe Organization, announced today that Giuliana Rancic, co-anchor of "E! News," and Nick Jonas, Grammy-nominated American singer-songwriter, will host the 62(nd) Annual MISS USA(®) Competition airing live on NBC Sunday, June 16 (9-11 p.m. ET) from PH Live at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. "We are excited to...

Turn our School Classrooms and homes into Bullet resistant Safe Rooms. Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) May 15, 2013 GigaCrete, Inc., a leading "green" building-materials manufacturer based in Las Vegas, is pleased to announce that the Company has developed BallistiCrete™, a protective wall coating with extraordinary impact resistance. In April 2013, KFOR-TV (Oklahoma City, OK) and KSNV-TV (Las Vegas, NV), two NBC affiliates, documented the visible proof that a two-inch thickness of...

Atlanta-based Gray Television to Add All 41 Stations to Syncbak's Internet TV Platform, Bringing Total to Near 200 Stations ATLANTA, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Gray Television, Inc. ("Gray," "we," "us" or "our") (NYSE: GTN and GTN.A) announced today that all 41 of its television stations will be carried on the Internet TV platform owned by Syncbak, bringing the total number of stations deploying Syncbak's technology to almost 200. Syncbak's Internet TV platform uses...

Two suspects were apprehended and charged with burglary and grand theft in Lighthouse Point with the help of automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) technology from NDI Recognition Systems. Lighthouse Point, FL (PRWEB) May 10, 2013 Technology from NDI Recognition Services helped Lighthouse Point Police nab two suspected burglars on Monday, May 6, reported by NBC Miami on May 7. The pair is charged with breaking into a home in Lighthouse Point and stealing $15,000 of jewelry and...

Houston based company Due In A Few launches a Unique Pregnancy Pin, introducing a new, universal symbol of pregnancy. A portion of the proceeds will benefit March Of Dimes. Houston, TX (PRWEB) May 03, 2013 Centrade President Nick Florescu and NBC Anchor Dominique Sachse Florescu are thrilled to announce a new venture, their creation of a precious pregnancy pin, giving pregnant women around the world a new way to show they're "Due In A Few." As a universal symbol of...

NBC 5 / Dallas-Fort Worth Receives Five Awards DALLAS and FORT WORTH, Texas, May 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Society of Professional Journalists has honored NBC 5 as a national winner of 2012 Sigma Delta Chi Award for excellence in journalism, and The Radio Television Digital News Association has awarded NBC 5 four regional Edward R. Murrow Awards. The Society of Professional Journalists awarded the NBC 5 Investigates team its top national award in the Investigative Reporting,...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Pilot Corporation of America (Pilot Pen) and the NBC hit show Fashion Star have joined forces to celebrate the launch of Pilot's new Acroball PureWhite® pen, on sale now at Target and Walmart stores, as well as on Amazon.com. Acroball PureWhite is the perfect combination of style and substance, featuring Spring 2013 Pantone color grip accents and vibrant hybrid ink. Fashion lovers across the country are invited to join in this...

'Your Money, Your Business and Your Life' to Help Small-Business Owners Strike Right Financial Balance NEW YORK, April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The latest free webinar from Verizon's small business team will be held on Wednesday (April 17) and feature Jean Chatzky, financial editor of NBC's "Today" show and a nationally known personal finance expert, author and frequent guest on "The View," "Morning Joe" and "The Oprah Winfrey Show." Small-business owners often invest all of their...

Also in This Edition: Jobs for Writers and Media Industry Blog Posts NEW YORK, April 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Below are experts from the ProfNet network that are available to discuss timely issues in your coverage area. If you are interested in interviewing any of the experts, please contact them via the contact information at the end of the listing. To receive updates by email, drop us a note at profnet@profnet.com with the industries you cover, and we'll add you to the appropriate...

NEWS VETERAN JOINS THE STATION APRIL 17 NEW YORK, April 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- PIX11, Tribune Broadcasting's New York CW affiliate, has named Mark Effron Vice President/News Director. He will assume his new duties at PIX11 on April 17. Effron comes to PIX11 with more than 30 years of television news management experience, most notably at MSNBC and Post-Newsweek. At MSNBC, Effron was Vice President of News and Daytime Programming; while at the helm he reorganized MSNBC Daytime and...