NEW LIFESTYLE TRAVEL, TELEVISION SHOW WITH HOST

JON HAGGINS, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, GLOBETROTTER JON HAGGINS TV; TONY ROSE, PUBLISHER/CEO, AMBER COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC. AND DARLENE BROOKS, EXECUTIVE, BLACK FAMILY CHANNEL ANNOUNCE A NEW LIFESTYLE TRAVEL, TELEVISION SHOW WITH HOST JON HAGGINS ON THE BLACK FAMILY CHANNEL

[ClickPress, Thu Feb 08 2007] Jon Haggins, Executive Producer, GlobeTrotter Jon Haggins TV, author of The African American Travel Guide To Hot, Exotic and Fun filled Places (Amber Books), Tony Rose, Publisher and CEO of Amber Communications Group, Inc. (ACGI) the nations largest African American publisher of self-help books and celebrity bios, and Darlene Brooks, Executive, Black Family Channel recently merged to form Jocoda Productions, signing Jon Haggins New York City based television show GlobeTrotter Jon Haggins a half-hour weekly, lifestyle travel television show exploring the culture, cuisine, traditions, dance and history of many exotic destinations to the Black Family Channel.

GlobeTrotter Jon Haggins first show will air on the Black Family Channel (BFC) in February, shows airing Thursdays at 9:00pm and 1:00am and repeating on Sundays at 5:00pm. Globe Trotter Jon Haggins will have an estimated audience of more than 16 million people, in 200 markets throughout the country, including: New York City (Channel 152); Philadelphia (Channel 293 & 119); Detroit (Channel 293, 350 & 63); Chicago (Channel 482 & 326 ); Atlanta (Channel 273 & 23); Miami (Channel 145 & 482); and Los Angeles (Channel 293, 135, 162, & 120) with new shows continuing every Thursday night at 9:00pm EST

The deal was coordinated by Darlene Brooks, negotiated by Daniel H. Schneider, Esq. of Schneider, Pfahl & Rahme, LLP, Tony Rose for Jocoda Productions and Michele Clark-Jenkins, Vice President of Programming, for the Black Family Channel. The deal calls for thirteen shows the first season, with Jon Haggins as the show's Executive Producer, Producer, Writer and Host, Tony Rose, Executive Producer and Darlene Brooks, Executive Producer.

Let Globe Trotter Jon Haggins host Jon Haggins take you on a journey to white powdered sand beaches and sailing the azure waters in the Caribbean. You will follow the African Drums and aromas to Brazil, visit palm dotted islands in Fiji and Tahiti in the South Pacific, to thatched roofs and slave castles in Senegal and Ghana. Egypt, Morocco, Botswana, Nambia, Thailand, Cambodia, India, Malta, the Italian Riviera…the endless journey reaches all four continents and leaves you wanting more.

Globe Trotter Jon Haggin's colorful guests are heads of state, celebrities, politicians, writers, tour guides and the people on the street. Globe Trotter Jon Haggins will be an educational and fun-filled experience that will remain imbedded in your mind and leave you wanting more. The show brings you, the viewer, into the global world.

Globe Trotter Jon Haggins has joined a spectrum of popular programs aired on the BFC, including: Jessica Care Moore's Spoken; Tony Rose and Rosette Union's Literary Living; Robert Townsend’s Partners in Crime: The Next Generation; and BFC Kid’s TV an entertaining block of programming for children that airs on Saturday mornings.

Tony Rose, Co-Executive Producer of Globe Trotter Jon Haggins is recognized as the nation’s first African-American book publisher to successfully publish commercial/pop/self-help book titles to the African-American consumer. Rose stated, “I have known Jon for many years.

He is an extremely polished and extraordinary gentleman who travels the world with ease. His show has been on the air in NYC for eight years. The collection of shows is extensive and includes several hundred shows.

By partnering with the Black Family Channel, along with the show’s Creator and Executive Producer Jon, we are able to bring Globetrotter Jon Haggins and the beauty of our history and world culture into every African American household within the scope of the network’s programming reach.”

BFC is the nation’s only African-American owned and operated 24-hour cable channel devoted to wholesome “family values” programming aimed at urban viewers. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, the network’s vision is to provide intelligent, family-oriented programming that embraces values in business, entertainment, sports, ministries and government. BFC is currently viewed in 16 million households, including all of the top 25 African American TV markets.

For advertising/sales/underwriting: Please contact: Cheick Dukuly, Vice President, Prime Time Media, Inc., 646-723-1275 - 1-718-496-0351, info@primetime-media.com or Executive Producers: Jon Haggins at jonhaggins@aol.com / Tony Rose at amberbk@aol.com or 480-650-9898 / Darlene Brooks at Dbrooks@blackfamilychannel.com

Media contact: Phil Andrews - PA Public Relations - 1-718-380-2062 - cbbookspr@aol.com

JOCODA PRODUCTIONS
1334 East Chandler Boulevard, Suite 5-D67, Phoenix, AZ 85048

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