THE 48 TH NAACP IMAGE AWARDS
HOSTED BY NAACP IMAGE AWARDS WINNER
AND BLACK-ISH STAR ANTHONY ANDERSON TO AIR LIVE ON TV ONE
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2017
Telecast will also include a Pre-Show Airing Live from the Red Carpet
Los Angeles, CA - August 25, 2016 - The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and TV One, a television network dedicated to the best of black culture and entertainment, today announced that the 48th NAACP Image Awards will be nationally telecast live on TV One on Saturday, February 11, 2017 as a two-hour special from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. Image Awards winner, Emmy-award nominated actor and star of black-ish, Anthony Anderson, returns as host for the 48th NAACP Image Awards. The telecast on TV One will also include a live pre-show from the star-studded red carpet.
The NAACP Image Awards is the most respected event of its kind and is well attended by many of the top names in the entertainment industry. This past telecast, which also aired on TV One in February 2016, some of the biggest names in film, television and music appeared including Viola Davis, Gabrielle Union, Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, Gina Rodriguez, Chrissy Teigen, Kerry Washington, Nate Parker, Morris Chestnut, Ice Cube, LL Cool J, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Tika Sumpter, Keegan-Michael Key, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Tracee Ellis Ross, Laurence Fishburne, Spike Lee, Loretta Devine, Shonda Rhimes, Omari Hardwick, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Don Cheadle, Sanaa Lathan, Keke Palmer, Michael Ealy, Ken Jeong, Sylvester Stallone, and cast members from " Empire " - Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson, Jussie Smollett, Bryshere Gray, Grace Gealy, Trai Byers, Serayah, Gabourey Sidibe, Ta'Rhonda Jones, Kaitlin Doubleday, Lee Daniels, Danny Strong and more.
In addition, John Legend was the recipient of the NAACP President's Award and the NAACP Chairman's Award was bestowed on Brittany " Bree" Newsome; Justice League NYC; Concerned Student 1950 Collective at the University of Missouri, Columbia; The University of Mississippi NAACP College Chapter; Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III; Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley; Rev. Dr. Jamal Harrison Bryant, and Jussie Smollett. Michael B. Jordan was named NAACP Entertainer of the Year.
The 48th NAACP Image Awards production team will be returning including Executive Producers Reginald Hudlin and Phil Gurin, Tony McCuin as Director, Kimmie H. Kim and Byron Phillips as Co-Producers, and Robin Reinhardt as Talent Producer.
Following are the key dates for the 48th NAACP Image Awards:
Tuesday, September 6, 2016 - Submissions opens for the 48th NAACP Image Awards
Monday, October 31, 2016 - Submissions closes for the 48th NAACP Image Awards
Tuesday, December 6, 2016 - 48th NAACP Image Awards Nominees' Press Conference
Saturday, January 28, 2017 - 48th NAACP Image Awards Nominees' Luncheon
Friday, February 10, 2017 - 48th NAACP Image Awards Non-Televised Awards Dinner and Ceremony
Saturday, February 11, 2017 - 48th NAACP Red Carpet and Image Awards Telecast Airs Live on TV One
The NAACP Image Awards is the premiere multicultural awards show. It celebrates the accomplishments of people of color in the fields of television, music, literature and film, and also honors individuals or groups who promote social justice through creative endeavors.
For all information and latest news, please visit the official NAACP Image Awards website at
www.naacpimageawards.net .
FB: /naacpimageaward| Twitter: @naacpimageaward (#ImageAwards)
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About NAACP
Founded in 1909, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is the nation's oldest and largest nonpartisan civil rights organization. The NAACP's adult and youth members throughout the United States and the world are the premier advocates for civil rights in their communities and monitor equal opportunity in the public and private sectors. In the fall of 2011, the NAACP launched a process to develop its strategic direction and plan, creating a powerful vision for the future, and setting organizational goals that would focus its work for the 21st Century. The six NAACP Game Changers (Economic Sustainability, Education, Health, Public Safety and Criminal Justice, Voting Rights and Political Representation, and expanding Youth Engagement) are the focus of the NAACP's work.
About TV One
Launched in January 2004, TV One serves 57 million households, offering a broad range of real-life and entertainment-focused original programming, classic series, movies and music designed to entertain and inform a diverse audience of adult Black viewers. The network is the exclusive home of News One Now, the only live daily news program targeting Black viewers. In December 2008, the company launched TV One High Def, which now serves 14 million households. TV One is solely owned by Radio One [NASDAQ: ROIA and ROIAK,
www.radio-one.com ], the largest radio company that primarily targets Black and urban viewers.
For more information about TV One, viewers can join the conversation by visiting the network's companion website at
www.tvone.tv. TV One viewers can also join the conversation by connecting via social media on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (@tvonetv) using the hash tag #REPRESENT and catch clips and promos on TV One's YouTube Channel.
For the NAACP Image Awards
The Lippin Group
Jennifer Price-Keith | jprice@lippingroup.com
Elina Adut | eadut@lippingroup.com
Freddy Morales | fmorales@lippingroup.com
323.965.1990
For TV One
Tosha Whitten-Griggs | twhitten-griggs@tvone.tv
301.367.4818 (mobile)
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Saturday, August 27th 2016 at 2:20AM
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