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President Bush's Address at U.S. Merchant Marine Academy to Be in Live Satellite/Web Simulcast on TV Worldwide's "Maritime TV"
Commencement Speech to Academy Grads to Be Featured via Satellite and Webcast to Alumni, Public, Mariners and TV Outlets Worldwide
By: Marketwire
Jun. 16, 2006
CHANTILLY, VA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 06/16/06 -- TV Worldwide, a web-based global TV network, announced today that in cooperation with the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, its Maritime TV Internet TV channel (www.MaritimeTV.com) would produce a free live simulcast (via satellite and the Internet), of President Bush's commencement address to the Academy's class of 2006 at Kings Point, N.Y. The live satellite transmission and webcast will include the entire ceremony and is made possible by Maritime TV sponsors including the law firm of Baynard & Cartner, the American Maritime Officers, the International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Alumni Foundation.
Maritime TV coverage of the event will begin at 9:30 AM ET on Monday, June 19, 2006 with a pre-ceremony program featuring representatives from the academy and the maritime industry in preparation for the ceremony which begins at 10 AM. The 202 members of the class of 2006, who have been trained as Merchant Marine and Naval Reserve officers, represent 34 states and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The class also includes six students from the Republic of Panama.
Viewers will be able to see the event live on-line at TV Worldwide's Maritime Industry Internet TV Channel, www.MaritimeTV.com, where it will be archived for one year within 24 hours after the event. TV networks and local affiliates will be able to obtain the live feed via satellite at the coordinates listed below. The simulcast will also be featured at several overflow locations on the academy grounds.
"We are pleased to be able to produce this important simulcast featuring the President's address to the class of 2006," commented Dave Gardy, Chairman and CEO of TV Worldwide. "We expect participation from networks, affiliates and on-line viewers worldwide and we're provisioning our servers to meet the demand."
During the graduation ceremony, the academy superintendent, Vice Admiral Joseph D. Stewart, will present third mate licenses to 116 members of the class. Third assistant engineer licenses will go to 86 midshipmen. All graduates receive bachelor of science degrees.
Thirty-nine members of the 2006 class are expected to be commissioned for active duty in the Armed Services: 18 in the U.S. Navy: nine in the Marine Corps; seven in the Coast Guard; three in the Air Force; and two in the Army.
Twenty-eight women are part of this year's class, bringing the total number of academy female graduates to 552. Read more...
Commencement Speech to Academy Grads to Be Featured via Satellite and Webcast to Alumni, Public, Mariners and TV Outlets Worldwide
By: Marketwire
Jun. 16, 2006
CHANTILLY, VA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 06/16/06 -- TV Worldwide, a web-based global TV network, announced today that in cooperation with the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, its Maritime TV Internet TV channel (www.MaritimeTV.com) would produce a free live simulcast (via satellite and the Internet), of President Bush's commencement address to the Academy's class of 2006 at Kings Point, N.Y. The live satellite transmission and webcast will include the entire ceremony and is made possible by Maritime TV sponsors including the law firm of Baynard & Cartner, the American Maritime Officers, the International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Alumni Foundation.
Maritime TV coverage of the event will begin at 9:30 AM ET on Monday, June 19, 2006 with a pre-ceremony program featuring representatives from the academy and the maritime industry in preparation for the ceremony which begins at 10 AM. The 202 members of the class of 2006, who have been trained as Merchant Marine and Naval Reserve officers, represent 34 states and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The class also includes six students from the Republic of Panama.
Viewers will be able to see the event live on-line at TV Worldwide's Maritime Industry Internet TV Channel, www.MaritimeTV.com, where it will be archived for one year within 24 hours after the event. TV networks and local affiliates will be able to obtain the live feed via satellite at the coordinates listed below. The simulcast will also be featured at several overflow locations on the academy grounds.
"We are pleased to be able to produce this important simulcast featuring the President's address to the class of 2006," commented Dave Gardy, Chairman and CEO of TV Worldwide. "We expect participation from networks, affiliates and on-line viewers worldwide and we're provisioning our servers to meet the demand."
During the graduation ceremony, the academy superintendent, Vice Admiral Joseph D. Stewart, will present third mate licenses to 116 members of the class. Third assistant engineer licenses will go to 86 midshipmen. All graduates receive bachelor of science degrees.
Thirty-nine members of the 2006 class are expected to be commissioned for active duty in the Armed Services: 18 in the U.S. Navy: nine in the Marine Corps; seven in the Coast Guard; three in the Air Force; and two in the Army.
Twenty-eight women are part of this year's class, bringing the total number of academy female graduates to 552. Read more...
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