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UNITED NATIONS HONORS LICHTENSTEIN CREATIVE MEDIA AND THE INFINITE MIND FOR PROGRAM EXAMINING "WAR"

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June 25, 2004 (New York) Lichtenstein Creative Media was honored by the United Nations for its program "War: A Special Report," which aired as part of the national, weekly public radio series, The Infinite Mind.

The UN award was presented as part of this year's International Radio Awards of the New York Festivals at a ceremony in New York City. Lichtenstein Creative Media swept the New York Festivals by winning a Grand Award in the Information and Documentary category and a Gold World Medal for the program.

The special broadcast presentation, hosted by veteran broadcast journalist and author John Hockenberry, presents an insightful and powerful vision of war and how to prevent it, going behind the headlines to explore the social and psychological underpinnings of war. Guests include Michael Walzer, an expert on "just" wars; Col. Anthony Hartle, West Point professor of ethics; Steven LeBlanc, Harvard archeologist; Chris Hedges, New York Times war correspondent and best-selling author; and William Vendley and William Tolbert of the World Conference of Religions for Peace. The program also includes a special report on the inherent appeal of recreational war games such as paintball, a performance of a starkly different "peace anthem" and discussion with anarchist rockers Chumbawamba, interviews with soldiers who describes the thrill of battlefield conflict ("a part of me would certainly love to have that feeling again"), and civilians who have survived war.

The UN Award, sponsored jointly by the United Nations Department of Public Information and The New York Festivals, have been given annually since 1990 in recognition of radio, television and public service programming that best reflects and exemplifies the values and concerns of the United Nations.

The selection of the award is made by the United Nations Department of Public Information, the centerpiece of communications in the UN Secretariat. It is headed by the Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information, reports to the Secretary-General and serves the Secretariat, agencies and programs of the UN system, delegations, regional organizations, the press, educational institutions, NGOs, along with the general public.

The program was selected from 495 shows that were submitted to the International Radio Festival and 15 finalists. Runners-up included submissions from National Public Radio the BBC, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, ABC News Radio, and Radio Netherlands. Lichtenstein Creative Media also won Best of Show honors from the New York Festivals for the program, in the Information and Documentary category.

"War: A Special Report" was produced by Macky Alston and June Peoples, and edited by Greg Seaton. Executive producer of The Infinite Mind is June Peoples. Senior Executive Producer is Bill Lichtenstein.

Major underwriting for the program was provided by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Nonprofit Finance Fund and Auburn Media, a division of the Center for Multifaith Education at Auburn Seminary. The Infinite Mind is a non-profit production of Lichtenstein Creative Media in association with WNYC/NY and the New York Foundation for the Arts.

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