Date: Fri, 20 Mar 1998 13:35:07 -0500
From: glaad@glaad.org (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation)
Subject: ELIZABETH TAYLOR, TONY BENNETT, CHER, CALISTA FLOCKHART, SIGOURNEY WEAVER, ELLEN
 DEGENERES, K.D. LANG AMONG OTHERS SCHEDULED TO APPEAR AT 9TH ANNUAL GLAAD
 MEDIA AWARDS

MEDIA RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Media Contact:
Steve Haden
Widmeyer Baker Group
(202) 667-0902

ELIZABETH TAYLOR, TONY BENNETT, CHER, CALISTA FLOCKHART, SIGOURNEY WEAVER,
ELLEN DEGENERES, K.D. LANG AMONG OTHERS SCHEDULED TO APPEAR AT 9TH ANNUAL
GLAAD MEDIA AWARDS

AWARDS TO BE HELD IN NEW YORK, WASHINGTON, DC AND LOS ANGELES

WASHINGTON, DC, FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1998-Elizabeth Taylor, Tony Bennett,
Cher, Calista Flockhart, Sigourney Weaver, Ellen DeGeneres, k.d. lang and
many others are scheduled to appear at the 9th Annual GLAAD Media Awards,
which will take place in three ceremonies to be held in New York on March
30, in Washington, DC on April 4 and in Los Angeles on April 19.

Celebrities will present awards to recipients in the categories that
include: Outstanding Film, Television Comedy Series, Television Drama
Series, Television-Individual Episode, Made-for-Television Movie,
Television Journalism, Print Journalism, Advertising, Comic Books, Music
and Theater.

Expected in New York are Joy Behar, Tony Bennett, Kate Clinton, Phil
Donahue, Cherry Jones, k.d. lang, Cristina Saralegui, Marlo Thomas,
Sigourney Weaver, and Bob and Harvey Weinstein.

Scheduled to appear at the Washington, DC Awards ceremony are Margarethe
Cammermeyer, Ricki Lake, Judith Light, Mary Louise Parker, Hillary Rosen,
Scott Simon and Bob Smith.

Cher, Jane Curtin, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ellen DeGeneres, Dana Delaney, Fran
Drescher, Calista Flockhart, Anne Heche, Kathy Kinney, Howie Mandel, Garry
Marshall and Elizabeth Taylor are scheduled to appear at the Los Angeles
Media Awards.

The GLAAD Media Awards were created in 1990 to honor individuals and
projects in the media and entertainment industries for their balanced and
accurate representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
community and the issues that affect their lives.

The New York City ceremony takes place on March 30 at the New York Hilton
Hotel, and includes cocktails and a Silent Auction at 6:00 PM, followed by
a Dinner and Awards Presentation at 7:30 PM. For ticket information,
contact Levy Pazanti and Associates at (888) 655-6529. The Washington, DC
Awards will be held on April 4 at the JW Marriott Hotel, and begin with
cocktails and a Silent Auction at 6:00 PM, followed by a Dinner and Awards
Presentation at 7:00 PM. For ticket information, contact GLAAD's DC office
at (202) 986-1360. The Los Angeles Awards take place on April 19 at the
Century Plaza Hotel, and begin with cocktails and a Silent Auction at 5:00
PM, followed by a Dinner and Awards Presentation at 6:30 PM. For further
information and to purchase tickets, contact Levy Pazanti and Associates at
(888) 655-6529.

The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) is the nation's
lesbian and gay media advocacy organization. GLAAD promotes fair, accurate
and inclusive representation as a means of challenging discrimination based
on sexual orientation or identity.

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Wonbo Woo
Communications Assistant
Internship Coordinator
Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)
(212) 807-1700 x24
email: woo@glaad.org

Visit GLAAD Online at:  http://www.glaad.org
To report defamation, call our toll-free Alertline at:  800-GAY-MEDIA
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SAVE ELLEN! Visit GLAAD's "Save Ellen!" Campaign at:
http://www.glaad.org/glaad/ellenwatch/save-ellen.html
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The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation is a national organization
that promotes fair, accurate and inclusive representation of individuals
and events in the media as a means of challenging discrimination based on
sexual orientation or identity.
_________________________________________________________________________
'GLAAD' and 'Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation' are registered
trademarks of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, Inc.
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