Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

GalleryWatch.com™ partners with KERA to supply real-time coverage of Texas Legislature online at KERA.org


AUSTIN, Texas and WASHINGTON, D.C., January 28, 2003 – GalleryWatch.com™, a leading provider of real-time tools and applications for monitoring the Texas and federal legislative, regulatory, and appropriations processes, has partnered with KERA, the public broadcasting organization for North Texas, to provide select GalleryWatch content for visitors to the KERA.org Web site.

GalleryWatch will provide Texas legislative information including Cloak Room articles, committee articles, press releases, and quotes of the day posted on KERA.org’s “News” page. The coverage supplied by GalleryWatch will greatly increase the depth of legislative content currently available on KERA.org as well as expand the audience for GalleryWatch’s timely coverage of the Texas Legislature within the North Texas market.

KERA, a major public broadcasting producer and a leading community-based radio and television institution, regularly contributes to the national PBS and National Public Radio schedules by producing programs that showcase North Texas to the nation. Its television productions have been lauded for excellence by top industry awards, among them national and regional Emmys. KERA 13 is the most-watched public television station in the country. KERA 90.1 programs have earned local, regional and national awards, including 2001 Katie Awards for radio coverage of the 2000 Presidential election. KERA 90.1 currently boasts one of the country’s fastest growing radio audiences. Together, KERA 13, KERA 2 and KERA 90.1 reach more than 3.2 million viewers and listeners.

“GalleryWatch's  timely coverage from on-site at the capital is a great addition to our news service. The political coverage from Austin is invaluable and allows us to give our audience day-to-day insight  that may be hard to find," says KERA's Yolette Garcia, assistant station manager and news director.

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