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Contact: Robbie Coblentz
Broadcast Media Group
662-324-2489

Starkville company airs
documentary nationally

STARKVILLE — American Public Television is releasing the heroic story of a Southern basketball team that made race relations history when they played an integrated Northern team in the 1963 collegiate tournament.

“One Night in March” is the story of Mississippi State University’s basketball team who made history when they defied the state’s segregation politics to play the integrated team from Loyola University of Chicago. The game took place in East Lansing, Mich. on March 15, 1963.

Loyola won the basketball game, but race relations scored a big victory in this peaceful meeting of two teams in a culture and time when the races were having violent clashes elsewhere.

“This game is one of the most significant events not only in Mississippi State history, but in the history of the state,” said Robbie Coblentz, executive producer of One Night in March. “We’re honored to share it with the rest of the nation.”

“One Night in March” has garnered several awards — including a Telly — and been selected to film festivals in the U.S. and Canada.  It took home the “People’s Choice” award at the Magnolia Independent Film Festival in February 2013.

More than 100 American Public Television affiliates have scheduled the half hour documentary to air beginning in February, covering over 75% of US TV households.

American Public Television, APT, has been a leading distributor of high-quality, top-rated programming to America’s public television stations since 1961. Since 2004, APT has distributed approximately half of the top 100 highest-rated public television titles.  For more information about APT’s programs and services, visit APTonline.org.

Broadcast Media Group is an award-winning media production company serving clients across the state of Mississippi and the Southeast. Broadcast Media provides video production, Web and duplication services.

For more information on Broadcast Media, contact Robbie Coblentz at (662) 324-2489.

Public television Stations airing “One Night in March” (check local listings)

Station

City State

Market Rank

WNYE

New York NY

1

KLCS

Los Angeles CA

2

KVCR

San Bernardino CA

2

KCET

Burbank CA

2

WTTW

Chicago IL

3

WYBE

Philadelphia PA

4

KERA

Dallas TX

5

KCSM

San Mateo CA

6

KQEH

San Jose CA

6

KRCB

Rohnert Park CA

6

KQED

San Francisco CA

6

NEWH

Durham NH

7

WHUT

Washington DC

8

WPBA

Atlanta GA

9

WTVS

Wixom MI

11

WEDU

Tampa FL

14

WUSF

Tampa FL

14

KAWE

Bemidji MN

15

KTCA

St. Paul MN

15

WPBT

North Miami FL

16

KBDI

Denver CO

17

KRMA

Denver CO

17

WUCF

Orlando FL

18

WEFS

Cocoa FL

18

WVIZ

Cleveland OH

19

WNEO

Kent OH

19

KVIE

Sacramento CA

20

KETC

St. Louis MO

21

WQED

Pittsburgh PA

23

WTVI

Charlotte NC

25

WIPB

Muncie IN

26

WFYI

Indianapolis IN

26

KPBS

San Diego CA

28

WNPT

Nashville TN

29

KCPT

Kansas City MO

31

WOUB

Athens OH

32

WOSU

Columbus OH

32

KUED

Salt Lake City UT

33

WMVS

Milwaukee WI

34

WCET

Cincinnati OH

35

WPTO

Dayton OH

35

KENT

Lexington KY

35

SCAR

Columbia SC

37

WXEL

West Palm Beach FL

38

WGVU 

Grand Rapids, MI

39

KLRU

Austin, TX

40

OKLA

Oklahoma City, OK

41

KLVX

Las Vegas NV

42

ALAB

Birmingham AL

44

WHRO

Norfolk VA 

45

KNME

Albuquerque NM 

47

KENW

Portales NM

47

WKNO

Cordova TN

50

MISS

Jackson MS

50

WLAE

Metairie LA

51

WNED

Buffalo NY

52

WVIA

Pittston PA

54

ARKA

Conway AR

56

WCVE

Richmond VA

57

WMHT

Troy NY

58

WSRE

Pensacola FL

59

KRSU

Claremore OK 

60

WETP

Knoxville TN 

61

WPTD

Dayton OH

64

WVIR

Beaver WV 

65

KOOD

Bunker Hill KS 

67

KPTS

Wichita KS

67

WDCQ

University Center MI

68

WCMU

Mt. Pleasant , MI

68

WISC

Madison, WI

70

KSPS

Spokane, WA

73

KWSU

Pullman, WA 

73

IDAH

Boise, ID

73

WXXI

1 Rochester

78

LOUI

Baton Rouge, LA

82

WILL

Urbana, IL

84

WEIU

Charleston, IL

84

WCNY

Syracuse, NY

85

KCOS

El Paso, TX

91

WCFE

Plattsburgh, NY

98

WPSU

University Park, PA

103

WNIN

Evansville, IN

104

WFSU

Tallahassee, FL

106

KNPB

Reno, NV

107

SDAK

Vermillion, SD

111

WGBY

Springfield, MA

114

WKAR

East Lansing, MI

115

NDAK

Fargo, ND

116

KEDT

Corpus Christi, TX

129

KTWU

Topeka, KS

134

KTTZ

Lubbock, TX

143

WQLN

Erie, PA

149

WUFT

Gainesville, FL 

163

WPBS

Watertown, NY 

176

WLJT

Martin, TN 

177

WVPT

Harrisonburg, VA 

178

WNMU

Marquette, MI

180

WKYU

Bowling Green, KY

182

WYOM

Riverton, WY

197

KUAC

Fairbanks, AK

202