Date: Mon, 26 Feb 1996 13:43:19 +0100
From: javier@glaad.org (Loren R. Javier)
Subject: ELLEN DEGENERES, PAUL REISER, DAVID SCHWIMMER & CYBIL SHEPHERD AMONG PRESENTERS
 AT 7th ANNUAL GLAAD MEDIA AWARDS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tamra King/ GLAAD
(213) 658-6775

Susan Dubow/ Bragman Nyman Cafarelli
(310) 274-7800

ELLEN DEGENERES, PAUL REISER, DAVID SCHWIMMER & CYBIL SHEPHERD AMONG
PRESENTERS AT 7th ANNUAL GLAAD MEDIA AWARDS

AWARDS CEREMONY TO BE HELD SUNDAY, MARCHJ 10 AT CENTURY PLAZA HOTEL

Los Angeles, CA-- February 26, 1996-- Ellen Degeneres, Paul Reiser, David
Schwimmer and Cybill Shepherd will be among the presenters at the 7th
Annual GLAAD Media Awards to be held on Sunday, March 10 at the Century
Plaza Hotel in Century City.

Others on hand to give out awards to recipients such as Boy George,
Margarethe Cammermeyer and Sid Sheinberg include: Dan Butler ("Frasier"),
Tony Curtis, Arsenio Hall, Jessica Hecht ("Friends" & "The Single Guy"),
David Hyde Pierce ("Frasier"), Garry Marshall, Jane Sibbett ("Friends"),
Lily Tomlin and Ming-Na Wen ("the Single Guy"), among others.

Awards will be given for Outstanding Studio Film, Television Series,
Television Film, Film Documentary, Album, Song and Theatre.

Founded in 1985, GLAAD seeks to overcome the homophobia that is at the root
of stereotyping, discrimination and violence against members of the lesbian
and gay communities.  The GLAAD Media Awards were created in 1989 to
celebrate the organization's successes and to congratulate those whose work
exemplifies the tremendous improvements that have been made in the media
coverage of the communities GLAAD represents.

The GLAAD Media Awards which will be held at the Century Plaza Hotel will
begin with cocktails and a Silent Auction at 5:30 p.m., followed by Dinner
and Awards Presentation at 7:00 p.m.  For further information and to
purchase tickets, contact Events Unlimited at 310-996-1188.

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Loren R. Javier
Director of Information Systems
GLAAD
javier@glaad.org
http://www.glaad.org

The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, GLAAD, is a national
organization that promotes fair, accurate and inclusive representation of
individuals and events in the media as a means of combatting homophobia and
all forms of discrimination based on sexual orientation or identity.
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