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ATTENTION ...... Broadcast editors: Satellite feed at 2 p.m. looks at fitness vs. fatness University of South Carolina exercise science professor Dr. Russell Pate of the Arnold School of Public Health says fitness is a better measure of health than weight. Pate, a past president of the American College of Sports Medicine, discusses how to get fit, exercises for staying fit, and dispels the myth that thinness means fitness. Pate’s interview will be available via satellite uplink Wednesday, April 9, from 2 - 2:15 p.m. The coordinates for the satellite feed are Galaxy 26/TP C01 Downlink Frequency 3720.0000MHZ Vertical. Audio Frequency Channel 1 6.2; Channel 2 6.8. The interview, which is accompanied by B roll, is particularly relevant for use during National Public Health Week, which continues through Sunday, April 13, but the topic and footage can be used any time for a story on fitness and health.
For more information or questions about the satellite feed, contact Frenche` Brewer or Margaret Lamb in the Office of Media Relations, 803-777-5400.
ATTENTION ...... Metro, Feature, Arts and Broadcast editors: Rushdie to give public reading of ‘Midnight’s Children’ Writer Salman Rushdie will read from and discuss his book, “Midnight’s Children,” from 5:45 – 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 9, in Belk Auditorium of the Moore School of Business. Rushdie’s appearance is part of the university’s popular student-community course, “Caught in the Creative Act.” Rushdie is not available for media interviews before or after the event. However, print and broadcast photography will be allowed.
To coordinate coverage, call Peggy Binette at 803-777-5400.
ATTENTION ...... Metro, Feature and Broadcast editors: Social-work students spearheading canned food drive Graduate students in the University of South Carolina’s College of Social Work are spearheading a campaign through Wednesday, April 9, to collect canned food for Harvest Hope Food Bank and raise awareness of the growing problem of food insecurity and malnutrition in the Palmetto State. The students have teamed up with the Bi-Lo at 7830 Garners Ferry Road and the Chick-Fil-A at 294 Harbison Blvd. to encourage the community to donate food for Harvest Hope’s emergency pantry as it approaches the time of year when food requests are highest. Donation barrels also are located throughout the university. The drive will culminate in a canned food drive at the April 9 home baseball game against Clemson University.
To talk with the students, call Margaret Lamb at 803-777-5400.
ATTENTION ...... Metro, Health and Broadcast editors: National Public Health Week focusing on climate change and health National Public Health Week continues through Sunday, April 13, with the message that climate change affects the nation’s health. Dr. Tom Chandler, interim dean of the Arnold School of Public Health and former chair of the school’s department of environmental health sciences, is available during the week to discuss climate change and public health.
For information or to arrange interviews, call Karen Petit at 803-777-5400.
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