Denver host committee launches TV series on DNC prep

The Denver 2008 Convention Host Committee, in partnership with Denver 8 TV and the Denver Metro Convention Visitors Bureau, will launch a monthly television series beginning Thursday, May 8 that will highlight the people, activities and organizations working on making the Democratic National Convention a success for everyone in the Denver area and Rocky Mountain Region.

The program, "Denver 8.08," will bring viewers an insider's look at the community effort required to host an event of this scale. Each segment of the four-part series will give a behind-the-scenes look at the special features of this convention, as well as how the convention will create a defining moment in history for Denver. A new episode will air on Channel 8 each month starting in May; the series will run through August 2008.

Because the convention will deliver a sizeable impact beyond Denver, "Denver 8.08" also will be broadcast in almost 20 other communities in the metro area and statewide.

The television series will air in participating cities such as Arvada, Aurora, Boulder, Brighton, Broomfield, Douglas County, Durango, Fredrick, Golden, Greenwood Village, Lakewood, Telluride, Thornton, Westminster, Wheatridge, and the Summit County communities of Breckenridge, Silverthorn, Dillon, and Frisco.

"We are excited to launch this informative program that will educate the public about what it takes to put this historical event together," said Elbra Wedgeworth, President/Chair of the Denver Host Committee.

Residents throughout the region can take great pride not only in playing host to up to 50,000 guests from around the nation and the world, but also in the perseverance it takes to plan the details of the event. The effort to bring this historic event to our city has been one that has engaged the entire Metro region, Colorado and the multi-state area of the Western United States.

• How was this done?
• What will make this convention stand out from all that have gone before?
• And what opportunities will be presented when media attention brings Denver and Colorado into the limelight?
  
  

Answering those questions is what "Denver 8.08" is all about.

Scheduled air times for the City and County of Denver are as listed below; a new program will air each month as a lead up to the convention on Aug. 25-28 and can be viewed on Channel 8:

Mondays 5:00 p.m., 8:00 p.m.
Tuesdays 5:30 p.m.
Wednesdays 7:30 a.m., 9:30 p.m.
Thursdays 10:00 a.m., 7:30 p.m.
Fridays 7:30 a.m.
Saturdays 7:30 a.m., 8:00 p.m.
Sundays 1:00 p.m.