Date:

February 9, 2005

For More Information Contact:

Diane Gonzolas, Citizen Information Center, 441-7831

5 CITY-TV and 21 Educational Access are now airing “An Evening with Ted Kooser,” recorded live February 8 at the Lied Center for Performing Arts. The program includes Kooser, the new U.S. Poet Laureate, reading from his work and a discussion among Kooser, University of Nebraska President J.B. Milliken and UNL Chancellor Harvey Perlman. The program was a special Nebraska Lecture event co-sponsored by UNL and the City of Lincoln. It was recorded by Nebraska Educational Television.

The 75-minute show will air at these times:

• Wednesday, February 9 - 7 p.m. on channels 5 and 21
• Thursday, February 10 - 10:30 a.m. and 9 p.m on channel 5; 3 p.m. on channel 21
• Friday, February 11 - 8 p.m. on channel 5; 10 a.m, on channel 21

More schedule information for 5 CITY-TV and 21 Educational Access is available on the City Web site at lincoln.ne.gov. Anyone with programming questions or viewer comments is urged to call the 5 CITY-TV feedback line at 441-6688.