C-SPAN's Book Bus Rolls Along
Want to jazz up your local library fund-raiser? Hook up with C-SPAN's giant orange bus. It's a state-of-the-art studio on wheels guaranteed to be a crowd pleaser.
Political network pioneer C-SPAN has taken to the highways and byways of America with a humongous 45-foot long mobile television production studio. This nationwide tour, C-SPAN's first traveling road show, was cooked up to tout Book TV's all-weekend, every-weekend non-fiction programming marathon.
The bus, decorated in an eye-catching orange with big, bold graphics, visits local libraries, bookstores, media events and book festivals. The public is invited on board for an interactive demonstration and the chance to see how the production of a TV show, in this case a Book TV offering, comes together.
Starting at 8:00 every Saturday morning and running round the clock until 8:00 on Monday morning, Book TV devotes itself to non-stop programs dealing with all aspects of the non-fiction book world. Coverage includes segments on history, politics, biographies, author interviews, the media, readings, discussion groups and just about anything you can think of in the book world that isn't fiction.
Organizations interested in hosting the bus for a special event can contact Book TV for details.
The next scheduled stops on the bus tour are:
- 09/27/06 Historic downtown Winchester, VA. 12:00pm - 3:00pm.
- 09/28/06 Borders, Silver Spring MD 12:00pm - 2:00pm
- 09/29/06 National Mall, Washington DC, 10:00am - 5:00pm
For a complete schedule, go to Book TV Bus Tour
