This September, viewers from across the nation will learn about the powerful and successful responses that six American communities have developed against crime and violence to reclaim their neighborhoods and to protect their children.

Seeking Solutions, a 2-1/2 hour broadcast, explores what Americans can learn from grassroots campaigns and daring individuals from Oregon to South Carolina - who have found effective answers to teen violence, street crime, drug dealing and hate crime. Hosted and produced by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Hedrick Smith, the program mixes compelling documentary segments and public dialogues on gut problems that roil communities from coast to coast. Individual PBS stations all across America are creating their own 30-minute programs on local anti-crime efforts as companion pieces to the national broadcast of Seeking Solutions.

AIRDATE/TIME
Wednesday, September 22, 1999 from 8:00 to 10:30 p.m. ET (check local listings) on PBS.

CORRESPONDENT AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Hedrick Smith

PUBLICITY CONTACTS
Stacy Coates or Kristina Hallman at Devillier Communications

Telephone: (202) 833-8121
Fax: (202) 833-8155
E-mail: dcinet@aol.com