The Ford Black College Quiz Show Launches 7th Season At Spelman College With New Host, New Format
Ford hosts 2012 BCQ at Spelman College.
- (1888PressRelease) November 20, 2012 - Actor RonReaco Lee of BET's "Let's Stay Together" Joins Twelve Students from HBCUs to Test Their African American History Facts and Compete for Cash Prizes.
ATLANTA, GA - On Saturday, November 3, the 7th Annual Ford Black College Quiz Show brought together some of our nation's brightest minds for two days of fun and competition on the campus of Atlanta University Center's prestigious Spelman College. The "Jeopardy-style" televised competition offers a dozen gifted student players the chance to represent their schools and test their knowledge of African-American history. In addition to earning bragging rights for their performance, students compete for thousands of dollars for their studies.
Debuting as host this year is charismatic actor and Atlanta native RonReaco Lee, star of the BET hit series "Let's Stay Together."
"Participating in this year's Ford Black College Quiz has been one of the most rewarding experiences in my career to date," said Lee. "Being able to interact with the students and witness first hand their enthusiasm, competitive nature and sheer brain power is something I know I'll never forget!"
In a twist to the show's format, every participant has an opportunity to win -- each student is awarded cash prizes based on their ranking in four rounds of competitive play. Four first-place winners, one from each show, earn a prize of $5,000. $1,000 and $500 in scholarship money is awarded to second and third place contestants in each half-hour episode.
"I am extremely excited about our new format for the 2013 Ford Black College Quiz series, which increased our student scholarship monies to over $25,000 - the highest ever over the 7 years of the program series," said Don Jackson, executive producer and Central City Productions CEO. "Also, the new format provided an opportunity for us to have four 1st place winners, rather than just one grand prize winner at the end of our 4-part series. This added another dimension of excitement and competition for all of the participating students."
Regarding this year's location, Jackson added, "I'm especially pleased that we were able to tape outdoors on the beautiful grounds of Spelman College, which provided a real campus setting and scenic background for the series."
The competition includes 12 students, accompanied by their coaches, from across the nation attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). This year's participants are:
⎯ Ketrina Childs, Bethune-Cookman University
⎯ Karon Jones, Central State University
⎯ Brandon Britt, Claflin State University
⎯ Tanisha Smith, Coppin State University
⎯ Ryan Brookens, Hampton University
⎯ Artis Collins, III, Paine College
⎯ Noah Moore, Rust College
⎯ Terri Simon-Coleman, Southern University at New Orleans
⎯ Nandi Stewart, Spelman College
⎯ Lawrence Brown, Stillman College
⎯ Alexis Tardy, Talledega College
⎯ Leroy Myers, Jr., University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Viewers will have to tune-in each week to find out who took home top honors when the series of four shows airs in syndication in various markets around the country from January 26, 2013 - March 3, 2013. For local airdate information, please visit www.blackcollegequiz.com where the most recent list of airdates will be posted as they become available. Viewers can also consult local TV listings to get programming information for their area.
To connect with the Ford Black College Quiz on social media platforms, follow us on Twitter ( @ ) BlkCollegeQuiz, and 'like' us on Facebook at www dot facebook dot com/ BlackCollegeQuiz dot On the web: www dot blackcollegequiz dot com dot
Photos of contestants, bio information and interviews with the host, contestants and producers are available upon request.
About Central City Productions
Founded in 1970 by Don Jackson, Chicago-based Central City Productions is a distributor of original targeted programming to television and cable networks. CCP's award-winning television programs include the Stellar Gospel Music Awards, the Trumpet Awards, Bud Billiken Back-to-School Parade, Know Your Heritage, The Black College Quiz Show Series, Hispanic College Quiz, Our World with Black Enterprise and The Black Enterprise Business Report, among many others. For more information, please visit www.ccptv.com.
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