Local Teens Talk Internet Safety on Cox 11's "Plugged-In"
Chief of Virginia's Computer Crime Section Offers Advice to Teen Audience
Hampton Roads, VA – Cox Communications of Hampton Roads is set to premiere the latest installment of "Plugged In," a televised teen forum, with a look at internet safety and what young people understand about online dangers. "Plugged In – Teens Online" will air for the first time on June 11, 2008 at 4 p.m. on Cox 11. It also will be available July 1 via Cox’s On Demand service.
Launched earlier this year, “Plugged In” is a series of special presentations produced at the Studios of Cox 11, the local cable channel operated by Cox and seen exclusively on the Cox system in Hampton Roads. The show features a studio audience of local teens and is designed to inform and educate young people and their parents, on many issues facing young people today.
“From cyber-bullying to predators to the long-term effects of images and messages posted on the web, we'll examine what youth and their parents know as well as what they need to know about the world online,” says program host Gary McCollum, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Cox Hampton Roads.
In the audience for “Plugged In” are teen journalists from the Virginian-Pilot’s ‘757: Teens Cover the Code’ program. Also in the audience are scholars from the ACCESS College Foundation, a program which helps students pursue their goals of attending college. Teens from these organizations featured in the February episode of “Plugged In” include:
Zach Batten, Virginia Beach
Sarah Bowers, Portsmouth
Hykeem Brodie, Chesapeake
Ebony Callistro, Virginia Beach
Jessica Gant, Chesapeake
oreana Giles Outlaw, Norfolk
April Johnson, Chesapeake
William Mayes, Chesapeake
Tanaya McLemore, Portsmouth
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Alexis Oubre, Virginia Beach
vClaire Pickard, Virginia Beach
Simone Reynolds, Chesapeake
Sydney Ragland, Chesapeake
Keith Zirkle, Virginia Beach
Plugged In Show Schedule on Cox 11
Date
Showtime
Wednesday, June 11
4 p.m.
Friday, June 13
7 p.m.
Saturday, June 14
12 p.m.
Wednesday, June 18
4 p.m.
Saturday, June 21
12 p.m.
Wednesday, June 25
4 p.m.
Wednesday, June 28
12 p.m.
Wednesday, July 2
4 p.m.
Saturday, July 5
12 p.m.
About Cox Communications
Cox Communications is a multi-service broadband communications and entertainment company with more than 6.2 million total residential and commercial customers. The third-largest cable television company in the United States, Cox offers an array of advanced digital video, high-speed Internet and telephony services over its own nationwide IP network, as well as integrated wireless services. Cox Business is a full-service, facilities-based provider of communications solutions for commercial customers, providing high-speed Internet, voice and long distance services, as well as data and video transport services for small to large-sized businesses. Cox Media offers national and local cable advertising in traditional spot and new media formats, along with promotional opportunities and production services. Cox Communications wholly owns and operates the Travel Channel. More information about the services of Cox Communications, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, is available at www.cox.com, www.coxbusiness.com, and www.coxmedia.com. In Hampton Roads, Cox has more than 400,000 basic cable subscribers.
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