On Friday, September 28th at 1:00 p.m. EST, Trinity Broadcast Network (TBN) and Time Warner (TW) will air New York Now, hosted by Reverend A.R. Bernard, a public affairs show that can be
seen weekly throughout the tri-state region.
During Friday's8217;s episode, guests Dr. Scott Monrad of Montefiore Hospital, Bonnie Arkus of Women's8217;s Heart Foundation, and Margeret Elbert of Mended Hearts (a patient to patient
network for heart patients of all ages) provide viewers with an in-depth look at the effects of heart disease and its challenges. Also, a recovering heart patient, Kathleen Gulla shares
her journey as she travels the road to recovery.
Think it doesn's8217;t affect you Chew on this - in 2003, the leading cause of death of African American men in the United States was cardiovascular disease (CVD) and in women, 483,800
American females died from CVD, with an additional 6 million females were diagnosed as having coronary heart disease (CHD) and 3.1 million suffered from strokes.*
*Source: American Heart Association Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics, 2006 Update.
New York Now is a half-hour program that airs Fridays at 1:00 p.m. EST and re-airs Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 3:30 a.m. EST locally on TBN and Time Warner Cable Networks. Check
your local listing for affiliated TBN and Time Warner stations for airdates and times. It reaches over 11-million households throughout the tri-state region. The program is made possible
due to Time Warner's8217;s dedication to delivering quality, local public affairs programming to its viewers.
While the show airs on the world's8217;s largest Christian Network, TBN, New York Now is a non-religious show created to give New Yorkers a platform to discuss any and everything that
affects their lives. It covers a wide range of topics and issues of concern to New Yorkers and is hosted by the highly sought after speaker, teacher and community leader, A.R. Bernard as
well as accomplished journalist and news anchor, Cathleen Trigg-Jones.
New York Now is not intended to be a controversial show, but welcomes a healthy debate, with the goal of raising awareness about issues that are important to New Yorkers with the hope of
bringing about change. The program is taped at CCC Studios on 12020 Flatlands Avenue in Brooklyn.
If you would like more information about New York Now or would like to suggest a programming topic, please send your request in writing via e-mail. To be a guest on the show, please
contact via e-mail as well.