For Immediate Release, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2006
 

TWELFTH EDITION OF ‘NORTHSHORE NEWS’ NOW AIRING
 

            The news-style program launched by Parish President Kevin Davis in the aftermath of Katrina has met with tremendous success, and the 12^th edition of the weekly show is now being broadcast.

            “Northshore News” is updated weekly and is broadcast on Charter Cable Channel 10, the Government Access Channel, twice daily – at 7 a.m. and 10 p.m.  The show features interviews with local elected officials, volunteers, community leaders and storm survivors, and focuses on the various hurricane-recovery issues affecting St. Tammany.

            Guests in the current edition include Mandeville Mayor Eddie Price, Parish Fire Superintendent John P. O’Neil, Fire District 1 Chief Larry Hess, and Stephen Nichols of Our Lady of Lourdes School. Each edition concludes with a profile of local non-profit or faith-based organizations and individuals working to aid in restoration; this week’s focus is on efforts at Tammany Oaks Church of Christ.

            Previous guests have included the mayors of Covington, Slidell, Pearl River and Abita Springs; the sheriff, assessor, superintendent of schools, and district attorney; Chamber of Commerce leaders; administrators from local hospitals, and state legislators. Non-profit and faith-based organizations previously featured include Trinity Church near Covington; Life Church near Mandeville; First Baptist of Pearl River; the American Red Cross; the Children’s Advocacy Center; First Baptist of Slidell; St. Timothy United Methodist Church; the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints; and North Cross United Methodist Church, among others.

            In addition to broadcasts on Channel 10, “Northshore News” is available online through the Parish Government’s website, www.stpgov.org. Previous editions can also be viewed online.

            “While commercial media can only spend about two minutes a day on north shore issues, our show offers only St. Tammany news and information,” said Davis. “There are so many issues affecting our residents in the aftermath of Katrina that there is definitely a need for the in-depth interviews and segments this program can offer.”

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