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A Diverse Communication Group Presents 5th Annual Awards Ceremony

    PHILADELPHIA, May 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Continuing its mission
to educate, advocate and empower for multi-ethnic diversity in the
communications industry, the Philadelphia chapter of the National
Association for Multi- ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC) will present its
5th Annual Paragon Awards ceremony on the evening of Wednesday, May 23,
2007. This year's event, which honors corporate diversity pioneer Charisse
Lillie of Comcast, will take place from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at The
Ritz-Carlton, located at 10 Avenue of the Arts. The ceremony will feature
special guest speaker Art Fennell, anchor and managing editor of CN8, The
Comcast Network's "Art Fennell Reports." The evening's host is QVC Program
Host Dave King.

   
    The Paragon Award was created in 2003 to honor a NAMIC-Philadelphia
member for his/her commitment to multi-ethnic diversity. Previous
recipients include Ted Woo, former SCTE Director of Standards; Gloria Penn
Easton, owner of WWSI- TV/Telemundo; Tina Waters, Vice President of
Customer Service Operations, Comcast Cable; Clayton Banks, CEO of
EmberMedia; and Payne Brown, Vice President for Strategic Initiatives,
Comcast Corporation. 2007 event sponsors include AZN Television, E!
Entertainment, Style Network, G4, The Golf Channel, TV One, PBS Kids
Sprout, Versus, FEARnet, Select On Demand, Rainbow Media, QVC, WWE, The
Discovery Channel, NBA TV, Comcast Cable - Eastern Division, A&E, NBC
Universal, Center City Film & Video, Eclipse Marketing and EmberMedia.
    Bret Perkins, President of NAMIC-Philadelphia, commented on the
important role the honoree has played in shaping careers. "We are thrilled
to recognize Ms. Lillie at this year's Paragon Awards. The number of
professionals she has mentored is testimony to her commitment to the
advancement of diversity and personifies the mission of NAMIC."
    Charisse R. Lillie joined Comcast in 2005 as Vice President, Human
Resources for Comcast Corporation, and Senior Vice-President, Human
Resources of Comcast Cable Communications. Ms. Lillie was a partner in the
law firm of Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP, in Philadelphia from
1992 to 2005. She also served as Chair of the Litigation Department at
Ballard Spahr from 2002 to 2005.
    In 2006, Ms. Lillie was elected to the Board of Directors of the Penn
Mutual Life Insurance Company. She serves on the Board of Howard
University. Ms. Lillie is a past Chair of the American Bar Association
Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity. She is the former Chair of the
Board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. She served as City
Solicitor for Philadelphia from 1990 to 1992. She began her career as a law
clerk to Honorable Clifford Scott Green of the U.S. District Court for the
Eastern District of Pennsylvania and was a Justice Department lawyer with
five years of service.

    Ms. Lillie is the recipient of numerous honors, including the 2007
Philadelphia Magazine Trailblazer Award, the 2007 Woman of Distinction
Award from the Community Women's Education Project, the 2005 Learned Hand
Award from the Philadelphia Chapter of the American Jewish Committee, the
2005 PWR Award from the Professional Women's Roundtable, the Pennsylvania
Bar Association's 2003 Anne
    X. Alpern Award, the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund Awards of
Excellence Honoree, and the 2002 Women of Distinction Award from the
Philadelphia Business Journal.
    The Houston, Texas native received her B.A. in 1973 from Wesleyan
University - cum laude; her J.D. in 1976 from Temple Law School - Dean's
Honor List; and her LL.M. in 1982 from Yale Law School.
    With more than 20 years as a news veteran, Art Fennell has received
nearly 100 awards for outstanding journalism and community service.
Fennell's current assignment is anchor and managing editor of "Art Fennell
Reports," an honest, candid and interactive look at the news, issues and
events that have people talking. Through his hour-long weekly newsmagazine,
Fennell explores the big stories that shape viewers' worlds as well as the
small stories with a big impact on life across the reach of CN8, The
Comcast Network.
    Dave King joined QVC as a program host in 1995. In this position, King
presents product information, conducts demonstrations, and interacts with
on- air guests, vendors, celebrities, and viewers. Prior to QVC, King was a
successful actor, appearing in more than 100 commercials, on numerous hit
television series and in several films.

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