C-SPAN bus; image submitted

KNOXVILLE – The C-SPAN Bus is on a "Southern Swing," traveling for eight weeks through Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico and Arizona. Partnering with Comcast, C-SPAN’s award-winning state-of-the-art, 45-foot customized Bus will visit the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and Knox County Schools on January 17-18, 2019 to engage students, teachers, community members and elected officials.

Through interactive kiosks and demonstrations aboard the Bus, visitors will learn about C-SPAN's in-depth coverage of the American political process and comprehensive online educational resources, including C-SPAN.org – an extensive video library containing close to 250,000 hours of searchable content for viewing, research and education purposes, dating back to 1987. In addition, Bus visitors will be invited to share their thoughts on what it means to be an American for C-SPAN's "Voices from the Road" project.

"We are excited for the opportunity to meet, engage and share our resources with residents along our 'Southern Swing' and hearing from people about what being an American means to them," said Heath Neiderer, C-SPAN Marketing Manager. "Some of the cities on this tour haven't seen our Bus in many years. We hope they enjoy their experience aboard our interactive mobile classroom and discover new ways of keeping well-informed."

Aboard the high-tech, interactive C-SPAN Bus you'll find:
• Access to an exclusive interactive experience available on 11 large-screen tablets featuring C-SPAN programming and myriad of political and educational resources
• A smart TV and classroom area for conversations with students and teachers
• A high-definition TV production studio for taped and live programming
• A 360-degree video station featuring C-SPAN's unfiltered coverage of high-profile events and insightful, behind-the-scenes tours of U.S. landmarks
• A D.C.-themed selfie station where visitors can share their Bus experiences through social media

Since 1993, a C-SPAN Bus has traveled across the nation visiting schools and community events in partnership with C-SPAN's cable and satellite providers. Bus visitors engage with C-SPAN representatives and interactive tools to learn about the unique public affairs programming and online resources such as C-SPAN Classroom – the network's free membership service for teachers and students.

"Comcast is excited to bring the interactive C-SPAN Bus to Tennessee and partner with C-SPAN along their 'Southern Swing.' We are proud to serve Knoxville by providing all three C-SPAN networks and to share their robust educational and political resources with our community," said Kim Sasser Hayden, External Affairs Senior Manager.


EVENTS:

January 17, 2019
8:45 AM – 10:45 AM
Fulton High School
2509 N Broadway, Knoxville, TN 37917

11:30 AM – 2:30 PM
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Parked at Gate 21 Plaza from 11:30am-1pm
Parked at the Baker Center from 1:30-2:30pm

2:45 PM – 3:15 PM
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
US Politics and Government Class Presentation
*Non-bus event

January 18, 2019
Time TBD
Bearden High School
8352 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919

In Knoxville, C-SPAN programming is provided by Comcast as a commercial-free public service and can be seen on channel 98 and 1128; C-SPAN2 on channel 104 and 1129; and C-SPAN3 on channel 105 and 1130 and on the web at C-SPAN.org. Funding for C-SPAN operations, including Bus visits, is provided by cable and satellite TV providers.