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CW11 AND MyPHL17 BRING STEVE WILKOS AND GUESTS FROM THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB TO BE “THRILLED EVER AFTER” AT SIX FLAGS GREAT ADVENTURE!
IT’S 7 WEDDINGS ON 7 COASTERS ON 7/7/07!

July 3, 2007--New York, NY. 7/7/07 is a day many consider to be the luckiest date of the year, with many couples planning wedding ceremonies this day. To commemorate the lucky day, Six Flags Great Adventure is hosting "Thrilled Ever After" – 7 weddings on 7 coasters on 7/7/07. Steve Wilkos, host of the new talk show The Steve Wilkos Show which will debut on CW11 in September 2007, has been invited to the reception. His guests for the festivities will be specially selected kids from the Boys & Girls Club of New Jersey.

Beginning at 7AM, each of the 7 wedding couples will say their vows atop the platform of a Six Flags Great Adventure rollercoaster (Nitro, Batman, Daredevil Dive., Superman, Medusa, Runaway Train and El Toro). After the ceremony is performed, the couples and their guests will be treated to a wedding reception in the Picnic Grove of Six Flags Great Adventure where Steve Wilkos and five special kids from the Boys & Girls Club will help the newlyweds celebrate their nuptials.

Steve Wilkos will spend the rest of the day meeting his fans – taking part in a "meet & greet" at 11am prior to participating in the Six Flags "Wedding Parade" at 12:30pm.

In addition to the kids from the Boys & Girls Club, Steve will be joined by two groups of contest winners selected by CW11 and MyPHL17. The contest runs until 9AM on July 5th and can be accessed via CW11.com or MyPHL17.com. Each Grand Prize winner will join Steve Wilkos at Six Flags Great Adventure on 7/7/07 and will receive additional passes to come back to the park later this summer.

The Boys & Girls Club, known as "The Positive Place for Kids," provides guidance-oriented character development programs on a daily basis for kids 6-18 years old, emphasizing education, health and life skills, the arts, sports, fitness and recreation.

CW11, MyPHL17, Steve Wilkos and the Boys & Girls Club of New Jersey – it's going to be a wedding to remember at Six Flags Great Adventure this Sunday!

SIX FLAGS GREAT ADVENTURE Six Flags Great Adventure theme park, Six Flags Wild Safari animal park, and Six Flags Hurricane Harbor water park are located in Jackson, N.J. The parks comprise America's largest regional family entertainment complex. The combined 2,200-acre facility, located midway between Philadelphia and New York City, is part of Six Flags, Inc.

BOYS & GIRLS CLUB Boys & Girls Clubs of America annually serves over 4.6 million young people, primarily from disadvantaged circumstances. In New Jersey, there are 25 Boys & Girls Club organizations serving more than 109,000 youth in over 60 locations. Known as "The Positive Place for Kids," the Clubs provide guidance-oriented character development programs on a daily basis for kids 6-18 years old, conducted by a full-time professional staff. Key Boys & Girls Club programs emphasize character and leadership development, education and career development, health and life skills, the arts, sports, fitness and recreation. www.bgcnj.org

"The Steve Wilkos Show" / NBC Universal Television Distribution Steve Wilkos, the highly recognizable former U.S. Marine, Chicago police officer and popular TV veteran, is the host of NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution's upcoming new daily series, "The Steve Wilkos Show." NBC Universal is a leader in providing entertainment programming to the domestic and international marketplaces. The NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution division is responsible for the distribution of NBC Universal product to all forms of television within the U.S. and Canada. This includes distribution of current and library film and television product, including formats and non-scripted programming, in the pay, free, and basic markets, as well as the domestic syndication of first-run syndicated TV programs and theatrical and TV movie packages. Current and upcoming first-run strip syndicated programming at NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution includes Access Hollywood, Blind Date, The Jerry Springer Show, The Martha Stewart Show, Maury and The Steve Wilkos Show. Current first-run weekly syndicated programming includes The Chris Matthews Show, The Wall Street Journal Report with Maria Bartiromo, Your Total Health and the off-network distribution of The Office, House, Monk, the Law & Order series and much more.

THE CW11/WPIX New York's CW11 (WPIX-TV Channel 11), is the flagship station of The CW Television Network. Founded in 1948 and owned by Tribune Broadcasting, a division of the Tribune Company, WPIX has long been regarded as a groundbreaking station in New York. In September 2006, WPIX became The CW11, and its successful Network programming, award winning news, extensive library of hit movies, first-run programs, off-network sitcom favorites, quality children's programming and public affairs shows, as well as outstanding event coverage, have contributed to the station's success. The CW11 has earned over 150 Emmy Awards, including two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Morning News Program and multiple Emmy Awards for Outstanding Newscast. The station has been honored with numerous other awards for excellence in reporting, news coverage, public affairs, specials and features. In addition, The CW11 has been the official broadcast television home of the New York Mets since 1999. www.cw11.com

MyPHL17/WPHL Myphl17 serves as the Philadelphia of MyNetworkTV affiliate. Tribune Broadcasting owns and operates 23 television stations concentrated in major markets and Superstation WGN on national cable. The group's combined reach is more than 80 percent of U.S. television households. Tribune Broadcasting also includes Los Angeles-based Tribune Entertainment, a developer and distributor of first-run television programming for the Tribune station group and for national syndication; Chicago's WGN-AM; and the Chicago Cubs baseball team. Investment interests include Comcast SportsNet Chicago (25% owned) and TV Food Network (31%).

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