The First Lady Joins Public Media Effort, American Graduate Day 2015
As part of her Reach Higher initiative, First Lady Michelle Obama has recorded a video message to air as part of public media's American Graduate Day. The American Graduate Day engagement campaign will highlight champions who are supporting and inspiring students across our country. The First Lady joins a roster of influential figures, who include President George W. Bush, General Colin Powell along with journalists Soledad O'Brien, Rehema Ellis and Juju Chang as well as several A-list celebrities.
To bring attention to the need for more Champions to help all students navigate the challenges in and out of the classroom and to spotlight those who are already making a difference every day, American Graduate Day will premiere on public media stations nationwide in October.
"Telling the stories of American Graduate Champions who are making a difference in the lives of students, schools and their communities inspires others as we work to help students stay on a positive path to graduation," said Pat Harrison, president and CEO of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. "American Graduate's success would not be possible without the partnership among public media and people and organizations from all sectors of American life."
American Graduate Day airing on October 3 from 11AM-6PM, is a live, seven-hour multiplatform broadcast from Tisch WNET Studios, hosted by Soledad O'Brien that features interviews with newsmakers, celebrities and performances celebrating the exceptional work of our educators and innovators. Viewers can join the conversation on social media using the #AmGrad hashtag or by following American Graduate on Twitter and Facebook.
To find out more about national and regional organizations involved in this effort and how to help in your local community, log on to AmericanGraduate.org.
American Graduate Day is part of American Graduate: Let's Make It Happen - a public media initiative made possible by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to help communities implement solutions to the high school dropout crisis. Additional funding from the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Visit the American Graduate Web site for more details on participating PBS stations as well as other television and radio programs: www.americangraduate.org
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