ALL ABOARD! THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE™ PULLS INTO THE STATION AT 23 Sesame St. on Dec.1, 2013
HIT Entertainment, a leading provider of quality children’s entertainment, and the Community Idea Stations invite central Virginia area children to join Thomas for a fun-filled event on Sunday, December 1, 2013 at 23 Sesame St. North Chesterfield, VA The Really Useful Engine will be at the WCVE Studios for Meet &Greets and for photos with children and their families at 1:20-2:20 p.m., 2:40-3:30 p.m., and 4-5 p.m.
Created by a father for his son over 65 years ago, Thomas & Friends™ invites children to enter a world of imagination through the tracks of a train and the words of a story. Today, families in more than 185 territories enjoy fun and adventure with their engine friends while experiencing timeless life lessons including discovery, friendship and cooperation.
Thomas & Friends is making tracks to great destinations on PBS KIDS® and Sprout®. For more information about the world of Thomas & Friends, please visit www.thomasandfriends.com, and follow on Facebook (www.facebook.com/thomasandfriends) and Twitter (@TrueBlueEngine).
About HIT Entertainment
HIT Entertainment is one of the world’s leading independent children’s entertainment producers and rights-owners. HIT’s portfolio includes properties, such as Thomas & Friends™, Barney™, Bob the Builder™, Fireman Sam™, Angelina Ballerina™, Mike the Knight™, Pingu™ and Rainbow Magic™. Launched in 1989, HIT’s lines of business span television and video production, content distribution, publishing, consumer products licensing and live events and has operations in the UK, US, Canada, Hong Kong and Japan. HIT is a part-owner of US-based preschool channel, Sprout®. For more information, visit www.hitentertainment.com.
About Community Idea Stations
The Community Idea Stations provides public TV and public radio for central Virginia. Every week, the Community Idea Stations reaches more than 300,000 people in Central Virginia of every age, demographic and economic circumstance. By providing the best of PBS and NPR programming and coupling that with a strong set of local, community-based programs and services, the Community Idea Stations makes an important impact in the areas of arts, news, history, science and education.
For more information, please contact:
Trish Reed, Ready To Learn Coordinator WCVE/WCVW/WHTJ
Phone: 804 560-8134
Email: preed@ideastations.org
Noelle Dong \ HIT Entertainment PR
Phone: 646-467-5336
Email: ndong@hitentertainment.com
