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“Making IT! Minority Success Stories”
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SMALL BUSINESS OWNER RECEIVES 4TH EMMY AWARD FOR SHOWCASING OTHER SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS

‘MAKING IT!’ garners L.A. Area Emmy Award for Best Informational/Public Affairs Series

Los Angeles, CA September 12, 2003---- With the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (ATAS) announcement of its 2002 L.A. area Emmy winners, “Making IT! Minority Success Stories” became one of the most honored Small Business TV programs ever when it received its fourth Emmy Award in 14 years on the air for Best Informational/Public Affairs Series.

Nelson Davis, the creator and Executive Producer of MAKING IT! says he “never dreamed that the program would be on the air for more than a decade and available in millions of homes.” His purpose was simply to put the inspiring stories of the men and women who struggle to build small businesses on TV so the community could see them.

During its 14 years on the air, the weekly show has earned 11 Emmy nominations, along with over 30 other awards from all levels of business and government. The ‘MAKING IT!’ cameras have taken viewers into more than 800 businesses created by minority entrepreneurs, to hear their success stories of dreams come true through persistence and hard work. No other public affairs program with a small business focus has this history of accolades from ATAS.

Not only did Mr. Davis sell the commercials and supervise production of the show, he took it upon himself to syndicate the program to stations beyond Los Angeles. He chuckles as he says “I’m a small business owner who gets to study and learn from the best because we put their business and personal stories on TV. The list of people who get to do this is extremely short.” He went on to say “Small business shows don’t usually get this kind of recognition. It is simply thrilling!” Davis believes that economic empowerment and small business development are the civil rights movement of this era.

Produced by Nelson Davis Television Productions, a minority owned company, ‘MAKING IT!’ is west coast’s only triple Emmy Award winning small business show devoted to small minority owned businesses. It is broadcast on KTLA in Los Angeles, KKPX in San Francisco, KSWB in San Diego and KSPX in Sacramento. It is also available on DirecTV, reaching over 10 million homes around the country. ‘MAKING IT!’ sponsors include Boeing, the California Lottery, Hilton Hotels, Honda, Sempra Energy, and the Walt Disney Company.

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