WXEL to Present National Broadcast Premiere of
ED SULLIVAN’S COMEDY LEGENDS
‘Golden Boy Comes Home’ for June 18 Premiere as
PBS Producer TJ Lubinsky Returns to WXEL
Accompanied by Comedians Rich Little & John Byner
WXEL Pledge Event will be Taped for Use at Other PBS TV Stations Around the Country
(Boynton Beach, FL – June 6, 2011) WXEL-TV, the area’s public television station, today announced that it would be presenting the national broadcast premiere of ED SULLIVAN’S COMEDY LEGENDS on Saturday, June 18, at 8 p.m.
Celebrity comedians and Ed Sullivan regulars Rich Little and John Byner will co-host the national premiere on WXEL along with renowned PBS producer TJ Lubinsky, who got his professional start at WXEL back in 1993. The three co-hosts will be featured in laugh-filled pledge breaks that will be taped live at WXEL and used later at other PBS TV stations around the country.
Produced by TJ Lubinsky, who previously produced the popular DooWop and My Music specials on PBS, ED SULLIVAN’S COMEDY LEGENDS will feature clips of many of America’s comedy legends, including Jack Benny, Bob Hope, Red Skelton, George Carlin, Richard Pryor, Flip Wilson, Joan Rivers, Alan King, Jack Paar, Jackie Gleason, Victor Borge and many more.
For 23 years, The Ed Sullivan Show was watched by millions of Americans every Sunday night on CBS. ED SULLIVAN’S COMEDY LEGENDS uses archival footage to bring back these comedy giants performing their classic routines on live TV.
Producer TJ Lubinsky worked in production at WXEL-TV from 1993 through 1998, when he left for Pittsburgh’s PBS station, WQED. Since 1999, he has produced 31 different music specials for PBS, including the DooWop and My Music series, which have been among the most successful music specials in PBS history, and have been particularly effective at reaching the critical Boomer demographic. His company, TJL Productions, produces the PBS specials.
WXEL President Bernie Henneberg and Mary Pat Lang, Director of Television Production Services, are both excited about the return of “Golden Boy” TJ Lubinsky, and are honored that he selected WXEL for the prestigious national broadcast premiere of his newest special, ED SULLIVAN’S COMEDY LEGENDS.
Lubinsky’s homecoming to WXEL also will include a special reception in his honor hosted by West Palm Beach lawyer Phil DiComo, who was Director of Development at WXEL during TJ’s tenure, and by Debra Tornaben, WXEL Garnet Society Director, and its Leadership Board.
About WXEL TV:
WXEL TV42, the area’s public television station, signed on the air in 1982. WXEL Television is affiliated with PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service airing shows serving the educational, cultural and entertainment needs of the community with acclaimed national programming such as The News Hour with Jim Lehrer and local programming, including Around Town with Howard Kaye. WXEL broadcasts four Digital Television Channels: 42.1 PBS & local programming, 42.2 Create!, 42.3 V-me (Spanish-language educational television) and 42.4 airing programming from T.E.N – The Educational Network – Palm Beach County School District and the Florida Channel. WXEL-TV42 is a service of Barry University.