BET Launches Search For America’s Next Big Gospel Star

LOS ANGELES, July 26  — BET builds on its success with
CELEBRATION OF GOSPEL, the #1 religious program in television history, and
Bobby Jones Gospel with SUNDAY BEST, a national search for America’s next
great gospel singer. Brought to you by one of the producers of the original
American Idol, SUNDAY BEST will scour the country from storefront churches
to mega-churches looking for the best undiscovered gospel singers in
America. The search begins in Los Angeles and moves on to Atlanta and
Chicago — hopefuls planning to audition should arrive early, as only the
first 500 attendees are guaranteed an audition! SUNDAY BEST’S celebrity
judges will narrow the field down to 20 finalists who will travel to Los
Angeles to begin the competition. One anointed singer will be crowned BET’s
SUNDAY BEST and receive cash and prizes for themselves and their church
community.
 AUGUST 4, 2007 — LOS ANGELES, CA — 9:00 am PT
                        The Renaissance Montura Hotel
                9620 Airport Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90045
                 **Call backs with celebrity judges August 5

                 AUGUST 11, 2007 — ATLANTA, GA — 9:00 am ET
                    Renaissance Atlanta Hotel — Downtown
                 590 West Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA 30308
                 **Call backs with celebrity judges August 12

                August 18, 2007 — Chicago, IL — 9:00 a.m. CT
                        Hyatt Regency McCormick Place
              2233 South Martin L. King Drive Chicago, IL 60616
                 **Call backs with celebrity judges August 19
    SUNDAY BEST is scheduled to premiere Tuesday, October 2 at 8:00 p.m.
ET/PT. For more information, visit http://www.BET.com or call 888-PSALMS-95.
    About BET Networks
    BET Networks, a division of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), is the
nation’s leading provider of quality entertainment, music, news and public
affairs television programming for the African-American audience. The
primary BET channel reaches more than 85 million households according to
Nielsen Media Research, and can be seen in the U.S., Canada and the
Caribbean. BET is the dominant African-American consumer brand with a
diverse group of businesses extensions: BET.com, a leading internet
destination for Black entertainment, music, culture, and news; BET Digital
Networks – BET J, BET Gospel and BET Hip Hop, attractive alternatives for
cutting-edge entertainment tastes; BET Event Productions, a full-scale
event management and production company; BET Home Entertainment, a
collection of BET-branded offerings for the home environment including DVDs
and video-on-demand; BET Mobile, a service venture into the lucrative world
of ringtones, games and video content for wireless devices;
    and BET International, an extension of BET network programming for
global distribution.

SOURCE BET Networks