AMERICAN PUBLIC TELEVISION CHEFS PARTICIPATE AT THE 2010 SOUTH BEACH
FOOD AND WINE FESTIVAL

BOSTON (February 18, 2009) -- American Public Television – the leading U.S. distributor of lifestyle series for public television – announces the appearance of four of its popular TV chefs at the 2010 South Beach Food and Wine Festival in Miami from Feb. 25-28.

Ming Tsai, Todd English, Eric Ripert and Lidia Bastianich will participate at events throughout the four-day festival, from sampling at the grand tasting village to hosting sold-out interactive dinners.

All four chefs host TV programs airing exclusively on public television and the Create™ channel – the only commercial-free channel dedicated to the best of public television’s “how-to” series in cooking, travel, gardening and more. For more information on Create, available in more than 82% of U.S. TV households, please visit www.CreateTV.com.

About American Public Television:
American Public Television (APT) has been a leading distributor of high-quality, top-rated programming to America’s public television stations since 1961. In 2009, APT distributed 56 of the top 100 highest-rated public television titles. Among its 300 new program titles per year are prominent documentaries, dramatic series, how-to programs, children’s series and classic movies, including Spain...on the road Again, Rick Steves' Europe, Worldfocus, Globe Trekker, Simply Ming, America's Test Kitchen From Cook’s Illustrated, Lidia's Italy, P. Allen Smith's Garden Home, Murdoch Mysteries, Doc Martin, Rosemary and Thyme, Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison, Liza’s at the Palace…. and John Denver: The Wildlife Concert. APT also licenses programs internationally through its APT Worldwide service. In 2006, APT launched Create™ – the TV channel featuring the best of public television's lifestyle programming. For more information about APT’s programs and services, visit APTonline.org.

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