The cable network will broadcast the second one-hour NFL Characters Unite documentary to air the week following Super Bowl XLVII on Friday, Feb. 8 at 7 p.m., The Hollywood Reporter has learned exclusively.
HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
When Meghan Markle, star of the USA Network original drama "SUITS", was asked if she wanted to come to Greenville to be part of USA Network's Characters Unite Storytelling Tour, it was a "no brainer".
GREENVILLE ONLINE
Berea High School in Greenville County just wrapped up a weeklong project with a major television network aimed at fostering greater tolerance in school. USA Network, along with Charter Communications, and The Moth (a nonprofit storytelling organization) brought Characters Unite National Tour to Berea.
WSPA- TV NEWS CHANNEL 7
Tim Porter, a University of the Incarnate Word professor and president and CEO of Appddiction Studios, was honored as a 2012 Characters Unite Award recipient.
MY SA
Gabrielle (Gabe) Ford was awarded a ‘Characters Unite’ honor by the USA Network this past Saturday. Ford, a Fenton native, has a rare genetic disease that has left her wheelchair bound.
TCTIMES
Wade Carpenter, Chief of Police in Park City, was awarded with a $5 thousand grant from USA Network and Comcast for his efforts to combat prejudice and discrimination.
ABC4
Patrick Wallace, a local activist and co-founder of A Note to My Kid, will be recognized by USA Network at an awards ceremony on Friday, Aug. 3, at The Brass Rail. SDGLN reported in June that Wallace had been selected as one of 10 recipients from across the nation who were selected for USA Network's coveted 2012 Characters Unite Awards.
SAN DIEGO GAY & LESBIAN NEWS
One of Central Florida’s most active volunteers, Helen Greenspun, is being honored by the USA Network’s Characters Unite campaign, which identifies leaders in addressing social injustices and bridging cultural divides.
WEST ORLANDO NEWS
On Tuesday, "White Collar's" Willie Garson, "Burn Notice's" Coby Bell and "Psych's" Timothy Omundson made an appearance at Farragut Square to help promote the television network's Characters Unite public service program.
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
Stories are often told in Los Angeles. They range from you'll-never-guess-who-I-saw-at-Urth to the variety of comedies, dramas and fantasies that we see on the silver screen in the form of film. But the art of spoken storytelling has long been lost in our modern era of posts, tags and Tweets.
HUFFINGTON POST
Characters Unite program tours Los Angeles, teaches diversity.
VARIETY
NFL stars reach out to troubled kids in a powerful documentary.
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED
Joined by his mentee, the Pittsburgh Steelers' Hines Ward tells TODAY's Ann Curry about his work with young adults and his efforts to fight discrimination. His story will be told on the new USA Network documentary "NFL Characters Unite."
TODAY SHOW
New Orleans Saints tight end Jimmy Graham joined Atlanta Falcons tight end Tony Gonzalez and Pittsburgh Steelers receiver Hines Ward in Indianapolis on Thursday to discuss a special project they took part in this season called "NFL Characters Unite."
THE TIMES-PICAYUNE
Three of the game best receivers -- one who is a surefire Hall of Famer, one who is potential Hall of Famer and one who's one of the best up-and-comers in the league -- sat in a conference room on the first floor of the JW Marriott on Thursday afternoon and compared stories.
CBSSPORTS.COM
PSAs, Documentary Offering Part of Initiative to Combat Prejudice
MULTICHANNEL NEWS
Patrick J. Adams, star of USA Network's legal drama, "Suits," says he was teased when he was a teenager for being interested in theater.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Dustin Lance Black is good at telling other people’s stories. The Oscar-winner penned the scripts for “Milk” and "J. Edgar," as well as "8,” an upcoming play that dramatizes the Prop 8 legal battle.
LOS ANGELES TIMES
USA Network is pacting with the pro football world for a docu that examines different forms of discrimination.
VARIETY
Step inside any high school in America and you'll find plenty of characters. It's getting them to connect and respect each other that's a bit more challenging.
KSDK CHANNEL 5 ST. LOUIS
Ten Kirkwood high students and actor Patrick Adams from the USA series "Suits," will share their personal stories of discrimination and bigotry in an all-school assembly tomorrow beginning at 9:30 a.m.
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
Award-winning storyteller Jeffery Rudell said he was essentially dead to his family after he told them he was gay.
WASHINGTON POST
High School students in Washington, D.C. learn the art and power of first-person storytelling with help from USA Network Characters Unite.
USA TODAY
Meghan, Meghan, Meghan! Hard to believe there was a time one had to identify Meghan McCain as the-daughter-of. Three years beyond the 2008 race, she's a brand-name freelance all-purpose media whatever -- writing for Daily Beast, speaking on campuses, punditizing on TV, and scrapping with the Twittersphere.
WASHINGTON POST
"There is nothing better than a piece of cake" said comedian Greg Walloch as he spoke of coping with discrimination at USA Network's "A More Perfect Union: Stories of Prejudice and Power" event in Washington, D.C., Wednesday night.
CABLEFAX
Actor Forest Whitaker, in town to tell his personal story of discrimination at the Newseum Wednesday night, first tipped his hat to President Obama for "standing against intolerance" when he ran for president.
POLITICO
"Obama showed his character as a man by not tolerating any bullying during his campaign," said Forest Whitaker, just one of the celebrity attendees of last night's A More Perfect Union, part of an ongoing public service campaign to combat bullying, prejudice and discrimination.
POPTIMAL
"The Space Between" review: Middle-aged airline flight attendant and Pakistani child make odd couple
N.Y. DAILY NEWS
USA Network is presenting the film "The Space Between" at 8 p.m. Sunday to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks as part of its Characters Unite public service campaign to combat intolerance and discrimination.
OKLAHOMAN
The USA Network filmed a special event at the Chicago History Museum, benefiting The Moth, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the art of storytelling.
WINDY CITY TIMES
Jose is a senior at West High School. He is smart and engaging and curious about the world. At one time in his young life, his curiosity was married to a lack of common sense. That landed him in trouble, which is part of his story.
DENVER POST
USA network and The Moth, an acclaimed not-for-profit organization dedicated to the art and craft of storytelling, have paired up to bring star-studded story-telling events to cities around the country.
BALLARD NEWS TRIBUNE
As we move towards 2011, a recent study on America's diversity attitudes shows that the country is not quite prepared to usher out all forms of discrimination along with the past year.
MULTICHANNEL NEWS
Tolerance was the theme of the evening at last night's The Moth/USA Characters Unite event hosted by Kristin Chenoweth at the New York Public Library.
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
Tom Brokaw hopes that his new documentary on discrimination will help calm some of the nation's political discord, although he suspects the special may get caught up in it.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
USA Network has chosen eight "Characters Unite Award" recipients to single out for successful efforts in combating prejudice and discrimination while promoting tolerance and acceptance.
MULTICHANNEL NEWS
The cable channel USA Network is sharing details of how it plans to extend Characters Unite, a public service campaign that seeks to promote tolerance and respect while fighting discrimination.
THE NEW YORK TIMES
The USA network announced Monday that it is launching "Characters Unite Month," a month-long series of programs and public service announcements designed to promote tolerance and unity.
HUFFINGTON POST
Eleven students took the stage at Grace King High School on Monday and shared some of the most heartbreaking yet empowering experiences of their young lives.
THE TIMES-PICAYUNE
Angela Bassett says one thing is paramount when she tackles a new project: the story. Bassett was in New Orleans Monday to join five men and women who shared stories of survival and triumph as part of USA Network's "Characters Unite" public service campaign.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
USA Network will team with cable operators to launch a five-city "Characters Unite" tour showcasing real-life personal stories of bigotry and discrimination.
MULTICHANNEL NEWS
Monday's storytelling event at Generations Hall is a new stage for Angela Bassett. An Academy Award nominee for 1993's "What's Love Got to Do With It, " she'll host and participate in an evening of unscripted spoken-word tales about bigotry and discrimination.
THE TIMES-PICAYUNE
Americans are more divided than ever, and both Democrats and Republicans are to blame.So say a majority of citizens polled as part of USA Network's "Characters Unite" campaign, a community affairs program launched in January aimed at addressing social injustice and cultural differences within our borders.
WASHINGTON POST