April 5, 2004

CBS TO SPONSOR A NATIVE AMERICAN TALENT SHOWCASE ON JUNE 16

 IN ASSOCIATION WITH AMERICAN INDIANS IN FILM AND TELEVISION,

SAG AND AFTRA

Pictures and Resumes Should Be Sent to AFTRA by April 16

            CBS, in association with American Indians in Film and Television, SAG and AFTRA, will sponsor a talent showcase for Native Americans on June 16 in Los Angeles. Sonny Skyhawk will direct the event.

            Pictures and resumes should be sent to AFTRA, 5757 Wilshire Blvd., 9th floor, Los Angeles, Calif. 90036 -- Att: Meta Williams. The deadline for submissions is April 16.

            CBS Entertainment executives, plus casting directors from the Network's primetime and daytime programs, will be on hand at the Showcase -- and an invitation has also been extended to casting directors from production companies that work with CBS.

            To date, CBS's talent showcases have included the Latino American Talent Showcases in partnership with NOSOTROS; the first Native American Talent Showcase in association with American Indians in Film; the African American Showcase in collaboration with The Robey Theatre Company, the Asian Pacific American Actors Showcases in association with East West Players and an upcoming showcase for performers with disabilities in association with the California State Media Access Office.

            The Network's on-going talent showcases are part of the CBS Diversity Institute, a comprehensive program designed to identify and develop diversity within the writing, directing and talent communities. In addition to the Minority Talent Showcases, currently in their third year, the CBS Diversity Institute also includes the CBS Writers Mentoring Program and the CBS Directing Initiative.