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January 10, 2007

EDDIE AND TAJ GEORGE OFFER A PERSONAL GLIMPSE BEHIND THEIR TWO-CAREER, DUAL CELEBRITY MATCH IN TV ONE’S NEW SERIES “I MARRIED A BALLER”

-- Former NFL Running Back Eddie George and Wife Taj, of the Multi-Platinum Group SWV, Take Viewers Cross Country and Inside their Lives --

Pasadena, CA -- Football great and former Tennessee Titan Eddie George and his wife, celebrated vocalist Tamara Johnson-George, better known by millions of fans as Taj of the award-winning, multi-platinum R&B group SWV, offer viewers an intimate glimpse of how erratic and entertaining life really can be when you are married to a baller, in TV One's new original series, I Married A Baller. This groundbreaking new reality series will take audiences behind the scenes into the personal lives of the wives of sports figures and their husbands as they maneuver the world of fame, fortune, sports, marriage and families. I Married A Baller will capture the peripatetic and very full life of energetic and engaging couple Taj and Eddie George in nine half-hour episodes slated to premiere in April 2007. 

 For Taj Johnson-George, marrying her husband Eddie meant taking on more than just his name, but also sharing in many of his previous obligations and future ambitions. Upon their marriage in 2004, Taj took the helm of Eddie's non-profit organization, Visions with Infinite Possibilities (VIP) and decided to take the vision down a different road - literally.  I Married A Baller will feature Taj as she hits the road and crosses the nation on behalf of the foundation, while juggling an incredibly full plate both on the road and at home. With the recent reunion of her world-renowned R&B group, Taj also has to work on SWV recordings, rehearsals and performances - all from her tour bus home base. 

 The series will take viewers from Taj's first recording session in nearly a decade with SWV to Eddie's induction into the Ohio State Football Hall of Fame. Taj and Eddie let viewers into their lives as they traverse the country from their home in Nashville to Eddie's roots in Ohio to Los Angeles, where Taj helps Eddie make the transition to his new job in LA as a Fox sports anchor - a move that also requires them to look for a potential new LA residence, in spite of Taj's reservations.

 I Married A Baller is produced for TV One by Turner/Love Productions. Executive producers are Shannon Love and Datari Turner.

 Launched in January 2004, TV One (www.tvoneonline.com) serves 34.9 million households (Nielsen Jan. 2007 estimate), offering a broad range of lifestyle and entertainment-oriented original programming, classic series, movies, fashion and music designed to entertain, inform and inspire a diverse audience of adult African American viewers.  TV One's investors include Radio One [NASDAQ: ROIA and ROIAK; www.radio-one.com], the largest radio company that primarily targets African American and urban listeners;  Comcast Corporation [NASDAQ: CMCSA and CMCSK; www.comcast.com], the leading cable television company in the country; The DirecTV Group; Constellation Ventures; Syndicated Communications; Pacesetter Capital Group; and Opportunity Capital Partners.