News

01.17.2008

CLEAR CHANNEL RADIO,
NEW CONNECTICUT SCIENCE CENTER
ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP

(Hartford, CT)  January 17, 2008 – Imagine creating your own sound beats using a music mixing station and then sending this new riff to your friends or uploading it for your cell phone ring tone?  Or how about creating your own laser light show from the sounds – or songs – you create with your voice and comparing it with the laser show created by other visitors and even well-known radio DJs?

All this will be possible in the new Connecticut Science Center’s Chase Gallery Sight and Sound Experience, thanks to a new partnership between the Center and Clear Channel Radio, with properties of The River 105.9, Country 92.5, Kiss 95.7, FM 104one, and ESPN Radio AM 1410.

“We’re thrilled to be working with the Science Center,” said Steve Honeycomb, market manager for Clear Channel Radio in Hartford.  “There’s a science behind what we do to bring our listeners the music they enjoy, and thanks to this partnership we have the opportunity to marry two great experiences.”

The partnership also includes special opportunities for Clear Channel listeners in the Hartford, New Haven and Springfield markets, such as ticket giveaways and intimate concerts with musicians in the Science Center’s theater.  Listeners on various stations will also learn about science through weekly Science Minutes.

“The exhibit experience at the Connecticut Science Center extends beyond our building and into each of our visitor's own worlds,” added Theodore S. Sergi, the Center’s President.  “Our goal is to bring science to life and to show how it is present in our every day lives.  Music is one such avenue!”

The commitment from Clear Channel Radio brings the Science Center’s capital campaign fundraising goal to within $6.1 million of the total $150 million investment. 

More information about the Chase Gallery Sight and Sound Experience is available at http://www.ctsciencecenter.org/E_arts.php. 
A radio spot announcing the partnership can be heard at http://www.ctsciencecenter.org/media/CSC_ClearChannelJan08.mp3.

About the Connecticut Science Center
The Connecticut Science Center, now under construction in downtown Hartford, will spark creative imagination and an appreciation for science by immersing visitors in fun and educational hands-on, interactive experiences.  Visitors will experience 200 exhibits in 10 galleries and a range of topics, including space and earth sciences, physical sciences, biology, the Connecticut River watershed, Connecticut inventors and innovations, a children’s gallery, and much more.  Other visitor amenities include four educational labs, a 200-seat 3D digital cinema, function room, gift store and café, and ongoing events and lectures for all ages.

The Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing science education throughout the state of Connecticut, providing learning opportunities for students and adults of all ages, and engaging the community in scientific exploration.  More information is available at www.CTScienceCenter.org.

Morning personalities from Clear Channel Radio yuck it up while touring the new Connecticut Science Center as part of a new partnership:  Walmart Jeff (Kiss 95.7), Bosh (Country 92.5), Steve Honeycomb (Market Manager for Clear Channel Hartford), Renee (the River 105.9), Courtney and Jordan (Kiss 95.7)