FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  March 9, 2009

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Denver—Join CBS4--KCNC-TV next Monday, March 16, 2009 at Smokey Hill High School in Aurora for a town-hall meeting on “Beating the Recession” that will air live on TV as a one hour special designed to help Coloradans make it through the economic downturn.

CBS4 anchors Jim Benemann and Karen Leigh will host the “Beating the Recession” town hall meeting from 6-7 p.m. A panel of experts will be on hand to answer audience questions on everything from job hunting and college costs to home sales and family budgets.

To join the audience, visit www.cbs4denver.com and click on the town-hall meeting link at the top of the page. Questions can also be submitted online to the panel of experts at the town hall meeting.

“So many families are feeling the pinch these days,” CBS4 General Manager Walt DeHaven said.

“CBS4 is eager to help the community by providing experts to answers questions and help guide families during this trying economic time.”

Beating the Recession is a CBS4 program launched last month.  Colorado has been hit hard by the economic recession. Coloradans, however, are taking a stand and finding solutions in their effort to beat this recession and CBS4 is helping by not simply reporting the number of job losses each day, but by producing stories that are inspiring, spark ideas and provide helpful advice.  CBS4 is producing nearly 15 stories each week under the Beating the Recession brand and the station is airing a Beating the Recession story during every CBS4 newscast.  All CBS4 reporters and anchors are involved in this station-wide initiative and stories range from where to find affordable hair salons to how to shop on a budget or how to beat the recession with a money makeover -- free of charge -- from a financial advisor.

For more information, watch CBS4 newscasts, call CBS4 at (303) 861-4444 or visit www.cbs4denver.com.

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CBS4, KCNC-TV—Denver, is part of CBS Television Stations, a division of CBS Corporation.