PR Newswire | Jul 29, 2020 01:44PM EDT

for Civil Rights Icon Live Thursday, July 30

07/29 12:43 CDT

Bounce Celebrates The Life & Legacy of Rep. John Lewis, To Air Memorial Service for Civil Rights Icon Live Thursday, July 30 ATLANTA, July 29, 2020

ATLANTA, July 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Bouncewill broadcast live the farewell memorial service for Rep. John Lewis tomorrow, Thursday, July 30, starting at 11:00 a.m. (ET). The funeral will also be live-streamed at BounceTV.com. Link to preview here.

The final service for the Civil Rights Icon before his interment will take place at the Ebenezer Baptist Church - once led by the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. - in Atlanta, the city which Lewis honorably represented for decades as a member of the House of Representatives. Lewis passed away July 17 at the age of 80.

Leading into the funeral service, Bounce will present Celebrating Atlanta's Freedom Fighters: Fathers of the Movement(10:00 a.m. ET). Bounce is partnering with its' Atlanta affiliate WSB-TVfor this one-hour special which honors the lives and accomplishments of Representative Lewis, Joseph Lowery and C.T. Vivian.

Bounce (@bouncetv) is the first and only multi-platform entertainment network targeting African Americans, with programming seen over-the-air, on cable, on DISH channel 359, over-the-top on Roku(r), on mobile devices via the Bounce and Brown Sugar apps and on the web via BounceTV.com. Bounce features a programming mix of original series and movies, off-network series, theatrical motion pictures, specials, live sports and events and more. Bounce is part of The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP).

Contact: Jim Weiss 770-672-6504 jim.weiss@scrippstv.com

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