James Curtis Court Tv

Entertainment Editors

NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--June 26, 2001

James Curtis and Lisa Bloom, Court TV's newest anchor team will debut Monday, July 9th as co-hosts of the daily live trial coverage program Closing Arguments, which airs from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. ET/PT. In addition, noted defense attorney, author and Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz, who joined the network in 2000, has signed on for an additional year as a contributing anchor.

Curtis and Bloom come to the law with two divergent perspectives but the same desire to make a difference. As co-anchors of Closing Arguments, they will lead a provocative discussion of the day's courtroom proceedings. Curtis joins Court TV after hosting Curtis Court and spent ten years as a prosecutor in the Riverside County, California, District Attorney's office. A dedicated community activist, he is committed to improving the juvenile justice system. In Bloom's career as a trial attorney, advocating on behalf of victims of sexual harassment and civil rights discrimination, she has successfully argued landmark cases, including a sex discrimination suit against the Boy Scouts of America and a race discrimination case against the Los Angeles Police Department.

"Lisa Bloom and James Curtis have both made names for themselves as lawyers who fight for their causes and seek positive changes in society through the law. As hosts of Closing Arguments they'll have a chance to express their convictions as they help the viewers understand the drama and judicial interplay going on in the courtroom," said Marlene Dann, Senior Vice President of Daytime Programming.

    Court TV's new daytime line-up includes:

9:00-11:00 a.m. ET/PT:         Open Court, hosted by Court TV Chief
                               Anchor and Managing Editor Fred Graham

11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. ET/PT:    Trial Heat, hosted by former prosecutor
                               Nancy Grace.

1:00-3:00 p.m. ET/PT:          Both Sides, hosted by criminal defense
                               lawyer Rikki Klieman.

3:00-5:00 p.m. ET/PT:          Closing  Arguments,  hosted by former
                               prosecutor James Curtis and trial
                               attorney Lisa Bloom.

5:00-6:00 p.m. ET/PT:          Catherine Crier Live, hosted by former
(Monday-Thursday)              Texas judge Catherine Crier.

Court TV (www.courttv.com or AOL Keyword: Court TV), a basic cable network, provides a window on the American system of justice through distinctive programming that both informs and entertains. As the destination for crime and justice programming, Court TV broadcasts trials by day and compelling stories of the criminal justice system in the evening. A service of AOL Time Warner and Liberty Media Corp., Court TV has over 60 million subscribers, and expects to reach 65 million by early 2002.

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