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Sunshine Week Citizen Spot with Lou Gossett Jr.

:30 PSA featuring actors cast to represent a wide spectrum of engaged, concerned citizens.� This spot kicks off with Barry Bostwick on a mottled background and a lower-third ID.

Louis Gossett, Jr:
The right to know what our government is doing is a right of all U.S. Citizens.

Sun transition to bed of spot.� During body of spot, key words and phrases are seen moving across the screen.

Citizen 1:
This right is protected --

Citizen 2:
-- in our “Sunshine Laws.”

Citizen 3:
Sunshine Laws require our leaders to open their meetings and records to the public.

Citizen 4:
Secrecy is the enemy of democracy.

Citizen 5:
Openness and transparency helps us maintain our freedom.

Citizen 6:
Your freedom.

Citizen 7:
It’s our right to know.

Citizen 8:
Let the sunshine in…

Citizen 9:
…it’s your right to know.

Transition to graphics backplate with the Sunshine Week logo, tagline,

and all other appropriate logos and URLs.� Room on the backplate, bottom center for a local station logo.

ANNOUNCER (:08)

A MESSAGE FROM THIS STATION

THE SUNSHINE WEEK ALLIANCE

THE CREATIVE COALITION

THE RADIO AND TELEVISION NEWS DIRECTORS FOUNDATION

AND THE JOHN S. AND JAMES L. KNIGHT FOUNDATION.