ABC11 Anchor Steve Daniels to Emcee Anna’s Angels Gala

Raleigh, NC, March 11, 2011 --(PR.com)-- ABC11 Eyewitness News (http://www.abc11.com) has announced that anchor Steve Daniels will serve as emcee and auctioneer for the 8th annual Anna’s Angels Gala (http://www.annas-angels.org), to be held on Saturday, March 12 from 6 p.m. to midnight at Prestonwood Country Club, located at 300 Prestonwood Parkway in Cary. Anna’s Angels Gala is an annual fundraising event that raises money for Down syndrome research at Duke University. The evening’s events will include dinner, dancing, and a live and silent auction.

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“We are excited to have Steve take part in this year’s Anna’s Angels Gala,” said John Idler, ABC11 president and general manager. “It is important to be able to help drive this cause and raise money for research that, in turn, helps children and families affected by Down syndrome.”

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Details:
- Tickets to the event are $115. To purchase tickets, visit http://www.annas-angels.org/events-upc.html

About ABC11 Eyewitness News:
ABC11 Eyewitness News provides 33 hours of local news every week, serving more than 1 million households in a 23-county area in North Carolina and Virginia. Eyewitness News also provides news, weather and sports information 24 hours a day on ABC11.com as well as serving two additional digital channels, ABC11 Eyewitness News Now on Time Warner cable channel 213, and Live Well HD on Time Warner 212. ABC11 WTVD is part of the Disney-ABC Television Group, which is home to all of The Walt Disney Company's worldwide entertainment and news television properties. For more information, go to http://www.abc11.com.

Jake Potter
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