Montgomery Bell Academy's Brian Swenson Wins the Nashville Citywide Competition of...

Montgomery Bell Academy's Brian Swenson Wins the Nashville CitywideCompetition of the Second Annual 'National Vocabulary Championship'Brian Swenson outperforms 94 other vocabulary scholars, winning $5,000 towarda higher education savings plan and qualifying to compete in the NationalVocabulary Championship Finals in Los Angeles on March 10NASHVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Brian Swenson, a 16-year-oldjunior at Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashville, outperformed 94 other localhigh school vocabulary scholars tonight, winning the NVC Nashville CitywideChampionship. As the local champion, Swenson earned $5,000 toward a "529"higher education savings plan and qualifies to compete in the "NationalVocabulary Championship" Finals in Los Angeles on March 10, 2008.

The National Vocabulary Championship is a national academic competitionconceived by GSN (Game Show Network) and its educational partner, ThePrinceton Review. The competition goes beyond traditional 'spelling bees' totest word definitions and overall word comprehension while providingcollege-bound students with the tools necessary to effectively communicatetheir ideas to the world. The NVC is hosting eight citywide qualifying eventsprior to the NVC Finals in LA, in which Swenson will go head-to-head with 49other students from around the country. The winner of the NVC Finals willreceive $40,000 toward a "529" higher education savings plan and the title of2008 National Vocabulary Champion.

Tonight's live event, sponsored by Comcast Cable, was held at NashvilleSchool of the Arts in Nashville, TN. The event featured the top 95 scorers ofthe more than 16,500 students who participated at the qualifying level fromlocal area schools including: Battle Ground Academy, Blackman High, CentennialHigh, Clarksville High, Creek Wood High, Eagleville High, East LiteratureMagnet, Glencliff Comprehensive, Greenbrier High, Hillsboro High, HillwoodHigh, Hume-Fogg Academic, Independence High, Kenwood High, LaVergne High,Lebanon High, Martin Luther King Magnet, Merrol Hyde Magnet, Montgomery BellAcademy, Montgomery Central High, Mount Julliet High, Nashville School of theArts, Northeast High, Northwest High, Riverdale High, Rossview High,Springfield High, University School of Nashville, Upperman High, WatertownHigh, Whites Creek High and Wilson Central High.

Unable to attend the event in person, former Vice President Al Gore lenthis support to the NVC in a congratulatory letter honoring the "tremendousaccomplishment" of the citywide finalists for their "hard work and dedicationin the classroom."

Swenson sealed his victory in the third and final round of competition bycorrectly identifying "edacious" as the synonym of the word "voracious" fromthe following sentence:

"Known as an arcane epicure, the edacious gourmand occasionally lapsed

into sybaritic episodes, all to provide an exemplar for scrupulous

postulants." The knock-out-style round of vocabulary questions had begun with fivefinalists, of which Edward Powell (Montgomery Bell Academy) and DanielPetroski (East Literature Magnet School) placed second and third,respectively. As second- and third-place finalists, Powell and Petroski willeach receive Encyclopedia Britannica's 2008 Ultimate Reference Suite DVD aswell as books and services from The Princeton Review. All competitors wereawarded one-year Encyclopedia Britannica Online subscriptions from NVC sponsorEncyclopedia Britannica.

On March 10, Swenson will be joining Yvonne Lin, a 16-year-old sophomorefrom Folsom High School, who recently won Sacramento's NVC citywidechampionship.

Comcast Cable, sponsor of this and other educational initiatives in thearea, has again lent support to the National Vocabulary Championship. "Ourpartners at GSN have created a world-class event with the National VocabularyChampionship, and Comcast is honored to bring it to the Nashville region aspart of our ongoing commitment to the community," said John Gauder, area VicePresident for Comcast Nashville. "We congratulate Brian on an outstandingachievement here in Nashville and wish him the best of luck in the nationalfinals."

"Comcast has been a valued supporter and committed partner of the NVC'sefforts to further promote education programs in schools throughout theNashville region," said Dennis Gillespie, Senior Vice President ofDistribution, GSN. "We're thrilled that so many students like Brian areparticipating in cities across the country this year and look forward toseeing him represent Nashville in the national finals on March 10."

Students who do not attend a participating high school and have not takenthe in-school qualifying exam remain eligible to participate in the NVC andare encouraged to do so by competing in the National Qualifying Competitiononline at http://www.winwithwords.com through November 30. Top scorers fromthe online National Qualifying Exam will be invited to take the in-personRegional Exam on January 12, 2008, and up to 42 of the highest scorers fromthe National Qualifying Competition will be flown to Los Angeles to compete inthe NVC Finals on March 10.

To learn more about the NVC, visit http://www.winwithwords.com.

About the "National Vocabulary Championship"

GSN's National Vocabulary Championship (NVC) is a nationwide academiccompetition that offers high school students the opportunity to win moneytoward college tuition through local and national events. Created by GSN,along with educational partner The Princeton Review, the NVC is open toeligible high school students in the 50 United States and District ofColumbia. The NVC is the cornerstone of GSN's award-winning "Win With Words"public service campaign dedicated to improving language arts skills in highschools by promoting the value of an enhanced vocabulary, providing freePrinceton Review study materials and engaging students in wordplay. For freevocabulary study materials, to take the NVC qualifying exam, or for moreinformation on GSN's National Vocabulary Championship, please visithttp://www.winwithwords.com.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY to enter or participate in the NVC. Open only tohigh school students who are legal residents of the U.S., between the ages of13 and 19 as of the date of the applicable NVC exam and/or event. Minors intheir state of residency must provide written consent from their parent orlegal guardian to be eligible to advance to an NVC citywide championship orregional exam. Fifty finalists (eight citywide champions and 42 top scorersfrom the National Qualifying Competition) will win an opportunity to competefor $40,000 towards college tuition at the National Vocabulary ChampionshipFinals. Void where prohibited. See Official Rules athttp://www.winwithwords.com for complete details, including dates of NVCqualifying examinations and events, additional eligibility restrictions andprize descriptions/restrictions.

About Comcast Corporation

Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) (http://www.comcast.com) is thenation's leading provider of cable, entertainment and communications productsand services. With 24.1 million cable customers, 12.4 million high-speedInternet customers, and 3.5 million voice customers, Comcast is principallyinvolved in the development, management and operation of broadband cablesystems and in the delivery of programming content.

Comcast's content networks and investments include E! EntertainmentTelevision, Style Network, The Golf Channel, VERSUS, G4, AZN Television, PBSKIDS Sprout, TV One, Comcast SportsNet and Comcast Interactive Media, whichdevelops and operates Comcast's Internet business. Comcast also has a majorityownership in Comcast-Spectacor, whose major holdings include the PhiladelphiaFlyers NHL hockey team, the Philadelphia 76ers NBA basketball team and twolarge multipurpose arenas in Philadelphia.SOURCE GSNCindy Ronzoni of GSN, +1-310-255-6933, cronzoni@gsn.com