Jul 30, 2010
CCCP Announces New Title Sponsor for BBQ & Blues 2010
Charlotte Center City Partners (CCCP) is proud to welcome Time Warner Cable, the second-largest cable operator in the U.S. as the title sponsor for the Time Warner Cable BBQ and Blues Festival on September 10th and 11th.
"This is an important milestone that will enable Charlotte Center City Partners (CCCP) to grow this festival to the next level," said Robert Krumbine, CCCP’s Chief Creative Officer. "This partnership with Time Warner Cable will help showcase Charlotte and this event to a regional and national audience while providing music, competition, food and fun."
"We know from the popularity of our lifestyle programming, our customers in the Carolinas are passionate about food and music. Being a title sponsor allows Time Warner Cable to be involved in the community and support an event our customers enjoy," says Brian Kelly, chief marketing officer, Time Warner Cable. "We look forward to a great partnership with the BBQ and Blues festival."
The 8th annual Time Warner Cable BBQ & Blues takes place in Uptown Charlotte on Friday, September 10th and Saturday, September 11th from 11:00am-11:00pm in Center City Charlotte. Since its inception in 2002, the competition & festival has grown fast. Registration for Backyard Grillers went live on Monday morning, July 19…all 50 slots were filled within 30 minutes. Krumbine says he already has 14 professional teams signed up…a marked increase over last year.
"We are thrilled about this new strategic alliance," said Michael Smith, President & CEO of Charlotte Center City Partners. "We look forward to growing our partnership with Time Warner Cable to provide great food and music and an intense BBQ competition for our 150-thousand guests."
About Charlotte Center City Partners: Charlotte Center City Partners facilitates and promotes the economic, cultural and residential development of Uptown and Historic South End.
About Time Warner Cable: Time Warner Cable Carolinas provides video, Internet and telephone services to more than 2.1 million residential and business customers in more than 400 cities and towns across North and South Carolina. Time Warner Cable is the second-largest cable operator in the U.S., with technologically advanced, well-clustered systems located in five geographic areas-New York State, the Carolinas, Ohio, southern California and Texas. Time Warner Cable serves more than 14 million customers who subscribe to one or more of its video, high-speed data and voice services. Time Warner Cable Business Class offers a suite of phone, Internet, Ethernet and cable television services to businesses of all sizes. Time Warner Cable Media sales, the advertising arm of Time Warner Cable, offers national, regional and local companies innovative advertising solutions that are targeted and affordable. More information about the services of Time Warner Cable is available at www.timewarnercable.com, www.twcbc.com, and www.twcmediasales.com.
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