‘The Young Turks on Fusion’

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‘THE YOUNG TURKS ON FUSION’ PREMIERES 12-WEEK SERIES ON
SEPTEMBER 12 AT 8PM

‘The Young Turks on Fusion’ Will Travel to 12 College Campuses Nationwide For Hour-Long
Live Show During Final Stretch of 2016 Presidential Campaign

The Young Turks Hosts Ana Kasparian and John Iadarola to Be Joined by Members of FUSION’s
Team and Special Guests at Each Campus

August 30, 2016 – TYT Network and FUSION today announced “The Young Turks on Fusion” – a weekly,
hour-long live show on college campuses across the country — will premiere on Monday, Sept. 12 at 8
p.m. ET. The show marks The Young Turks’ first return to linear television since Aug. 2013.
The premiere episode will air on FUSION’s cable channel and digital properties live from the University
of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism in Los Angeles. Each week,
hosts Ana Kasparian and John Iadarola of The Young Turks, along with special guests and various voices
from FUSION’s editorial team, will visit a new campus to discuss the most current events grabbing the
nation’s attention and fueling the 2016 Presidential race:

September 12 / Los Angeles / University of Southern California Annenberg School for
Communication and Journalism
September 19 / Washington, DC / The George Washington University
September 26 / New York / John Jay College of Criminal Justice, The City University of New York
October 3 / Michigan / School TBA
October 10 / Miami / Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus
October 17 / Location and School TBA
October 24 / Chicago / The University of Chicago Institute of Politics
October 31 / New Orleans / Loyola University
November 7 / Denver / University of Denver
November 9 / Los Angeles / California State University, Northridge
November 14 / Boston / Harvard Institute of Politics
November 21 / Arizona / University of Arizona

Throughout the series, Kasparian and Iadarola will be joined by a wide variety of guests, including
FUSION’s Nando Vila, Alicia Menendez, Felix Salmon, Miriti Murungi and Alexis Madrigal and The Young
Turks’ Cenk Uygur, to discuss the most important issues facing young people this election season. From
in-depth discussions on education reform and international terrorism, to man-on-the-street Q&As about
the legalization of weed and game show segments, ‘The Young Turks on Fusion’ will engage college
students and viewers nationwide leading up to the presidential election.

“The Young Turks has always created a community for young people to engage with and discuss
important news. Partnering with FUSION on this show allows us to speak directly to millennials and hit
the road to hear straight from them on the issues they care about most,” said TYT Network Chief
Business Officer Steve Oh. “We’re excited to partner with FUSION to bring our show in front of a live
audience and to add linear TV to the many ways we are reaching our digitally-native, politically-minded
viewers.”

“We are thrilled to have the smart, passionate, and authentic voices of The Young Turks joining our
line-up this fall. They provide a perspective that is missing on television and share FUSION’s
commitment to elevating conversations about the issues that matter most to the rising American
mainstream,” said Keith Summa, SVP of Content and Programming for FUSION.

‘The Young Turks on Fusion’ teaser can be viewed and downloaded here
Find your local FUSION channel by visiting http://fusion.net/tv-channel-lineup/

ABOUT ‘THE YOUNG TURKS’ AND TYT NETWORK
TYT Network is the largest online news network in the world, covering politics, pop culture and lifestyle.
TYT Network is one of YouTube’s top partner channels and has over 200 million views a month and more
than 3 billion total views on The Young Turks YouTube channel and Facebook page. The Young Turks
was named to Variety’s Famechangers list, The Hollywood Reporter’s Next Gen 30 and has won the
2013, 2014, and 2015 People’s Voice Webby Awards for best news and politics series, 2011
News/Politics Shorty Award, Best Political Podcast 2009 at the Podcast Awards and Best Political News
Site 2009 at the Mashable Awards. The show is No. 1 in News & Politics among millennials according to
comScore, Tubular Labs and OpenSlate data. The Young Turks is the flagship show of the TYT Network,
which includes What the Flick?!, Think Tank, TYT Sports, TYT Interviews, TYT Politics, PopTrigger, Nerd
Alert and The Jimmy Dore Show.

ABOUT FUSION
Through impactful journalism and smart commentary, FUSION covers the stories that matter to the new,
rising American mainstream. FUSION content is available across a broad range of platforms from cable
television and FUSION.net to various OTT providers and social media channels. FUSION is a part of the
Fusion Media Group, a division of Univision Communications Inc. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and
YouTube.

ABOUT ANA KASPARIAN

Ana Kasparian is a co-host of The Young Turks. She joined TYT as a fill-in producer in 2007 and has
continually climbed through the ranks, eventually culminating in her position today as co-host.
Additionally, she served as producer and contributor for the Current TV show. During her tenure, the
show has been honored for a variety of different accolades, including the 2011 People’s Voice Webby
Award for “Best News & Political Series” as well as the 2009 “Best Political News Site” award. She’s a
professor of journalism at California State University of Northridge, and is also a frequent contributor on
Pivot’s Take Part Live. In 2016, Kasparian was included in Forbes 30-under-30 list.

ABOUT JOHN IADAROLA
John Iadarola is a co-host of The Young Turks and the host and creator of ThinkTank, TYT Network’s
second-most popular show. John also appears regularly on What The Flick, The Point, and nearly every
show on the TYT network. John earned his BA in Political Science at the University of Connecticut and
left a PhD program in Government at Texas at Austin to join The Young Turks. John has also appeared
as a political commentator on HLN and Pivot TV.

Media Contact:
FUSION – David Ford / [email protected] / 305-925-8882
The Young Turks – Danielle Fuerth and Kurt Gonska / [email protected] /
323-822-9300

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