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WHAT:  THE THRILL OF THE GRILL:

AWARD-WINNING COOKBOOK AUTHORS AND AMERICA'S OUTDOOR GRILLING EXPERTS BILL AND CHERYL JAMISON WILL OFFER TIPS AND TECHNIQUES FOR A REAL BARBECUE.  JUST IN TIME FOR MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, BARBECUE ROOKIES AND SEASONED PROS ALIKE CAN SERVE UP THE REAL BARBECUE EVERYONE CRAVES, RIGHT IN THEIR OWN BACKYARDS.

THE GRILLING INTERVIEWS WILL BE CONDUCTED LIVE FROM “MEMPHIS IN MAY FESTIVAL'S BARBEQUE COMPETITION”:   

IT IS CALLED “THE GRANDDADDY OF GRILLS” & ‘THE SUPER BOWL OF SWINE” - THE LARGEST PORK BARBECUE COOKING CONTEST ON THE PLANET.  Grillmasters and goodtimers descend on Tom Lee Park in downtown Memphis for serious competition. Even the grills dress up for this party as fire trucks, airplanes, piggy banks, pot bellied stoves and more.  More than 90,000 pork lovers from around the globe Australia, Russia, Morocco, Ivory Coast, Estonia, Canada, France, Japan, New Zealand, Thailand and the United Kingdom gather together to testify about their special sauces, rubs, ribs, and grilling secrets.  The Jamisons will also offer viewers their unique perspective on America's favorite way to cook.  They will set the record straight on whether men - or women - deserve most of the grilling credits.  They'll offer uncontestable tips to make this the best grilling season ever.

WHO:  Bill and Cheryl Jamison:

They are the country's most respected authorities on regional American cooking.  They have written seven cookbooks including their new book to be released in May, Chicken on the Grill: 100 Surefire Ways to Grill Perfect Chicken Every Time; Smoke & Spice, Born to Grill and The Border Cookbook.  Three of the Jamison's cookbooks have won James Beard Book Awards.  The Jamison's have been featured in Bon Appetit magazine as the "king and queen of grilling and smoking."  The couple has appeared on the “Today” show” as well as other national and local television programs.

Copy of the book Chicken on the Grill: 100 Surefire Ways to Grill Perfect Chicken Every Time will be sent to participating stations.