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To book Professor Emcee Square and the cast for your event please contact events@theitsaliveshow.com
6.18.2009 WBGN begins over the air digital broadcast. Re-scan your TVs and converter boxes to receive the crystal clear signal and watch reruns of It's Alive from our first four years every Saturday at 10:00 PM.
6.13.2009 It's Alive premiers on WPMY My TV Pittsburgh Saturdays at midnight. Viewers stuck with Comcast cable can finally see the show again.
WORLD ZOMBIE DAY will take place on October 11th 2009 see the WZD MySpace for updates.
4.16.2009 WBGN and It's Alive on Verizon FiOS
(Pittsburgh) - - On Thursday, April 16, 2009, Verizon FiOS
subscribers will begin receiving WBGN-TV as part of their basic subscription
package. WBGN will appear on channel 22. WBGN is a locally owned and operated,
independent television station that serves 12 counties in western Pennsylvania,
West Virginia and Ohio.
"We are excited to announce this new carriage agreement with Verizon FiOS," said
Ron Bruno, President of WBGN. "We have seen the tremendous growth of the Verizon
network in our area and are proud to now be a part of the highest quality,
fastest growing cable communications network in western Pennsylvania."
Today's announcement follows years of contentious negotiations with Comcast to
structure a sustainable carriage agreement for WBGN.
"Our new contract with Verizon FiOS will provide us with the type of coverage
that will allow us to expand our programming while giving us the stability
needed to succeed in today's business environment."
3.23.2009
The It's Alive
Show's World Zombie Day wins the Rondo Hatton award for "Best Fan Event"
Horror Realm™, the convention arm of
Zombie Fest, strikes out on its own in 2009 as a three-day convention geared
toward fans of zombies and the horror genre. We have changed our name and format
to distinguish the event as a full fledged horror convention.
The convention will be held September 18-20, 2009 at the Crowne Plaza South,
just 7 miles south of Pittsburgh. A special $99 discounted room rate will be
available – see our web site for details.
Zombie Fest weekend - including World Zombie Day and the annual Monroeville
Mall zombie walk - will be held in October. The date will be announced soon.
The format change allows us to offer a greater variety of exhibitors and guests,
a more extensive film festival without content restrictions and dedicated,
quieter space for author panels.
Advance single-day, two-day and weekend passes are also available for purchase
at the web site.
Please check our web site frequently for updates and guest announcements.
Click here to go to the
Web Site.
2.09.09 Channel 11 covered a small demonstration at the Comcast offices.
The cast filming segments for the show, Jack & Dick,
DEATHMOBILE, and we're working on a few surprise guests.
Just confirmed - The Legendary Hucklebucks
5.00 cover - Champagne Toast, FREE WINGS, this is going to be a
total blast! Starts at 8:00 PM
10.26.08 1,341 Zombies! 2,252 pounds of food!
Thank you to everyone who came out to Zombie Fest 2008!
7.02.08
Zombie Fest II announced! See the press release here
4.13.08
It's Official! The Guinness Book of World Records verifies the 2007 Zombie Fest Zombie Walk as a world record for the second year in a row. Professor Emcee Square declares Pittsburgh as The Zombie Capital of the World.
3.13.08
MONROEVILLE MALL ZOMBIE WALK wins the Rondo Hatton award for "Best Fan Event" Thank you for your votes! More info here http://classichorrorfilmboard.com/rondos/rondos.html
10.28.07
A new world record! Many other cities attempted to break our record over the last year and failed. This year, 1028 zombies brought over one ton of food for the Pittsburgh Food Bank and set a new world record. Congratulations!
9.13.07
After a wonderful summer of doing nothing, the cast filmed the Season Three Premier live at the Rex Theater following the South Side Zombie walk. This show will air Saturday, September 29.
The Zombie Walk rocked. Thanks to everyone who participated!
05.05.2007
The season two finale ended with a bang and then just fizzled out. The professor had it all for one brief moment and proceeded to ruin everything.
See all the outtakes from "Stiffy's Tearful Departure" on our Clips Page..
It's a world record!
02.03.07 Guinness has accepted the Monroeville Mall Walk of the Dead as a new world record.
Photo by Jim Poli
10.29.06
The Monroeville Mall World Record Attempt Zombie Walk was a huge success.
894 Zombies gathered for a world record attempt and food drive. Organizers are in the process of verifying the numbers with The Guinness Book of World Records but this appears to be twice the number needed.
The Monroeville Mall was the perfect setting, being the location of the original Dawn of the Dead in 1977. The zombies had to stop in front of J C Pennys, where George Romero shot many scenes for the film.
Thanks to all the zombies for your participation, generous donations (57 crates of food items weighing 1525 pounds!) and most of all for keeping this a fun, safe event that we can look forward to for many years to come.