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Outspoken NFL veteran wide receiver and ESPN football analyst Keyshawn Johnson may be best known for his plays on the field, but now he's putting a completely different set of skills to the test in "Keyshawn Johnson: Tackling Design." Furniture, fabric and finishings used to be just a hobby, but with his football days behind him, Johnson's "wide receiving" now has more to do with fitting furniture through the front door of a house. Will clients take this former pro athlete seriously as an interior designer? The eleven episode half-hour series follows Johnson as he tries to negotiate exacting clients and a cast of disparate assistants all the while tackling a variety of interior design dilemmas with an eye for subtle sophistication. Given the pressures and personalities, Johnson's famous temper is sure to be put to the test.

"Style and design has always played a big part in my life and lifestyle," says Keyshawn. "I'm excited to bring a quality aesthetic to all types of households in the show, and help influence the way people live."

"Keyshawn is known for his skills on the field, but many will be surprised by his talent as an interior designer," said Robert Sharenow, Senior Vice President, Nonfiction and Alternative Programming, A&E. "Documenting his process as he attempts to get his own business off the ground fits perfectly with our unique brand of real life drama."

Johnson's design team includes assistants, Sabina Vavra, and Baiyina Hughley and interns Chelsea Hernandez and Edward S. Larsen.

From a master bedroom to a gourmet kitchen, a living room to a nursery, Johnson and his team will show clients how to work within their budget to make choices that make sense. As Keyshawn likes to say, "my designs speak for themselves.... as long as everyone gets out of my way and let's me do it right!"

During his eleven year career as an NFL wide receiver, Johnson played for the New York Jets, Carolina Panthers, Dallas Cowboys and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, where he won a Super Bowl Championship during the 2002-2003 season. He retired in 2007 with 814 receptions, 64 touchdowns and 10,571 yards recorded during his career. Away from the gridiron, Johnson heads up numerous business ventures including First Picks Management, a development company that focuses on franchise businesses in the foodservice and hospitality industries, as well as Keyshawn Capitol Development, a real estate company dealing with properties in the both the residential and commercial space.

"Keyshawn Johnson: Tackling Design" is produced for A&E by Screen Door Entertainment, Executive Producer Joel Rizor and Co-executive Producer Alessandra Ascoli. A&E Executive Producers are Robert Sharenow and Andy Berg.

The hunt for Marco begins in Grand Junction, Colorado where Dog and team are called in to help a young bondsman who is in over his head. Dog promises to find the fugitive - an alleged drug dealer with a big bond - and this one hunt quickly uncovers a bounty of criminal activity that brings many to justice. With five gripping arrests, this case becomes a true test of the Chapman's relentlessness and one they won't soon forget.

Premieres June 10th at 9PM:
134/135 - Friends and Neighbors
Dog and his posse head to Colorado for a special mission - to catch Marco, an alleged drug dealer. It's been ten months since Marco went on the lam, and his bondsman stands to lose his family business if Marco is not caught. Dog's hunt for this elusive criminal reveals a world of half-truths, hot checks, identity theft, drug ravaged lives, and even a violin case containing a sawed-off shotgun.

Premieres June 17th at 9PM:
136/137 - The Set-Up
Darkness has fallen, but with the trail hot and the stakes high Dog and posse refuse to let up. The 'Big Fish' in this case is Marco, an alleged drug dealer with a big bond. But a major key to catching him is Elizabeth, who is also a fugitive from the law. Will Dog's plan to trick her in using her close friend work? What does Dog do when he realizes that the bait in the set-up is also a wanted man?

Premieres June 24th at 9PM:
138/139 - The Searchers
Dog's relentless pursuit of fugitives is being put to the test on the search for the elusive fugitive, Marco. Dog is tracking him across Colorado, from Grand Junction to Denver -facilitating four arrests along the way - and now a hot tip that a long time associate of his is hiding in Pueblo sends the team racing south. With the net closing in around Marco, and time running out, will this development give Dog the clues he needs to bring his target to justice?

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Radical Publishing is proud to announce its newest title for August 2009: INCARNATE, created, written and penciled by Nick Simmons, son of rock legend Gene Simmons and star of A&E's Gene Simmons Family Jewels. The three-issue miniseries will feature a brand new 52-page format and $4.99 price point that will be used in future Radical titles such as FVZA: Federal Vampire and Zombie Agency from David Hine (Civil War: X-Men, Spider-Man Noir) and The Last Days of American Crime from Rick Remender (Punisher, Fear Agent).

The story concerns Mot, a peculiar member of a race of predatory creatures called Revenants. They are immortal, ageless, shape-shifting and vicious. There has never been a force on this earth that has been able to give them the death that Mot (secretly) seeks, until now. A shadow organization known only as Sanctum has discovered a way to kill the Revenants, and is carrying out a secret genocide that spans the globe. Mot, his protégé Connor, and the rest of the Revenants now must decide how to ensure their place at the top of the food chain. Nick Simmons' breakout American Manga title reveals a world that challenges even the imagination, planting its tongue firmly in cheek, then biting it off... And swallowing it.

"Incarnate is a project that is very close to me," stated Radical Publishing President and Publisher Barry Levine. "As a rock photographer, I have worked very closely with Gene Simmons and the members of KISS. Since I've known him, Gene has always had a passion for comics and has passed that down to his son Nick. After seeing Nick's concept for Incarnate and the quality of his designs and panels, I immediately felt that this was a great fit for Radical."

Just before its August release date, Incarnate #1 will debut at this year's San Diego Comic-Con International with Nick Simmons on hand to sign copies. For more info on Radical at this year's San Diego Comic-Con, stay tuned to www.radicalcomics.com for all the latest news.

Incarnate #1 appears in the June 2009 Diamond Previews catalog, to ship August 2009 and featuring a cover by popular Runaways and Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8 cover artist Jo Chen (Diamond Code: JUN091053).

About Radical Publishing

Radical Publishing is founded by Barry Levine (producer for Hercules, Caliber, Freedom Formula and executive producer for the in-development Rex Mundi movie for Warner Bros., written by Jim Uhls and starring Johnny Depp) and his protégé Jesse Berger (executive producer for Hercules, Caliber and Freedom Formula).

For their quality and excellence in 2008, retailers voted Radical Publishing the Gem Award for "Best New Publisher of the Year" from Diamond Comic Distributors. Radical brings the best writing, storytelling and fully painted cover and interior art to the global comic book market, from prominent international talents such as Yoshitaka Amano, John Bolton, Luis Royo, Jim Steranko, Steve Pugh, Warren Ellis, Arthur Suydam, Steve Niles, Jimmy Palmiotti, Flint Dille, Marko Djurdjevic, Ian Edginton, David Hine, Rick Remender, Joseph Kosinski, Nick Percival, Steve Moore, Sam Sarkar, Stjepan Sejic, Dave Wilkins, Tomm Coker, Clayton Crain, Bill Sienkiewicz, Nick Sagan, Clint Langley, Nick Simmons, Patrick Reilly, Weta Workshop, Zombie Studios and many more.

Radical Publishing currently has production deals with Universal Studios, Spyglass Entertainment, Peter Berg's Film 44 and Radical Pictures for Hercules; Johnny Depp's Infinitum Nihil and Radical Pictures for Caliber; and New Regency, Bryan Singer's Bad Hat Harry Productions and Radical Pictures for Freedom Formula.

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