NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 21, 2006--The PBS weekly
newsmagazine NOW announced today that Calvert is its newest corporate underwriter. Widely recognized as a leader in socially responsible investing, Calvert is a diversified investment management firm offering a broad array of mutual funds, investment options for workplace retirement plans, and college savings programs.

"We are delighted to support the kind of high quality, responsible journalism delivered by NOW," says Calvert's Chief Marketing Officer, Reggie Stanley. "Through its thoughtful coverage of key environmental, societal, business and policy issues, NOW serves a valuable role in engaging the public in how such issues affect our society, economy, and capital markets. As a result we believe that NOW is highly compatible with Calvert's investment philosophy and is much attuned to the interests and values of Calvert investors."

"We're very pleased that Calvert has chosen to support our mission - to provide our audience with tools to become better citizens, through public-spirited community engagement, and to enlighten, engage, educate, and through this, empower - both in our broadcast and our many new media channels," said Lesley Norman, Executive in Charge for NOW on PBS.

ABOUT NOW

Called "one of the last bastions of serious journalism on TV" by the Austin American-Statesman, The Emmy-winning PBS weekly newsmagazine NOW engages viewers with documentary segments and insightful interviews that probe the most important issues facing democracy, including media policy, corporate accountability, civil liberties, the environment, money in politics, and foreign affairs.

Hosted by award-winning veteran journalist David Brancaccio, NOW is a production of JumpStart Productions, LLC, in association with Thirteen/WNET New York. The show can also be accessed through On-Demand television, audio podcasting, video podcasting, and streaming video on the NOW website at www.pbs.org/now.

ABOUT CALVERT

A recognized leader in socially responsible investing, Calvert is a diversified investment management firm with 30 years of experience serving individual and institutional investors. Calvert offers a broad array of more than 30 mutual funds, options for workplace retirement plans, and college savings programs. In 2000, Calvert created the
Calvert Social Index(TM) (http://www.calvert.com/sri_calvertindex.html)a benchmark for measuring the performance of large, U.S.-based socially responsible companies. Based in Bethesda, Maryland, Calvert manages over $13 billion in assets. Visit www.calvert.com to learn more about Calvert--Investments That Make a Difference.(R)

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NOW on PBS

NOW on PBS

The Emmy-winning PBS weekly newsmagazine NOW engages viewers with documentary segments and insightful interviews that probe the most important issues facing democracy, including media policy, corporate accountability, civil liberties, the environment, money in politics, and foreign affairs. Hosted by award-winning veteran journalist David Brancaccio, NOW is a production of JumpStart Productions, LLC, in association with Thirteen/WNET New York. The show can also be accessed through On-Demand television, audio podcasting, video podcasting, and streaming video on the NOW website at www.pbs.org/now. "Enterprising Ideas" is a NOW spotlight on social innovation and business-modeled initiatives to make the world a better place.

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