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BlackPR.com Press Release Email This Article To A Friend BET.com Unveils Their Most Influential and Intriguing Figures of 2007 Presidential Hopeful Senator Barack Obama, Music Mogul Jay Z, Hollywood Hot Shot Tyler Perry are Among the Powerful 7 Topping the List New York, NY (BlackNews.com) - BET.com, the nation's leading online provider of quality entertainment for African Americans today announced their results of the top influential and interesting news figure of 2007. Spanning from politics to business, and of course entertainment, take a look at the movers and shakers that ended up at the top of BET.com's list according to your votes. Here's BET.com's top influencers transforming the world one day at a time. * Politics: Barack Obama "Thank you BET.com for this great honor. Thank you for running this race with me every step of the way. We are at the dawn of a brand new day for America and united we will win!" -- Sen. Barack Obama, presidential candidate * News: Oprah Winfrey "I think that all crisis is there to teach you about life ... I have no fear of getting through anything ... My hope for the school is stronger than ever." -- Oprah Winfrey, talk show host and philanthropist   * Music: Jay Z "They say a midget standing on a giant's shoulders can see much further than the giant. So I got the whole rap world on my shoulders, they trying to see further than I am." -- Jay-Z, musician and business owner * Business: Russell Simmons "I want to fight poverty and ignorance and give opportunity to those people who are locked out." -- Russell Simmons, entrepreneur * Entertainment: Tyler Perry "I'm really happy for the loyalty and continued support of my fans." -- Tyler Perry, playwright, actor and film director * Sports: Tony Dungy and Lovie Smith "I'm honored to share this distinction with Tony Dungy. I appreciate the support from the Bears and BET fans who voted." -- Lovie Smith, Head Coach of the Chicago Bears Visit www.bet.com/news for additional information. For up-to-the-minute and archival press information including releases and photographs, visit BET's press-only Web site at www.bet.com/pr About BET Networks BET Networks, a division of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), is the nation's leading provider of quality entertainment, music, news and public affairs television programming for the African-American audience. The primary BET channel reaches more than 87 million households according to Nielsen Media Research, and can be seen in the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean. BET is the dominant African-American consumer brand with a diverse group of business extensions: BET.com, a leading internet destination for Black entertainment, music, culture, and news; BET Digital Networks - BET J, BET Gospel and BET Hip Hop, attractive alternatives for cutting-edge entertainment tastes; BET Event Productions, a full-scale event management and production company; BET Home Entertainment, a collection of BET-branded offerings for the home environment including DVDs and video-on-demand; BET Mobile, a service venture into the lucrative world of ringtones, games and video content for wireless devices; and BET International, an extension of BET network programming for global distribution. CONTACT: Tracy McGraw (212) 846-7879 tracy.mcgraw@bet.net Marcy Polanco (212) 975-4048 marcy.polanco@bet.net

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