Charlotte, NC (TheForceField.net ) December 20, 2008 — The Force Field will be part of a 24 hour podcast hosted by Geek News Central this weekend to raise money for charity. Rick Savoia, host of The Force Field podcast, signed on as a guest for half an hour today at 3:00 PM EST. Other podcasters will participate throughout the the 24 hour podcast as well.
On December 20, 2008 at 6am Hawaiian Standard Time and 11am EST, Todd Cochrane, CEO of RawVoice, owner of The TechPodcast Network and the host of the Geek News Central Podcast , will start a live and Interactive event that will last 24 hours. The purpose of the event is to bring awareness to podcasting and raise money for Disabled American Veterans. This year's goal is $3000 and all proceeds will the donated to www.dav.com .
The 24 Hour Podcast Marathon will also feature such notable guests as Scobleizer tech blogger Robert Scoble, Microsoft Zune Marketplace Manager Rob Greenlee, Sun Microsystem's Chief Open Source Officer Simon Phipps, Computer America co-host Carey Holzman and others. Listeners are invited to call in and participate in live, interactive discussions with the host and guests.
This is the second annual event held by Geek News Central. The Force Field also participated in the first marathon held last year to raise money for the One Laptop Per Child program.
Listeners and Viewers can watch the event live on Ustream.TV and dial in to listen and talk on the TalkShoe TalkCast channel below.
Video:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/geek-news-central-24hr-podcast-marathon#
Interactive Audio:
http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/10832