TLC's "I AM JAZZ" RECEIVES GLAAD MEDIA AWARD NOMINATION FOR OUTSTANDING REALITY PROGRAM

Los Angeles, CA - TLC's I AM JAZZ was nominated today for a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Reality Program. The groundbreaking series I AM JAZZ will also return to TLC for a second season later this year and continue to follow the life of 15-year-old Jazz - as she balances school, sports, family, and more - documenting her triumphs and struggles from the perspective of a transgender teen. It is the network's first GLAAD Media Award Nomination in the Outstanding Reality Program category.

"We are all thrilled to have I AM JAZZ recognized with a GLAAD Media Award Nomination. We are grateful to Jazz and her family for opening up their hearts and their home and for entrusting us to tell their story. TLC is proud to include such an inspirational young girl and her family as part of the TLC family," said TLC General Manager Nancy Daniels.

I AM JAZZ is produced for TLC by This is Just a Test Executive Producers Aengus James, Colin King Miller, David St. John and Sarah Levine. For TLC Executive Producers are Jack Tarantino, John Hein, Nancy Mackenzie and Associate Producer Chris O'Neill.

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Offering remarkably relatable real-life stories without judgment, TLC shares everyday heart, humor, hope, and human connection with programming genres that include fascinating families, heartwarming transformations, and life's milestone moments. In 2015, TLC was a top 10 cable network with women and over the past year had 25 series averaging 1 million P2+ viewers or more.

TLC is a global brand available in more than 93 million homes in the US and 312 million households in 189 markets internationally. A destination online, TLC.com offers in-depth fan sites and exclusive original video content. Fans can also interact with TLC through social media on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and @TLC on Twitter as well as On Demand services, YouTube and mobile platforms. TLC is part of Discovery Communications (NASDAQ: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK), the world's #1 pay-TV programmer reaching nearly 3 billion cumulative subscribers in 220 countries and territories.