Sorry for super-quick reply... in hurry though.
1) Create a new TITLE, put your name/date on that.
2) Place your video in track1
3) Drag&Drop the TITLE you just created in video track 2 (ABOVE the video)... you'll can stretch the title edges to make it longer or shorter.
4) Preview or export the video; you won't be able to see the title while working in Premiere (which sux)
If you've been able to understand my poorly written instructions (sorry), it should have your video with the title (containing the Name/Date) overlayed on top of the video. If it just has the name/date with a black screen, you'll need to adjust the transparency of the TITLE file.
sorry i cant be more specific at the moment... if you still have probz i can help and i mite even post some screenshots. (time depending)
also, what version of Premiere you using?