"The "Shelter" special also will be carried widely in more than 95
countries, including most of Europe, the U.K. and Asia. The Big Four
networks have yet to specify where the donations raised through the
telethon will be sent."

Great...most of Europe, the UK and Asia....LOL. Didn't know the UK
was NOT a part of Europe yet *shaking head*.


--- In DixieChicks@yahoogroups.com, "Nici *NicChick*" <nici@c...>
wrote:
> Crow, Dixie Chicks among Katrina benefit acts
> Wed Sep 7, 2005 3:19 AM ET
> LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Sheryl Crow, the Dixie Chicks,
Randy
> Newman, Neil Young, Rod Stewart, Alicia Keys and Paul Simon will
perform
> during Friday's Hurricane Katrina benefit organized by the major
broadcast
> networks.
>
> "Shelter From the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast," a live,
hourlong
> telecast, will be carried commercial-free by more than two dozen
other cable
> outlets. In addition to raising money for victims of Hurricane
Katrina, the
> event will pay tribute to the rescue and recovery workers who have
an
> arduous task ahead in cleaning up the devastated regions in
Louisiana,
> Mississippi and Alabama.
>
> Cable networks confirmed to participate in the roadblock telecast
include
> ABC Family, Bravo, E!, TBS, USA Network, FX and Oxygen.
>
> Jennifer Aniston, Ellen DeGeneres, Ray Romano, Jack Nicholson,
Cameron Diaz,
> Sela Ward and Chris Rock are among the celebrities slated to appear
on the
> telecast, to be executive produced by Joel Gallen, who directed
many of the
> same artists four years ago when he executive produced the post-
September 11
> "America: A Tribute to Heroes" telethon, which was
also "roadblocked" across
> dozens of media outlets.
>
> The "Shelter" special also will be carried widely in more than 95
countries,
> including most of Europe, the U.K. and Asia. The Big Four networks
have yet
> to specify where the donations raised through the telethon will be
sent.
>
> The special will originate from Sony studio facilities in Los
Angeles and
> New York. It will air at 8 p.m. (on tape delay in the Pacific and
Mountain
> time zones).
>
> Reuters/Hollywood Reporter
>
> http://today.reuters.com/news/NewsArticle.aspx?
type=televisionNews&storyID=2005-09-
07T071943Z_01_FOR726171_RTRIDST_0_TELEVISION-KATRINA-TELEVISION-
BENEFIT-DC.XML
>
>
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