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Stars unite for Katrina telethon
A one-hour telethon has been aired by six major US television networks to raise
funds for the survivors of Hurricane Katrina. Artists such as U2, Sheryl Crow, the
Dixie Chicks and rapper Kanye West performed at TV studios in New York and Los Angeles.
The programme steered clear of politics and focused on fundraising, says the BBC's
Peter Bowes in Los Angeles. Donations will go to the American Red Cross and the Salvation
Army. ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, UPN and WB - the six biggest US broadcasting networks -
transmitted the show along with several cable networks.
Singer Randy Newman opened the show with his song Louisiana 1927 about a previous
hurricane in the same area affected by Katrina. He was followed by U2 who sang the
rock band's anthem One accompanied by Mary J Blige. The telethon went on to feature
performances from musicians including Randy Newman, Paul Simon and Rod Stewart and
the Dixie Chicks.
Actresses Cameron Diaz and Ellen DeGeneres, and actor Jack Nicholson also appeared
and helped take donation calls from the public. Friends star Jennifer Aniston was one
of the participating celebrities who made a direct appeal for funds. "All across the
Gulf coast some babies are still separated from their parents," said former "These
children will need a life time of support - support that you and I can begin to provide
right now. So please help."
Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman said that watching Katrina's "brutal defacement of
our Gulf coast and the tragedy of New Orleans" had been "difficult to endure", and asked
viewers to donate generously. Ahead of the show, producer Joel Gallen announced no
special precautions would be taken to edit political statements.
He added that the Shelter From the Storm telethon would be shown with a standard
30-second delay to guard against obscenities. During last week's New York benefit
concert, West broke from the script to say: "George Bush doesn't care about black
people." He also claimed the US was not set up "to help the poor, the black people,
the less well-off".
The Black Entertainment Television (BET) also held its own telethon on Friday night
in Los Angeles. The event hosted by Queen Latifah and Steve Harvey included performances
from Alicia Keys, Jay-Z, Mariah Carey, Mary J Blige, David Banner and Neil Young.
The show interspersed musical performances with film clips of Gulf Coast residents
asking for help to locate missing relatives and friends. Keys sang her hit If I Ain't
Got You, and Patti LaBelle sang the Pretenders song I'll Stand By You.
Rappers Jay-Z and Diddy presented a $1m check to the Red Cross from the New York hip-hop
community. "There's been a lot of telethons," Diddy said, "but this is our telethon.
These are our people."
(BBC News)
Mariah performed "Fly Like a Bird" on "Shelter From the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf
Coast". Afterwards, Mariah sat down to answer phone calls from people who called to
donate money. Please call 1-866-AID-NOW (1-866-424-3669) to help raise money for the
Hurricane Relief.
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| Saturday 10 September 2005
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