"A Concert for Hurricane Relief" Friday, Sept 2 on NBC, MSNBC & CNBC for the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Louisiana native, 4-year
American Red Cross celebrity cabinet board member and the National
Spokesperson for State Farm's Neighbors Give Life national blood drive
campaign Tim McGraw has agreed to help co-headline an hour-long music special that will air this Friday, Sept 2 on NBC, MSNBC and CNBC, 8p.m. ET.
The telethon will be broadcast entirely from the New York studios of NBC and will also feature Harry Connick, Jr. and Wynton Marsalis with an appearance by Leonardo DiCaprio, among others.
"I am heartbroken by the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina in my
home state. Like so many Americans I am watching the news reports with great sadness. But it's at times like these that each of us must work together to provide lifesaving aid to those in terrible need. I sincerely encourage everyone to support the American Red Cross, government efforts and others in the non-profit community with this historically unprecedented undertaking," says McGraw.
All viewers will be asked to donate to the American Red Cross Disaster
Relief Fund in support of hurricane relief through its website and donation
hotline, http://www.redcross.org or 1-800-HELP NOW. McGraw hails from Start, Louisiana.
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