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NBC Universal has scheduled "A Concert for Hurricane Relief," an hourlong show that will be held on Friday and aired on NBC, MSNBC and CNBC (...).
The concert will include country singer Tim McGraw, pianist and singer Harry Connick Jr. and jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, all Louisiana natives. Viewers will be encouraged to donate to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund in support of hurricane relief, according to the press release.
MTV, VH1 and CMT announced a relief campaign that will kick off Saturday, September 10, with a special featuring such acts as the Dave Matthews Band, Alicia Keys, John Mellencamp, Ludacris, Green Day, David Banner, Rob Thomas, Gretchen Wilson and Linkin Park's Chester Bennington.
The program will be simulcast live on all three networks from locations in New York, Nashville, Los Angeles and Atlanta. It will direct donations to the American Red Cross and promote volunteerism.
Hurricane Katrina, which hit the Gulf Coast Monday morning, has devastated coastal regions of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
