25 Strong: The BET Silver Anniversary Celebration

25 Strong: The BET Silver Anniversary Celebration

Founder and Chairman Robert L. Johnson to Celebrate Monumental
25-Year Milestone With Alicia Keys, R. Kelly, Mary J. Blige,
John Legend, Earth, Wind & Fire, Kirk Franklin,
Ronald Isley & Yolanda Adams Among Many Others

Calendar Notice / Event Listings Advisory

WHAT: BET will celebrate 25 years of ground-breaking
programming and entertainment as the leading network
for African Americans at the Shrine Auditorium in Los
Angeles, taping Wednesday, October 26 at 8 p.m. PT.
This star-studded affair will mark BET's silver
anniversary and take a look back at the network's
greatest moments, while toasting the hottest
entertainers of today and looking forward to the stars
of tomorrow. The show format includes superstar
performances, celebrity appearances and emotional
tributes, including a farewell salute to retiring BET
Founder and Chairman Robert L. Johnson, when this
landmark special airs on the BET network on November 1
@ 9 p.m. ET/PT.

(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20051014/DCF043 )

RED CARPET: Media Check-In: 4:15 - 5:15 p.m. PT
Pre-Show: October 26, 2005 @ 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. PT

TAPING: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 @ 8 p.m. PT

PREMIERE TELECAST: Tuesday, November 1 @ 9 - 11 p.m. ET/PT

WHERE: Shrine Auditorium
649 W. Jefferson Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90007
(213) 748-5116
http://www.shrineauditorium.com/

ENCORE Friday, November 4 @ 8 p.m. ET/PT
TELECASTS: Thursday, November 10 @ 9 p.m. ET/PT
Thursday, November 24 @ 8 p.m. ET/PT

PRODUCERS: Stephen Hill, Executive Producer - BET
Lynne Harris-Taylor, Executive Producer - BET
John Cossette, Executive Producer - Cossette
Productions

CONFIRMED Earth, Wind & Fire Ronald Isley
TALENT: R. Kelly Yolanda Adams
(subject to change) Alicia Keys Donnie McClurkin
Mary J Blige Pastor Shirley Caesar
John Legend Dr. Bobby Jones
Kirk Franklin Donnie Simpson

TICKETS: The BET 25th Anniversary Celebration is open to the
public -- tickets are immediately available at all
Ticketmaster outlets and on the Internet at
http://www.ticketmaster.com/. General information is
available at http://www.bet.com/.

**Media Credential Request Deadline: October 19, 2005 **

Requests for media credentials may be submitted online by visiting the BET website at http://www.bet.com/pr.

CONTACT: Tosha Whitten-Griggs of BET, +1-818-655-6712, tosha.whitten- griggs@bet.net; or Amber Koger of Bobbi Marcus PR, +1-310-889-9200, amber@bobbimarcuspr.com.

PRNewswire -- Oct. 14

Photo: NewsCom: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20051014/DCF043
AP Archive: http://photoarchive.ap.org/
PRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.com
Source: BET (Black Entertainment Television)

Web site: http://www.bet.com/
http://www.shrineauditorium.com/
http://www.ticketmaster.com/

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