City of Hope to Honor RCA Music Group's Richard Palmese at the 'Spirit of Life' Award Roast

City of Hope to Honor RCA Music Group's Richard Palmese at the 'Spirit of Life' Award Roast

NEW YORK, Nov. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- On December 6th, some of the music industry's most talented and most charitable will host the "Spirit of Life" Award Roast to raise funds for the City of Hope. The City of Hope is one of the world's leading research and treatment centers for cancer, diabetes, HIV/AIDs and many other diseases. The guest of honor -- the roastee -- is the beloved Richard Palmese -- one of the music industry's most accomplished veterans -- and a 20 year Executive Board Member of the City of Hope. Mr. Palmese will also be the recipient of the "Spirit of Life" Award which is the highest form of recognition that City of Hope gives to a volunteer. The "Spirit of Life" Award Roast takes place at the lower Manhattan hotspot Capitale. Tickets are $500 each and can be secured through City of Hope by contacting Scott Goldman at Sgoldman@coh.org or 213-241-7129.

Richard Palmese, the Executive Vice President of Promotion at the RCA Music Group, has an elite group of "roasters." Among them are music manager Irving Azoff (The Eagles, Christina Aguilera), President of MTV Networks Van Toffler, Lite FM's program director and VP of Adult Programming/ClearChannel Jim Ryan, Lenny Beer of HITS magazine and President of Nielsen Music Rob Sisco.

During Mr. Palmese's many years in the music business, he has been deeply involved in the career development of many artists including Barry Manilow, Whitney Houston, Elton John, Aretha Franklin, Patti LaBelle, Alicia Keys, Vince Gill, BB King, Usher, Outkast, Carlos Santana, Rod Stewart, Sarah McLachlan, Dave Matthews, Dido, Avril Lavigne, Kelly Clarkson, Maroon 5, Christina Aguilera, Gavin DeGraw and Luther Vandross.

City of Hope is one of the world's leading research and treatment centers for cancer, diabetes, HIV/AIDS and other life-threatening diseases. Named by U.S. News & World Report as one of America's best medical centers for cancer treatment, City of Hope is a pioneer in the fields of bone marrow transplantation and genetics. Founded in 1913, City of Hope is a Comprehensive Cancer Center, the highest designation bestowed by the National Cancer Institute, and a founding member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. City of Hope's scientific knowledge is shared with medical centers locally and globally, helping patients battling life-threatening diseases around the corner and around the world.

For more information, please call 800-260-HOPE or visit the Web site at http://www.cityofhope.org/.

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Source: RCA Music Group

CONTACT: Mika El-Baz of RCA Music Group, +1-646-840-5670,
Mika.Elbaz@sonybmg.com, or Kevin Beisler of J - Arista Records,
+1-646-840-5675, Kevin.Beisler@sonybmg.com

Web site: http://www.cityofhope.org/

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