PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Thursday June 1, 2006

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Thursday June 1, 2006

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Wedding Bells Rang as Chris Knight and Adrianne Curry Tied the Knot

Christopher Knight, and Adrianne Curry, America's reality sweethearts and stars of V-H-One's "My Fair Brady" said their "I Dos" Wednesday, May twenty- ninth. The wedding too place in front of two hundred and fifty friends and family during a traditional ceremony held in Curry's hometown of Joliet, Illinois. Viewers can catch all of the wedding festivities during the "My Fair Brady Wedding Special" premiering on V-H-One in July. The bride wore a cream-colored custom-made Alvina Valenta gown, while the bridesmaids wore blood-red evening dresses. The groom and the groomsmen wore matching tuxedos. Curry and her bridesmaids carried black roses. In attendance were former "Brady Bunch" stars Barry Williams, Susan Olsen, and Mike Lookinland.

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Dixie Chicks New Album, "Taking The Long Way," Debuts at Number One on Billboard Top Two Hundred

"Taking The Long Way" debuts at Number One on the Billboard Top two hundred best-selling albums chart this week, with first week's sales of more than half a million copies. This means the Dixie Chicks have become the first female group in chart history to have three albums debut at Number One. This breaks the record the Chicks established in 2002 when the group's last studio album, Home, debuted at Number One and made them the first female group ever to have two albums debut at Number One. With the Number One debut of 'Taking The Long Way", the Dixie Chicks have also become the first female group in chart history to have three studio albums occupy the Number One slot on the Top two hundred.

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Prince, Music Legend and Internet Visionary, to Receive Webby Lifetime Achievement Award at The Tenth Annual Webby Awards

In recognition of his visionary use of the Internet to distribute music and connect with audiences, music legend Prince will be honored at The Tenth Annual Webby Awards on June twelfth in New York City, the International Academy of the Digital Arts and Sciences has announced. The first major artist to release an entire album -- 1997's Crystal Ball -- exclusively on the Web, Prince's leadership online has transformed the entertainment industry and reshaped the relationship between artist and fan.

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Now You Can Bet on the National Spelling Bee

This week, two hundred seventy-five of America's top young spellers will descend on the nation's capital to compete in the 2006 Scripps National Spelling Bee. For the first time in Spelling Bee history the event will hit primetime as the Championship Rounds of this year's contest will be broadcast live on A-B-C. Further demonstrating the popularity of the event, Pinnacle Sports-dot-com has become the first company to offer wagering on the National Spelling Bee after receiving numerous customer requests. Pinnacle Sports-dot- com has examined the championship word in recent competitions and believes the final word will contain over ten and half letters, and is listed as a two to three favorite. Meanwhile, the odds the championship word will be under ten and a half in length stands as a four to three underdog.

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PRNewswire -- June 1

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