Schedule Update: TV One to Rebroadcast Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration Thursday, July 2 at 8 and 11 PM ET as Part of Special Evening of Programming

Schedule Update: TV One to Rebroadcast Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration Thursday, July 2 at 8 and 11 PM ET as Part of Special Evening of Programming

SILVER SPRING, Md., June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- On Thursday, July 2, TV One will continue its tribute to the late "King of Pop" Michael Jackson with a night of special programming. TV One will reprise the two-hour Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration with an encore airing at 8 and 11 PM (all times ET). Until its June 26 broadcast on TV One, this star-studded salute to the legendary superstar produced by David Gest hadn't been broadcast in nearly a decade.

This special night of TV One programming will air as follows:
-- Beginning at 7 PM - TV One airs the TV Guide special Michael Jackson:
The Life and Times of The King Of Pop, an hour-long documentary
celebrating the prolific life of Michael Jackson; from his start in
Gary, Indiana with the Jackson 5 to his untimely death on June 25,
2009.
-- 8 PM - TV One airs Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration, an
all-star concert salute to the "King of Pop," produced by David Gest,
which celebrated his 30 years as a solo performer. In its debut airing
in 2001, the special gained the distinction of being the highest-rated
musical special in television history. Taped at New York's Madison
Square Garden on Sept. 7 and 10, 2001, this special was Michael
Jackson's first live U.S. performance in more than a decade and the
first reunion with his brothers in 17 years. The roster of performers
and guests include Destiny's Child, Whitney Houston, Usher, 'N Sync,
98 Degrees, James Ingram, Gloria Estefan, Mya, Chris Tucker, Samuel L.
Jackson, Liza Minnelli and a host of others. TV One obtained the
rights to the special from World Events LLC, a company owned by David
Gest and Michael Jackson. The show is being distributed by Alfred
Haber Distribution.
-- 10 PM - TV one will re-air the final episode in the second season of
its acclaimed Unsung series, which profiles the lives or careers of
successful artists or groups whose talents have been under recognized.
This special profiles Florence Ballard -- co-founder and shared lead
singer of the Supremes, who was replaced as lead singer by Diana Ross,
and Berry Gordy dismissed her from the group in 1967. It took years
before she recovered emotionally, and she spent much of her last years
in poverty, dying a tragic death from a coronary thrombosis at age 32.
-- 11 PM - TV One re-airs Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
-- 1 AM - TV One airs an original special Remembering the Time: An MJ
Video Tribute which is a special that showcases Michael Jackson's
extravagant music videos, including the groundbreaking video
"Thriller" and the Egyptian themed "Remember the Time".

-- 2 AM - TV One airs an episode of its original entertainment magazine
series TV One Access featuring a segment on the finances and health of
Michael Jackson.

Launched in January 2004, TV One (www.tvoneonline.com) serves more than 47.5 million households (Nielsen June 2009 estimate), offering a broad range of entertainment, reality and lifestyle-oriented original programming, classic series, movies, and music designed to entertain, inform and inspire a diverse audience of adult African American viewers. TV One's investors include Radio One [Nasdaq: ROIA and ROIAK; www.radio-one.com], the largest radio company that primarily targets African American and urban listeners; Comcast Corporation [Nasdaq: CMCSA and CMCSK; www.comcast.com], the leading cable television company in the country; The DirecTV Group; Constellation Ventures; Syndicated Communications; and Opportunity Capital Partners.

Source: TV One

CONTACT: Lynn McReynolds of TV One, +1-410-268-0275,
lynn@mcreynoldselek.com

Web Site: http://www.tvoneonline.com/

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