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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