Alicia Keys, Carson Daly, Frankie Muniz and Lil' Bow Wow Join NBA All-Star Roster.Entertainment Editors NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--January 16, 2002 NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= All-Star Read to Achieve Celebration Adds Some of Today's Hottest Celebrities to the Seven Network Simulcast on Saturday, February 9th A star-studded line-up including Alicia Keys, Carson Daly, Frankie Muniz and Lil' Bow Wow join Britney Spears and other celebrities at the NBA All-Star Read to Achieve Celebration on Saturday, February 9th at 11:00 AM ET. The one-of-a-kind television special will feature some of today's hottest entertainment celebrities, NBA All-Stars and WNBA WNBA Women's National Basketball Association WNBA World Ninepin Bowling Association WNBA Wannabe Nasty Boys Association WNBA Women's National Book Association, Inc. WNBA Warszawski Nurt Basketu Amatorskiego stars, and will be simulcast on seven networks -- NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. , TNT TNT: see trinitrotoluene. TNT in full trinitrotoluene Pale yellow, solid organic compound made by adding nitrate (−NO2) groups to toluene. , Nickelodeon, Nick GAS, BET and NBA.com TV in the U.S. and MuchMusic in Canada. Six-time Grammy nominee Keys, who recently won two American Music Awards, will perform one of her hits on the special show. Spears will perform "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman," and teen rap superstar Lil' Bow Wow will sing "Take Me Home," the new single from his smash sophomore album, "Doggy Bag," which has already been certified gold less than a month after its release. Carson Daly of MTV's "Total Request Live" and host of NBC's "Last Call with Carson Daly Last Call with Carson Daly is a late night NBC talk show, hosted by former MTV VJ Carson Daly. Last Call, occupying the time slot previously held by Later " and Emmy Award and Golden Globe nominee Frankie Muniz, who will star in the upcoming feature film "Big Fat Liar Big Fat Liar is a 2002 comedy directed by Shawn Levy and starring Frankie Muniz (Malcolm in the Middle), Paul Giamatti and Nickelodeon's Amanda Bynes Plot Jason Shephard (Frankie Muniz ," will discuss the importance of reading and how critical it is to future success. NBA Inside Stuff NBA Inside Stuff is a television program (debuting in 1990) that now airs on NBA TV and previously aired on NBC for many years, then on ABC, featuring behind the scenes activities of NBA players. The program also includes features on fitness and fundamentals of basketball. host and executive producer Ahmad Rashad and co-host Summer Sanders will host the special from the Pennsylvania Convention Center The Pennsylvania Convention Center is a multi-use public facility in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania which is designed to accommodate conventions, exhibitions, conferences and other events. . Dave Aizer, host of Nick GAS and Nickelodeon's Slimetime Live will serve as entertainment sideline reporter. This event is a celebration of reading and a highlight of the NBA's Read to Achieve program, the centerpiece of the league's community relations efforts. Launched in May 2001, Read to Achieve is a year-round, league-wide initiative supported by all 29 NBA teams, 16 WNBA teams, and eight National Basketball Development League teams that promotes the value of reading and on-line literacy and encourages families and adults to read regularly with young children. Thousands of students from the greater Philadelphia area will earn special invitations to the Pennsylvania Convention Center for the Celebration as reward for their participation in local reading programs. The students and television audiences in the U.S. and Canada will be entertained by some of today's top music acts, NBA and WNBA players, and television and movie stars. The NBA All-Star Read to Achieve Celebration is part of NBA All-Star 2002, which is hosted by the Philadelphia 76ers and takes place in Philadelphia from February 8-10. NBA All-Star 2002 includes NBA All-Star Saturday Night on February 9 and the 51st Annual NBA All-Star Game on February 10. |
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