Brad Paisley, Dwight Yoakam, Billy Bob Thornton and Ty Herndon Hold Concert to Help Homeless Kids!Entertainment Editors/Music Writers LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 17, 2002 Country music superstars Brad Paisley, Dwight Yoakam, Ty Herndon Ty Herndon (born Boyd Tyrone Herndon on May 2, 1962 in Meridian, Mississippi) is an American country music singer, who made his debut in 1995 with the Number One single "What Mattered Most". To date, he has charted a total of seventeen singles on the U.S. , Actor/Singer Billy Bob Thornton Robert George (Bob) Thornton (born July 10 1962, in Los Angeles, California) is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA whose career lasted from 1985 to 1996. He was a 6'10" 225 forward. He holds career averages of 3.0 points and 2.5 rebounds in 283 total games. , and comedian/ventriloquist Jeff Dunham Jeff Dunham is an award winning ventriloquist and a stand-up comedian. He has performed on numerous comedy shows, including Comedy Central Presents in 2003. His usual puppets include a woozle named Peanut, a bitter old man named Walter, a dead terrorist named Achmed and will perform live at "The Canyon" in Agoura Hills, Wednesday, December 18, 2002 for a holiday show benefiting L.A. Family Housing. KZLA's morning host Peter Tilden Peter Tilden is an American radio personality and the host of America's Earliest Morning Show, an overnight program heard on KABC in Los Angeles. Prior to September 2007, Tilden's program aired nationwide on the ABC News & Talk satellite channel, heard on both XM created and organized "The Christmas Concert for Tilden's Children." Tilden called out to KZLA listeners to donate $25.00 to "adopt" a child during the holiday season. The event quickly "SOLD OUT" and raised $25,000.00 for L.A. Family Housing. Tilden said, "I'm overwhelmed by the support of the KZLA listeners and the incredible generosity of Brad Paisley, Dwight Yoakam, Billy Bob Thornton, Ty Herndon and everyone involved with this event by donating their time and talent." KZLA introduced its Tilden's Children campaign in May 2002, when LAFH's Chief Executive Officer, David Grunwald, was a guest on the Peter Tilden Morning Show and raised awareness and educated KZLA's listeners regarding critical social problems in Los Angeles -- skyrocketing housing costs, homelessness, and other related issues. Tilden's Children offers KZLA listeners a proactive role in the solution to these problems with the opportunity to "be a hero to a homeless child" by helping them look forward to a positive future. KZLA is the most listened to Country radio station in America with over 700,000 listeners per week and is owned and operated by Emmis Communications. Emmis Communications (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : EMMS EMMS Electronic Media Management System (IBM) EMMS Electronic Music Management System EMMS Express Mail Military Service (US Postal Service) EMMS Electronic Mail and Message System ) is a diversified media firm with radio broadcasting, television and magazine publishing operations. For media credentials, contact Eric Zanelli at 818/238-6784 |
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