Britney Spears to Headline NBA All-Star Read to Achieve Celebration Set to Air During All-Star Weekend On Saturday, February 9.Entertainment Editors/Music, Education & Sports Writers The following is a list of sports writers. Historical sportswriters
NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Jan. 7, 2002 -- Ahmad Rashad and Summer Sanders Summer Elisabeth Sanders (born October 13 1972 in Roseville, California) is a sports broadcaster, actress and retired Olympic medalist in swimming. Biography Sanders attended Eureka Union Elementary School, Cavitt Junior High and Oakmont High School. Host Television Special Promoting Reading That will be Simulcast on Six Different Networks in the U.S. and Canada -- Jive Recording artist Britney Spears will headline the 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, a one-of-a-kind television special featuring NBA All-Stars and some of today's hottest entertainment celebrities, to air on Saturday, February 9th at 11 AM ET. The hour-long show will be simulcast on six different 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. , BET, Nickelodeon, NBA.com TV in the U.S., and MuchMusic in Canada. Spears will perform "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman," from her new multi-platinum album, "Britney," and featured in her major motion picture debut, "Crossroads," which opens nationwide February 15, 2002. 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 NBA All-Star Jam Session presented by Fleer fleer intr.v. fleered, fleer·ing, fleers To smirk or laugh in contempt or derision. n. A taunting, scoffing, or derisive look or gibe. at 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 Nickelodeon 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 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 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. "A major goal of Read to Achieve is to promote the value of reading and stress the importance to young people how critical reading is to future success," said Rashad. "But we also want kids to see that reading is fun, and through this incredible hour of entertainment with today's hottest celebrities, and NBA and WNBA stars, the Read to Achieve Celebration serves as a great avenue to deliver that message." Spears will also be a member of the NBA All-Star Reading Team, which is a team made up of NBA and WNBA players, coaches, celebrities from the worlds of film and music, and the parents, spouses and families of NBA players and coaches. 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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