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Hope for Haiti Now
Created byGeorge Clooney
Developed byGeorge Clooney
StarringGeorge Clooney (co-host)
Anderson Cooper (co-host)
Wyclef Jean (co-host)
Country of origin United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes1
Production
Running time2 hours
Production companyHope for Haiti Now
Original release
ReleaseJanuary 22, 2010

Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief is a charity telethon that was held on 22 January 2010 from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, 23 January 2010 from 1 a.m. to 3 a.m. UTC. The telethon is set to be the most widely distributed telethon in history.[1] Three charity concerts will be staged in London, Los Angeles and New York City. There will also be live reports from Haiti.[citation needed]

The telethon was announced by MTV Networks in the United States on January 15, 2010, three days after the 2010 Haiti earthquake struck on January 12 and claimed the lives of at least 70,000 people. The event is one of a number of humanitarian responses to the earthquake. The telethon is patterned after the form begun with the 2001 America: A Tribute to Heroes program and continued with the 2005 Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast.

The telethon will raise funds for Haiti relief, to be split evenly between the following organizations with humanitarian operations in Haiti: the World Food Programme, UNICEF, the Red Cross, Oxfam, the Yéle Haiti Foundation, Partners In Health and the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund.[2]

Participants

Wyclef Jean will host the concert in New York City, with George Clooney in Los Angeles and Anderson Cooper in Haiti.[citation needed]

Rihanna revealed on 21 January, during the Norwegian-Swedish talkshow Skavlan, that she will perform a new song titled "Stranded (Haiti Mon Amour)", together with Jay-Z and U2's The Edge and Bono at the telethon in London.[3]

Performances

In order of appearance:

Celebrity phone operators

Celebrity phone bank operators in alphabetical order:[5]

Planned performers announced by USA Today:

Coverage

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Knox, David (22 January 2010). "Airdate: Hope for Haiti Now". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  2. ^ https://www.hopeforhaitinow.org/
  3. ^ "Rihanna to perform 'Stranded' in Haiti telethon". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  4. ^ 'Stranded (Haiti Mon Amour)' raising funds for Haiti
  5. ^ a b c d Oldenburg, Ann (2010-01-22). "George Clooney explains 'Hope for Haiti' celebrity phone bank". USAToday.com. Gannett. Retrieved 2010-01-22.
  6. ^ a b "Stars line up for Haiti benefit concert". BBC News. BBC. 2010-01-22. Retrieved 2010-01-22.
  7. ^ YouTube channel on YouTube itselfTemplate:Accessdate
  8. ^ Respers France, Lisa (2010-01-22). "'Hope for Haiti' to dominate the airwaves". CNN.com. Retrieved 2010-01-22.
  9. ^ Celebrity telethon for Haiti to air Friday on CTV
  10. ^ NRK3 sender "Hope for Haiti Now"
  11. ^ "Musikartister går ihop för att hjälpa de drabbade i jordbävningen". mtv.se. January 20, 2010. Retrieved January 23, 2010. {{cite news}}: Text "language:Swedish" ignored (help)
  12. ^ New York Times: "Details of ‘Hope for Haiti’ Telethon Are Announced", 15 January 2010.

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