Mississippians Sam Haskell III, former worldwide head of television at WMA, and Lanny Griffith, partner in the Washington-based lobbyist firm Barbour Griffith & Rogers, on Thursday announced plans for a concert to benefit victims of Hurricane Katrina. The concert, Mississippi Rising, which is taking place Oct. 1 at the Coliseum at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, will benefit the Mississippi and Louisiana hurricane recovery funds. The list of confirmed participants includes Morgan Freeman, Ray Romano, Whoopi Goldberg, Sela Ward, Jason Alexander, Kathie Lee Gifford, Delta Burke, Gerald McRaney, Mary Haskell, Lance Bass, Marilu Henner, Kathy Ireland, Marilyn McCoo, Billy Davis Jr., Doris Roberts, Debbie Allen and Steve Azar.
- 9/15/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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