11 Broadcast and Cable Networks to Air ‘Hope for Haiti’ Telethon, 1/22

Eleven major broadcast and cable networks will air the "Hope for Haiti" telethon, next Friday, January 22nd the New York Times is reporting. At 8:00pm EST, ABC, BET, CBS, CMT, CNN, CW, FOX, HBO, MTV, NBC and VH1, as well as MTV Networks International, CNN International and National Geographic channels will air the telethon in an effort to raise money for the nation of Haiti, which was recently hit with an earthquake that destroyed much of the country and its capital city, Port-au-Prince.

The event will take place in Los Angeles, and will be hosted by television and movie star George Clooney. Clooney got in contact with MTV Networks chief executive Judy McGrath in order to plan the even to raise money for Haiti. Clooney told McGrath he had already gotten about a 12 fellow celebrities to participate and will continue his efforts this weekend at the Golden Globe Awards.

In addition to Clooney, Wyclef Jean, the Haitian born musician, will join the broadcast, as well as CNN anchor Anderson Cooper, who will join the telethon live from Haiti. Several celebrities will join to answer phones throughout the telethon.

All proceeds from the telethon will benefit Oxfam America, Partners in Heath, the Red Cross, Unicef, and the Yele Haiti Foundation.

To read the full article from the New York Times, click here.