Entertainment News Archive - June 11, 2009
Ford's first year sponsorship of 2009 essence music festival will include various initiatives including celebrity events, vehicle ride & drives and special broadcasts - Ford Motor Company is a First-Year Automotive Exclusive sponsor of the 2009 Essence Music Festival - Ford has created unique programs for the festival, ranging from seminar sponsorships, vehicle ride & drives and community engagement initiatives - Ford will provide sneak peeks of some its newest product lineup, including the All-New 2010 Taurus SHO and 2010 Lincoln MKT Crossover DEARBORN, Mich., June 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Ford Motor Company, a global automotive industry leader is proud to come onboard as a first-year sponsor of the critically-acclaimed Essence Music Festival, held in New Orleans over July 4th weekend and headlined by multi-platinum selling artist Beyonce.
Condolences to family of slain security guard Shoah warns that violence toward one is violence toward all Museum cautions against danger of unchecked hatred, genocide WASHINGTON, June 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Cardinal Francis George of Chicago, President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, said the violence of the June 10 shooting at the Holocaust Museum was "appalling." He added that "This tragic incident only serves to reinforce the need for continued education throughout society against bias of every kind, but most especially racial and religious prejudice." His entire statement, issued June 11, follows: The shooting that took place yesterday, June 10, at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C.
MAE WHITMAN Co-Stars in the Summer's Must-See Lifetime Original Movie Directed by SANAA HAMRI and Based on SUSAN COLL'S Acclaimed Book ACCEPTANCE: A NOVEL LOS ANGELES, June 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Sharpen your No.
Pros Bring Industry Knowledge, Market Expertise and Creative Online Prowess to Company NEW YORK, June 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Ziff Davis Enterprise, a leader in innovative enterprise IT engagement solutions and ground-breaking editorial content, announced today that it has hired three key executives: Matthew Sweeney, former CEO of the Computerworld and InfoWorld brands at International Data Group (IDG), sales executive Peggy Schecter of United Business Media's TechWeb and Eric Lundquist, formerly Content Director, New Media at IDG. The hires reflect the company's continued focus on creating a standard of innovation and excellence in meeting the needs of both enterprise IT marketers and the Ziff Davis Enterprise audience; they will immediately support the company's growing portfolio of marketing solutions and continually evolving editorial content. "We have spent the last year successfully working our vision for audience engagement and building a new infrastructure for audience marketing.
ATLANTA, June 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The Sports Legends Challenge presented by AbsolutePoker.net announced today three additions to its list of participating Sports Legends, Hall of Fame jockey Laffit Pincay, MLB Hall of Famer Ozzie Smith and PGA star Rocco Mediate.
QUEEN LATIFAH, TARAJI HENSON, SHERRI SHEPHERD, IDRIS ELBA, PAULA PATTON AND SOLANGE KNOWLES HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED AS PRESENTERS AT THE STAR-STUDDED SHOW PREMIERING SUNDAY, JUNE 28 AT 8:00 P.M.* NEW YORK, June 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Fabolous, Young Jeezy and Mary Mary have been added to the BET AWARDS '09 star-studded lineup that already includes critically acclaimed platinum-selling artists like Kanye West, The Dream, Soulja Boy, Ne-Yo and Maxwell.
LOS ANGELES, June 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Forget wedging your foot into the fabled glass slipper; try getting into last season's "skinny" jeans! Next February, Poppy Montgomery (Without a Trace) is set to star in Lifetime Movie Network's adaptation of Sarah Strohmeyer's popular novel Cinderella Pact.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., June 11 /PRNewswire/ -- In a nation rich with diverse cultures and ethnic identities, using just one approach to public relations can be limiting.
HIT ALBUM DEBUTS AT #2 ON UK CHART THIS WEEK AUSSIE SINGER AND SONGWRITER'S SINGLE 'RED,' CURRENTLY THE #2 MOST-PLAYED SONG IN THE UK POWERHOUSE VOICE BEHIND MARK RONSON'S #1 UK SINGLE 'STOP ME' STEPS OUT AS A SOLO ARTIST NEW YORK, June 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Australian singer and songwriter Daniel Merriweather will release his debut album, entitled Love & War, in the U.S.
