Nightline Changes Program to Ray Charles Tribute

[MallRat]

Just got this from ABC.
-MR


Nightline Daily E-Mail
June 10, 2004

TONIGHT'S FOCUS: Ray Charles
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Tonight's Nightline will include a profile of his sweeping career and place in musical history from our own resident musical historian: correspondent Dave Marash.

We've just started work on tonight's program, but I promise you this: there will be lots of Ray Charles' music.

The program we had planned for tonight on the Stem Cell Research debate will air another night soon.

We hope you'll join us.

Sara Just and the Nightline Staff
Nightline Offices
ABCNEWS Washington D.C.

[peekaloo]

1. Bless 'em!

[DoYouEverWonder]

2. What did they pre-empt?

I hope it was a Ronnie tribute?

[MallRat]

7. Nancy Reagan and the stem cell debate

They'll show that another time... maybe Friday? Or maybe next week, because of the funeral tomorrow.

-MR

[PROGRESSIVE1]

3. I must Watch!!!

:bounce:

Thank God it's not another Reagan-Fest!!!

[Ivote]

5. Thank You!

Nightline! I'll Be watching.

[Leprechan29]

4. w00t!

That was bad

But seriously - Ray Charles one night, stem cells another! This is great

[veganwitch]

6. his death currently has a vote of 4.02 with over 500 votes at yahoo news

i think people are getting sick of the raygun necrophiliathon.

[ThomWV]

8. Did Ray Charles Die?

I certainly hope not.

[MallRat]

12. Unfortunately, yes.

:cry:

[liberalron]

9. Now here is a life of genuine greatness and

accomplishment that truly is worthy of reflection, remembrance, praise, celebration, appreciation, reverance, recognition, emulation, etc., etc., etc.
And mourned, for our great loss.

[AlCzervik]

10. He deserves at least one nightline show

and hopefully many more tributes. Ray Charles is a national Treasure and a true inspiration for everybody. Less Raygun more Ray!

[Career Prole]

11. In the interests of the preservation of democracy and to ensure the

dissemination of the truth about the travails of bush* ...no other freakin' notables are permitted to die until after the election!

I love you, Ray...when you sang "America the Beautiful" I could almost believe it. It's not that I don't want to see this covered, but why don't they bump some bullshit like "Survivor" instead of a news program?

[liberalron]

13. Because the purpose of television is to sell product,

not programs. Nightline is an appropriate venue for Ray's passing.
If only we could have a week of tribute to Ray Charles, with all of the emphasis that is being given Reagan. Ray Charles did far more for humanity than did Ronald Reagan (or most politicians).
Poor George, can't get a break. People keep dying, who make him look so small in comparison.

[liberalron]

14. All Ray, All the Time,

instead of all Raygun all the time.