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The Entertainment Industries Council, Inc. (EIC), the premiere
non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness of health and
social issues through the entertainment industry, announced a list of
stars appearing on the 2009 Annual PRISM Awards Showcase
television special. The show will air in a nine-network simulcast on
Saturday, September 26, 2009. Preeminent entertainment reporter Nancy
O’Dell returns as host of the show. Terry Crews (Everybody Hates Chris)
and health media personality Dr. Reef Karim serve as guest co-hosts.
The PRISM Awards Showcase is produced by EIC, in collaboration
with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMSHA) and FX Network. This year’s show features Anne Hathaway,
Chandra Wilson, Jessica Lange, Benjamin Bratt, Bryan Cranston, Dr. Phil,
Dr. Drew, Sharon Lawrence, Andrea Bowen, Mariette Hartley, Christian
Clemenson, Stephen Root, Gary Anthony Williams, JoBeth Williams, Henry
Simmons, Cassidy Freeman, Navi Rawat, Dee Wallace, Jayne Brook, Tammy
Blancherd, and Danny Arroyo. Shadoe Stevens lends his distinct voice as
announcer.
Those honored with PRISM Awards this year included Anne Hathaway
for Rachel Getting Married, Dana Delany for Desperate
Housewives, Benjamin Bratt for The Cleaner, Chandra Wilson
for Accidental Friendship, and William Shatner for Boston
Legal. The awards also recognized television series and movies,
ranging from drama series such as Boston Legal and Law &
Order: Special Victims Unit, to comedy series like The Office
and King of the Hill, along with Rachel Getting Married, All
My Children, Stop-Loss, Dr. Phil, Intervention,
and others.
The 2009 PRISM Awards Showcase’s primary simulcast will air at
4:00 p.m. on September 26th on FX, ION Life, Lifetime Real
Women, ReelzChannel and Starfish Television, with an encore at 1:00 a.m.
An mtvU airing will be at 8:00 p.m. and a National Geographic Channel
airing will be at midnight PT / 3 a.m. ET. Additional airings on
Retirement Living TV will be at 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. ET on both Monday
(9/28) and Friday (10/2), as well as at 1 p.m. PT / 4 p.m. ET on October
3rd and at 8 a.m. PT / 11 a.m. ET on October 4th. E! is
making the show available free on-demand through Time Warner Cable and
other cable carriers.
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