BET News’ LIVE: THE HOMECOMING OF WHITNEY HOUSTON will air Saturday, February 18 at 11:30am
The woman, the wonder, the legend….BET and CENTRIC honor the memory of Whitney Houston with a BET News special LIVE: THE HOMEGOING OF WHITNEY HOUSTON premiering this Saturday, February 18 and BET REMEMBERS WHITNEY, a one-hour special commemorating the woman best known as The Voice.
Beginning at 11:30AM ET/8:30AM PT, BET News and CENTRIC will air LIVE: THE HOMEGOING OF WHITNEY HOUSTON and bring viewers complete live, in-depth coverage in of the legendary pop singer’s funeral from her childhood church, New Hope Baptist Church, in Newark, New Jersey. Later that evening at 7:00PM*, BET News correspondent Bevy Smith sits down with confidants and colleagues of the Queen of Pop including Kim Burrell, Kelley Price, Faith Evans, Ledisi, India.Arie, Tisha Martin Campbell and Tichina Arnold to share tender memories of the superstar’s greatest qualities as a vocalist, mentor, mother and friend. BET REMEMBERS WHITNEY takes a deeply personal and heartfelt look at one of music’s most beloved and renowned artists and recalls the amazing force behind her meteoric rise to superstardom and her uncanny ability to inspire others in a powerful way –whether in the spotlight or far away from the cameras.
Additionally, LIVE: THE HOMEGOING OF WHITNEY HOUSTON will air internationally on Saturday, February 18 at 4:30PM GMT / 6:30PM CAT and BET REMEMBERS WHITNEY will air internationally on Sunday, February 19 at 7:00PM GMT / 9:00PM CAT.
Over the years, BET has celebrated Houston‘s incredible talent with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the inaugural BET AWARDS in 2001; a BET HONORS Entertainer award in 2010 during which she was paid tribute by Kim Burrell and Jennifer Hudson and most recently, Houston performed “I Look To You,” alongside Kim Burrell at BET’s 2011 CELEBRATION OF GOSPEL.
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