SHERYL CROW, DIXIE CHICKS, ALICIA KEYS, RANDY NEWMAN, PAUL SIMON, ROD STEWART AND NEIL YOUNG ARE AMONG THE INITIAL GROUP OF MUSICAL PERFORMERS SCHEDULED TO PARTICIPATE IN �SHELTER FROM THE STORM: A CONCERT FOR THE GULF COAST� FRIDAY, SEPT. 9

Jennifer Aniston, Cameron Diaz, Ellen DeGeneres, Jack Nicholson, Chris Rock, Ray Romano and Sela Ward Are Among the Celebrities Scheduled to Appear

In Addition to the Six Broadcast Networks� ABC Family, Black Family Channel, Bravo, E!, Fox Reality, FSN Ohio, FSN South, FSN West, FX, G4 Media, Ovation, Oxygen, PAX, PBS, SOAPnet, TBS, Tennis Channel, Trio, TV Guide Channel, TV One, USA Network and WGN Have Signed on to Carry the Commercial-Free Television Event to Raise Funds For Those Impacted By Hurricane Katrina

Special Will Also Be Broadcast in At Least 95 Countries Around The Globe

Sheryl Crow, Dixie Chicks, Alicia Keys, Randy Newman, Paul Simon, Rod Stewart and Neil Young are among the performers initially scheduled to appear on SHELTER FROM THE STORM: A CONCERT FOR THE GULF COAST, the live one-hour primetime special benefiting those impacted by Hurricane Katrina, to be simulcast this Friday, Sept. 9 (8:00-9:00 PM) on all six broadcast networks as well as other programming services domestically and around the world.

Among the initial celebrities slated to make appearances are Jennifer Aniston, Cameron Diaz, Ellen DeGeneres, Jack Nicholson, Chris Rock, Ray Romano and Sela Ward.

In a cooperative and collaborative effort, the six broadcast networks announced plans last week to present this one-hour, commercial-free simulcast on Friday, Sept. 9 (8:00-9:00 PM). The entertainment special/fundraising event will salute the brave citizens in the devastated areas of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama and pay tribute to the rescue personnel guiding relief efforts in the region.

In addition to �road blocked� coverage on ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The WB and UPN, SHELTER FROM THE STORM: A CONCERT FOR THE GULF COAST will also be carried live in the United States on ABC Family, Black Family Channel, Bravo, E!, Fox Reality, FSN Ohio, FSN South, FSN West, FX, G4 Media, Ovation, Oxygen, PAX, PBS, SOAPnet, TBS, Tennis Channel, Trio, TV Guide Channel, TV One, USA Network and WGN. Internationally, the special will also be broadcast in at least 95 countries on programming services in Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Greece, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Spain, Taiwan, the United Kingdom and virtually all of Asia and the Middle East.

SHELTER FROM THE STORM: A CONCERT FOR THE GULF COAST will be broadcast from the Sony Pictures Studio Lot in Los Angeles and Sony Studios in New York City live to the Eastern and Central time zones and tape-delayed in the Mountain and Pacific time zones.

Joel Gallen, who produced the unprecedented �America: A Tribute to Heroes� telethon in September 2001, will executive produce the special.

Means and method for donation will be announced at a later date.