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Prostate Cancer Foundation (Pcf), a nonprofit organization founded by Michael Milken dedicated to identifying and funding groundbreaking cancer research programs, recently hosted the 2017 New York Dinner at Cipriani 42nd Street New York.

Whoopie Goldberg at the Prostate Cancer Foundation 2017 New York Dinner

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Legendary actress, comedian, and television host Whoopi Goldberg served as guest host for the event. The evening concluded with a stunning performance by Grammy and Academy Award-winning singer Jennifer Hudson. Proceeds from the event, which raised $18 million, will support the partnership between Pcf and the Department of Veterans Affairs (Va) to provide precision oncology to all veterans by establishing eleven centers of excellence. By providing access to their more than 9 million patient records, Pcf researchers will be able to discover new and better treatments that will impact all prostate cancer patients. The evening was the organization’s second largest fundraising night.

Notable attendees included: Michael and Lori Milken,...

Hln's Evening Express airs weeknights from 5 to 7 Pm. Evening Express, hosted by Ryan Smith with Isha Iseey and Clark Howard, provides an energetic, inspirational and solutions-oriented look at the day.s news, accompanied by deeper discussions and reporting on stories and issues that resonate in the American household, including parenting, education, health, personal finance and relationships. Scheduled guests for the debut week include: Monday June 4: Mia Schaikewitz, star of the new Sundance TV reality series Push Girls. Defined as .a fierce, fearless woman who doesn.t let life.s challenges get in the way of what she wants,. Mia will talk about how she and her castmates, who are all in wheelchairs, overcome adversity and maintain their collective...

Tune in alert for Hln.s new nightly program, Evening Express. Nationally Syndicated Radio Host and financial expert Clark Howard and CNN Journalist Isha Sesay will join this new show airing 5-7 p.m. Et. Hln launches a new destination for news and information with Evening Express, hosted by Ryan Smith, beginning Monday, June 4. This new addition to Hln.s schedule will air weeknights, 5-7 p.m. Et, and feature Hln.s popular personal finance expert Clark Howard, and CNN.s Isha Sesay, it was announced by Scot Safon, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Hln. Evening Express will be based at the network.s global headquarters in Atlanta. .Hln is excited to offer our viewers an evening news program that centers on the...

I'm cheap. I'm like Clark Howard. When I get money hey I feel empowered. - Al Lorden (The Cheap Song) Scroll down to hear the song This weekly song review I've started doesn't exactly do for a songwriter what Oprah's book club does for an author but let's continue to build it. If you like this idea and/or the song, spread the word. More and more, this is how artists and songs make it. Attention is the new currency for recorded music (and so much more). The song I'm reviewing this week is called The Cheap Song, written and partially performed by Al Lorden. It's a Country tune and resonates with the current economic crisis although it was written during the boom when stingy people stood out. Now being frugal is in vogue. This recording is performed as a duet and the...

New York -- At the end of what will be a record year for viewership, Headline News is getting a name change.

The 26-year-old news channel will be known as Hln. It follows in the footsteps of such other Turner Broadcasting networks as TBS, TNT and, of course, CNN. Along with the new moniker, the channel is getting a new logo and slogan: "News and Views."

CNN Worldwide executive vp Ken Jautz said Wednesday that the channel is acknowledging that it has evolved beyond the headlines-every-hour format that marked its first two decades or so. Since 2005, Headline News has been, at least in primetime, more like cable channels MSNBC and Fox News Channel in programming talk shows. Nancy Grace has had her own 8 p.m. program for the past three years, and Glenn Beck held the 7 p.m. slot for two years before he left for Fox News Channel.

"We...