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| WCIU-TV To Pay Tribute To Don Cornelius And 'Soul Train' |
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| Written by Larz | |||
| Wednesday, 01 February 2012 22:37 | |||
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With the shocking news earlier today of the death of Don Cornelius, the former Chicago radio/TV personality and creator/host of the iconic "Soul Train" television show, Weigel Broadcasting's WCIU-TV will pay tribute to the legend tomorrow morning, and then again for many hours this weekend. WCIU-TV, the first television station Don Cornelius ever worked for and where "Soul Train" was created, will do this first on their weekday morning program "You & Me This Morning," and then later by simulcasting a seven-hour marathon from Bounce-TV on Saturday night.
Beginning at 6:00am tomorrow (Thursday) morning, WCIU-TV's "You & Me This Morning" will be be spending much of the two-hour show celebrating the life of Don Cornelius. Hosts Jeanne Sparrow and Melissa Forman take a look back at the start of Don Cornelius' television career on WCIU-TV in the late 1960s, and his rise to national fame in the 1970s and beyond. The tributes won't end tomorrow morning, though... Bounce TV, the first-ever national over-the-air broadcast television network specifically targeting African-Americans, which is seen in Chicago on Weigel Broadcasting-owned WWME 23.2, will be airing a seven-hour long marathon of "Soul Train" episodes Saturday evening, beginning at 6:00pm. WCIU-TV will be stopping all of its pre-planned programming for that evening to instead simulcast the Bounce TV broadcast of the "Soul Train" marathon. The special presentation will be hosted by TLC's Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas. The marathon will begin with "Soul Train's" first-ever nationally syndicated episode and conclude with Don Cornelius' final episode as host.  The Bounce TV salute to Don Cornelius and "Soul Train" will be able to be seen over the air on WWME 23.2, as well as the stronger HD signal on WCIU 26.1. For those with cable/satellite systems, WCIU-TV, aka "The U," can also be seen locally on Comcast/Xfinity HD 183, RCN 6, RCN HD 606, WOW 6, WOW HD 207, AT&T U-verse 10, AT&T U-verse HD 1010, DirecTV HD 26, and Dish Network 26. Here is the list of scheduled "Soul Train" episodes for Saturday night's marathon: 6:00pm: The very first episode of "Soul Train," with live music guests Gladys Knight & The Pips -- Original air date: October 2, 1971 7:00pm: Live music guest Al Green -- Original air date: February 19, 1972 8:00pm: Live music guests The Commodores -- Original air date: February 12, 1977 9:00pm: Live music guests Kool and the Gang -- Original air date: December 17, 1983 10:00pm: Live music guest Janet Jackson -- Original air date: March 29, 1986 11:00pm: Live music guests En Vogue -- Original air date: May 19, 1990 Midnight: Don Cornelius' last show as host, with live music guests The Commodores -- Original air date: June 26, 1993 
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