NPR: Celebrity Encounters on the BET Red Carpet

Celebrity Encounters on the BET Red Carpet

The 2008 BET Awards kicked off with a pre-ceremony soiree earlier this week in downtown Los Angeles. News & Notes was there -- camera in tow. Watch as Niecy Nash explains why she always rocks a flower in her hair ... Jill Scott schools us in the ways of traditional African greetings ... Malcolm-Jamal Warner tells us what he's been up to ... and Robert Townsend leaves us hangin'.

We've also got chats with Terry Crews and his wife, Rebecca; Bobby Jones, CNN's Jamal Simmons, Jimmy Jean-Louis of NBC's Heroes, singer Janelle Monae, Rodney and Holly Robinson Peete, Soulja Boy, Ashanti, David Banner, and Nelly.

On the Show: Live from BET's Red Carpet

Geoffrey Bennett

Tags: Ashanti | BET Awards | Debra Lee | Jill Scott | Nelly

8:24 PM ET | 06-26-2008 | permalink

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This show never seems to disappoint me. I absolutely love how News and Notes is merging visual and ditigal media together. I look foward to the video segments that accenuate the blog and radio programming. Kudos again to Farai and the web producer Geoffrey Bennett on this very innovate approach in capturing the dynamic topics that are reported each week.
The BET Adward interviews were great and they offered great insight into what the celebraties are thinking about in regards to politics, music, race and the African American culture.
NTL

Sent by Nadine | 12:18 PM ET | 06-27-2008

Thanks for the love, Nadine! Feel free to share with us what you'd like to see us cover in the future.

Sent by Geoffrey Bennett | 12:27 PM ET | 06-27-2008

Excellent interviews with good questions on topics that matter. Thank you for posting the video on this website. I love your News and Notes show.

Sent by Debbie | 11:11 AM ET | 06-28-2008

Excellent work. You folks over here have your fingers on the pulse and your eyes on the heartbeat.
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Sent by George 2.0 | 3:20 AM ET | 06-30-2008

Beautiful! BLACK is BEAUTIFUL!! Thanks to News & Notes. We will sign up for email

Sent by WeRBigBrother | 3:09 PM ET | 08-23-2008

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