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CBS NEWS SPECIAL [PROGRAM CHANGE]
Air Date: Thursday, June 25, 2009
Time Slot: 10:00 PM-11:00 PM EST on CBS
Episode Title: "THE LIFE AND DEATH OF MICHAEL JACKSON"
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CBS NEWS: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF MICHAEL JACKSON TONIGHT AT 10 PM, ET/PT ON THE CBS TELEVISION NETWORK

Tonight, CBS News will take a look at the life of musician Michael Jackson who passed away this afternoon at the age of 50. CBS NEWS: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF MICHAEL JACKSON, to be broadcast tonight (10:00-11:00 PM ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, will be anchored live by Harry Smith.

Featuring interviews with music industry personalities and J. Randy Taraborrelli, author of "Michael Jackson: The Magic & the Madness," the broadcast will trace Jackson's meteoric rise from member of the Jackson Five to platinum-selling artist and pop culture icon, examine his famed showbiz family and his tumultuous personal life.

Smith will be joined by Lara Spencer, host of The Insider to talk about Jackson as well as the passing of another seminal entertainer, Farrah Fawcett, who died today at the age of 62.

Susan Zirinsky is the executive producer of CBS NEWS: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF MICHAEL JACKSON.

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