Montel Williams News

Alabama entertainer Taylor Hicks is celebrating the holiday season with a pair of televised appearances that will carry him all over the United States from California to Utah as he spreads holiday cheer to audiences around the world.

The 84th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade celebrating The Magic of Christmas featuring Marine Toys for Tots Foundation, presented by Associated Television International and The City of Los Angeles, will be led this year by renowned magicians andParade Grand Marshals Penn & Teller.  Today the parade is announcing sponsors, bands, balloons, floats, characters/novelties and equestrian units which will be part of the 2015 parade making its 3.2 mile trek through the streets of Hollywood, CA at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 29, 2015.  The parade will be hosted by Erik Estrada, Laura McKenzie, Dean Cain and Montel Williams, with special guest hosts Elizabeth Stanton and Garrett Clayton.

A CELEBRATION OF THE BEST HOLIDAY COMMERCIALS FROM AROUND THE WORLD — Kevin Frazier ('Entertainment Tonight”) and Keltie Knight ('The Insider”) host this holiday celebration with a countdown of the 12 best holiday commercials ever – one for each of the 12 days of Christmas.

FRACTURED,  the thriller directed by Lance KR Kawas, features a terrific cast headlined by Eric Roberts, Jake Busey and Athena Lebessis.

Gabrielle's Angel Foundation for Cancer Research raised $3.6 million and counting for blood cancer research at its annual fundraiser, the Angel Ball, Monday night at Cipriani Wall Street. This black-tie benefit, hosted by Grammy-nominated songwriter Denise Rich and her daughters Daniella Rich and Ilona Rich Schachter, honored the work of Heidi Klum; Amy and Brian France, Chairman and CEO of NASCAR, Founders, The Luke and Meadow Foundation; Mary Kitchen and Jon Orszag, Co-Founder of Compass Lexecon, Co-Directors of The Orszag Foundation. Pop rock sensation OneRepublic, legendary vocalist Patti LaBelle and Tony and Grammy Award-winner Billy Porter performed throughout the evening.

Variety reports that legendary magicians Penn and Teller will serve as grand marshalls of this year's Hollywood Christmas Parade.

Deadline reports that Brian Teta, a long time Supervising Producer for CBS's LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN has been named co-executive producer for the 19th season of ABC's THE VIEW.

This morning on TODAY, Williams sat down with Matt Lauer for his first interview since the whole debacle began. Watch it again, and then scroll down for BWW's 'reaction roundup' of the media's response to Williams' apology!

Today, the three-time Emmy® award-winning, critically-acclaimed and nationally-syndicated The Dr. Oz Show received its sixth nomination for Outstanding Informative Talk Show

Tune in to the 83rd Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade, the largest Christmas celebration in America, presented and produced by Associated Television International, hosted by Erik Estrada, Laura McKenzie, Dean Cain and Montel Williams.

MAKAYLA COLONELLO, a 15-year-old aspiring singer of Jewish and Italian descent hailing from Franklin, TN, a suburb of Nashville, TN, has just been named the winner of a national singing contest held by Associated Television International, producers of The 83rd Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade Benefiting Marine Toys for Tots Foundation. Her prize will be an all expense paid trip to make her big break here in Hollywood, CA to sing a song on the Red Carpet in front of thousands of people on November 30th at the live 83rd Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade, and to perform on national television when the parade airs on the Hallmark Channel on December 10th and the Hallmark Movies and Mysteries Channel on December 19th.

The 83RD Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade, the largest Christmas celebration in America, presented and produced by Associated Television International, announces the line-up of legendary, award-winning artists for this year's musical performances. The parade will be hosted by popular TV personalities Dean Cain, Laura McKenzie, Erik Estrada, and Montel Williams.

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ The National School Boards Association (NSBA) has partnered with New Regency, Fox Searchlight, Penguin Books, and the filmmakers to make copies of the acclaimed film, book, and study guide "12 Years a Slave" available to America's public high schools. This nationwide educational initiative was the brainchild of director Steve McQueen and Montel Williams, and now "12 Years a Slave" educator toolkits are available to all public high school teachers timed to the 2014-15 school year.

WASHINGTON, June 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ New York Times best-selling author, nutritionist and certified weight loss expert JJ Smith released her much-anticipated book 10-Day Green Smoothie Cleanse in February of this year, launching a weight-loss and healthy eating movement that is growing daily and dominating the book sales charts. Over 500,000 pounds have been lost since the book's release and JJ has garnered over 100,000 followers between her Facebook group and Fan Page in just a few months.

The Hollywood Arts Council will present the 28th Annual Charlie Awards Luncheon today, April 25, 2015 starting at 11:30 a.m. in The Blossom Room (the site for the first Academy Awards ceremony) at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel; 7000 Hollywood Boulevard (at Orange Street); Hollywood, CA 90028.

The Hollywood Arts Council's 28th Annual Charlie Awards Luncheon, benefiting the Council's arts programs for underserved children in the community, will be held on April 25, 2014. Emceed by ABC7 Television's George Pennacchio, the luncheon will take place in the Blossom Room in the Hollywoof Roosevelt Hotel. Arrivals will happen between 11:15am and 12:00noon, at which time the event begins.

The Hollywood Arts Council will present the 28th Annual Charlie Awards Luncheon on Friday, April 25, 2015 starting at 11:30 a.m. in The Blossom Room (the site for the first Academy Awards ceremony) at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel; 7000 Hollywood Boulevard (at Orange Street); Hollywood, CA 90028.

Having suffered harrowing abuse as a child, faced academic adversity and struggled with the lesbian lifestyle, Daisy Copelin is no stranger to putting her faith in God. However, after giving her life over to Christ, Copelin's life has transformed itself into a rich mix of ministry and motivation for others. In 'The Diary of an Overcomer', Copelin exposes all to prove that God never gives up on anyone. While she can now be found ministering to large crowds with her uplifting poetry, testimony and prose, it's hard to believe that Daisy Copelin's start in life was far from conventional. Those early years were fraught with abuse, identity confusion and underperformance at school. It's Copelin's dramatic life transformation that makes her story all the more gripping; moving from victim to victor simply by giving her life to God. Copelin's extraordinary life story and wisdom is shared in her new autobiography, 'The Diary of an Overcomer'. Synopsis: In this autobiography of her life Copelin gives an account of the physical, sexual and verbal abuse she endured as a child, falling into a lifestyle of in and out of homelessness and living an alternative lifestyle. She details how she was saved at 14 and found safety and refuge in Church where her youth leader saw in her the calling to preach the gospel, shortly thereafter she began preaching at the annual youth conferences at her church. She received her first inspirational speaking award from her Cornerstone COGIC family, ecstatic she decided that this is what she was destined to do for the rest of her life. Unfortunately years later she fell subject to a lifestyle not conducive to Christ she began living a promiscuous lifestyle with women alongside years of marijuana and alcohol dependence. April 6th 2008 she had an encounter with God that changed her life forever, and now believes God is a God of second chances. This book is an inspirational book of hope, true love, triumph and victory. Daisy Copelin loves God and wants to share with the world the loving, redeeming, delivering and transforming power of God through the gift of poetry and writing. The author is passionate about sharing her story with others so that they too can find solace by growing closer to their faith. 'Nobody's past defines who they are - God is always able to take their pain and turn it into purpose. All they have to do is accept him into their lives,' says Copelin, who travels throughout the city speaking to groups from all walks of life. Continuing, 'From such a young age I dreamed of being an inspirational speaker and author, but my life at the time made those prospects next to impossible. I felt that leaving the pain behind was too complicated - but all it took was a conscious decision to give my life to God and help from my church family. Look at where I am now! Anyone can achieve the same and my book will show them how.' 'The Diary of an Overcomer' is available now: http://amzn.to/1gF2sRL. For more information, visit the author's official website: http://www.daisycopelin.com. About the Author: Daisy Copelin discovered she had the God given ability to write poetry as early as 14 years of age. She entered a poetry contest featured by Montel Williams with her first piece entitled Freedom was needed back in 1850. She won the opportunity to have her poem published as well as the opportunity to go to Washington D.C. to a banquet hosted by Montel Williams. Unfortunately due to circumstances beyond her control she wasn't able to attend but believed that God was given her a glimpse of her destiny and greatness at an early age. She didn't allow that to deter her but continued writing. Her second year of college she was exposed to the art of spoken word poetry through a poetry slam contest and fell in love with the art of spoken word poetry. April 6th 2008 she gave her life over to Christ and three years later served as founder and president of the Got Poetry? Slam Club at Nyack College for two years, where she organized events to bring about greater exposure to the art. Little did she know through the club that God was going to open up doors at various churches ministering to the youth through the art of spoken word poetry. She has had the humbling experience of performing at churches all across the NYC area and believes that spoken word poetry is one of the vehicles that God is using in this hour to reach the hearts of the youth. Contact: Daisy Copelin 718-812-1422 info@daisycopelin.com

Erik Estrada, Laura McKenzie, Dean Cain and Montel Williams hosted the 82nd Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade, the largest Christmas celebration in America, presented by Associated Television International on December 1st.

Erik Estrada, Laura McKenzie, Dean Cain and Montel Williams hosted the82nd Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade, the largest Christmas celebration in America, presented by Associated Television International on December 1st. The Grand Marshal of the parade was Buzz Aldrin, the second man to ever walk on the moon. The Parade benefited Toys for Tots and saluted Disabled American Veterans.