An extraordinary line-up of actors, musicians, athletes and journalists have banded together for Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), the groundbreaking initiative aimed at raising funds to accelerate innovative cancer research bringing new therapies to patients quickly that will saves lives now.

Stand Up To Cancer returns to primetime TV September 10, 2010, at 8PM EST & PST / 7PM CT.

The one-hour fundraising event will be simulcast live and commercial-free on ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, Bio, Discovery Health, E!, G4, HBO, HBO Latino, MLB Network, mun2, Showtime, Smithsonian Channel, The Style Network, TV One, and VH1.

Cat Deeley of FOX’s SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE will host the pre-show promotion to kick off the evening as the celebrity phone bank opens at 7:30 PM EST / 4:30 PM PST.

A 30-minute online “after hours” extended play featuring jams with musical guests…
Fitz and the Tantrums, Orianthi, Natasha Bedingfield and Heart will conclude the night’s events.

The pre-show and extended play will be featured on numerous online portals and destination sites (which will all also stream the one-hour special online) including: ABC, ABC News, AOL, Bing, CBS, CBS News, Crackle, Discovery Health, E! Online, FOX, G4, Hulu, Livestream, MLB Network, MSN, mun2, NBC, Style Network, TV Guide, TV One, Ustream, VEVO, VH1, Wonderwall.MSN.com, omg.yahoo.com and YouTube.

PARTICIPANTS CONFIRMED TO DATE FOR THE SEPTEMBER 10TH BROADCAST INCLUDE:
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Derek Fisher, Seth MacFarlane, Diane Sawyer, Tatyana Ali, Delta Goodrem, Martina McBride, The Simpsons, Dave Annable, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Mandy Moore, Dave Stewart, Christina Applegate, Michael C. Hall, Aaron Neville, Eric Stonestreet, Lance Armstrong, Alyson Hannigan, Apolo Anton Ohno, Marcia Strassman, Natasha Bedingfield, Tony Hawk, Sharon Osbourne, Alison Sweeney, David Boreanaz, Jon Heder, Dr. Mehmet Oz, Maura Tierney, Abigail Breslin, Marg Helgenberger, Jim Parsons, Gabrielle Union, Chiquis, Terrence Howard, Aubrey Plaza, Sofia Vassilieva, Katie Couric, Ken Jeong, Dr. Ana Maria Polo, Sofia Vergara, Cindy Crawford, Rashida Jones ,Queen Latifah, Brian Williams, Fran Drescher, Minka Kelly, Yarel Ramos, Marissa Jaret Winokur, Elizabeth Edwards, Laura Linney, Naya Rivera, Reese Witherspoon, Donald Faison, Zachary Levi, Robin Roberts, Stevie Wonder, Sally Field, Ray Liotta, Seth Rogen, Ethan Zohn.

The broadcast is dedicated to the 12 million U.S. cancer survivors, illustrating how groundbreaking research can change the tide in the fight against the disease. Updates will be provided on the work of the five Stand Up To Cancer Dream Teams, and Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN’s Chief Medical Correspondent, will report on other new medical developments.

SU2C’s star-studded television special builds continuing public support and donations for cutting-edge cancer research that translates at a rapid pace from the laboratory to treatments and technologies benefitting patients. One-hundred percent of all donations received from the public will go directly to cancer research. Viewers will have the ability to donate via a dedicated phone line, the web, or through text.

Find out more at: www.standuptocancer.org

Kidd and Elizabeth took a spin on the rent-a-scooters at the WI State Fair

Who buys these things at the fair?  I have hard time believing the seller would keep coming back each year if someone wasn’t buying them.  But where does something this pretty go?  End table, center piece in the dining room?

The list is out again from onmilwaukee.com “100 Hottest Milwaukeans”.

Here are some of the people who made the list:

1. Shelby Croft, WISN Ch. 12
2. Danny Gokey, national recording artist
3. Brandon Jennings, Bucks basketball player
4. Erin Lobdell, “Survivor” contestant
5. Me (not sure why, but totally flattered nonetheless)

So what do you find “hot” in a person? For me, it’s all about how someone carries themselves. Confidence (NOT arrogance) and a great sense of humor are very attractive qualities in a person (nice teeth and smile help too).

Check out the full list here.

From 1939!   Check out this newspaper article from 1939 that tells women how they should act while out on a date with men.  Click here.

Last week I was covering the new sea lion pup Sequoia who is 3 months old and getting to know her way around her giant new home at the Milwaukee County Zo0.  If you have seen the show before, it is worth going back to see the new pup when she is still young.   Your heart will melt when you see her interact with the other sea lions as she learns to build confidence and trust. Thanks to Shelley and her great team at Oceans of Fun.

Shows are offered to Milwaukee County Zoo visitors through most of the year. Shows are seasonal and weather dependent.

For show schedule, please call 414-771-3040.

Cost: $2.00 per person (under age 2 free of charge)
Tickets may be purchased outside of the Oceans of Fun Theatre

Schedule: 10:30, Noon, 1:30, 3:00 daily

WATCH: Check out what the new pup did on LIVE TV

Congratulations to the winner of our Sing Like John Mayer contest, Jaizon Plaga! Jaizon will go on to compete with other local winners for the grand prize of meeting John Mayer and a representative from Columbia Records!

To see Jaizon’s rendition of the song “Say,” click here

And if you enjoyed that performance, check out the one of him singing Lady Gaga’s “Poker Face”!

Here is an update on my progress with the “Ariat Jumping with the Stars” competition which takes place April 18th in Madison.  It is ALL for a good cause as we are raising money for American Family Children’s Hospital in Madison.   PLEASE support me and a great organization by clicking here and making a donation.  THANK YOU!

From TMZ.com Corey a few weeks ago, talking about being clean.

From E! 2001