NBC holding a benefit concert for Sandy victims
A man walks past debris left by the flood water from Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in Hoboken, New Jersey.
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Posted: 11/01/2012
NEW YORK (AP) -- NBC is doing a benefit concert for victims of Hurricane Sandy featuring some artists native to the areas hardest hit.
Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi of New Jersey and Billy Joel of Long Island are scheduled to appear at the concert Friday.
The telecast will benefit the American Red Cross and be shown on NBC and its cable stations including Bravo, CNBC, USA, MSNBC and E! Other networks are invited to join in.
Look at images of the storm in our Superstorm Sandy photo gallery online. Mobile users should click this link -- http://bit.ly/sandyph
The concert will be hosted by Matt Lauer. It will air at 8 p.m. Eastern and will be taped-delayed in the West.
Other performers include Christina Aguilera, Sting and Jimmy Fallon.
The telethon will be broadcast from NBC facilities in Rockefeller Center in New York City.
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