HBO to Air ‘World’ Documentary May 1

An hour documentary on the making of the “We Are the World” benefit single will debut May 1 on Home Box Office and will be shown exclusively on the cable service eight times that month. Michael Fuchs, HBO chairman and chief executive officer, and Ken Kragen, who spearheaded the recording project to aid African famine victims, said the program features highlights of the 10-hour recording session and interviews.

Among the 45 pop-rock figures involved in the documentary are Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder, Bob Dylan, Ray Charles, Bette Midler, Tina Turner and Bruce Springsteen. The video was directed by Tom Trobovich and produced by Howard G. Malley and Craig Golin. A half-hour documentary on the recording is expected to be released this summer.