KRAGEN TO RECEIVE VIDEO GROUP AWARD

Ken Kragen, the celebrity manager who organized the U.S.A. for Africa famine song recording, will receive the National Academy of Video Arts and Sciences’ Humanitarian Award, the academy announced.

Jennifer Libbee, the academy’s executive director, said Kragen will receive the award during the group’s 3rd annual American Video Awards ceremonies Wednesday at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium.