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KING’S BIRTHDAY

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TV, Radio Programs Honor King: “The Arsenio Hall Show” tonight will present a special program in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday. Joining Hall on his nationally syndicated talk show will be the Grammy-nominated gospel group the Winans, Christian singer Amy Grant and 1960s folk singer Dion, performing his tribute “Abraham, Martin and John.” Music producer Quincy Jones will conduct a children’s choir led by 12-year-old Tevan Cambell. . . . Also honoring King’s birthday today will be Gordon Parks’ “Martin” ballet, a PBS dance drama airing tonight at 10 on Channel 28 and at 11 on Channel 15. A broadcast of the three-hour radio documentary “King: From Atlanta to the Mountaintop” will air at 8 a.m. on KJLH 102.3 FM. In addition, “Dream of Freedom: The Words and Wisdom of Martin Luther King Jr,” a 90-minute radio special starring Dawn Lewis of NBC’s “A Different World,” will air at 9 a.m. on KACE 103.9 FM.

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