MICHAEL J. FOX TO RECEIVE CNN HEROES LEGACY AWARD
NEW YORK, NY – (December 2, 2024) – The Peabody and Emmy® Award-winning CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute, which honors everyday people who are making extraordinary contributions to help improve the lives of others, returns on Sunday, December 8 at 8pm ET/PT and is hosted by CNN Anchors Anderson Cooper and Laura Coates.
Notable guests will join the annual broadcast to introduce special packages honoring the 2024 CNN Heroes including Academy Award® nominee Bradley Cooper, Emmy® nominee Pedro Pascal, global media leader Oprah Winfrey, ballet dancer Misty Copeland, Emmy® nominee and star of NBC’s Brilliant Minds Zachary Quinto, Daytime Emmy® winner Kelly Ripa and award-winning actress and playwright Danai Gurira.
This year, the second annual CNN Heroes Legacy Award will continue the new tradition of honoring not-so-everyday people dedicated to a lifetime of service by recognizing Michael J. Fox with a special tribute and appearance. Since he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease at the age of 29, Fox has brought hope to the nearly 6 million worldwide who have the disease. In 2000, he launched the Michael J. Fox Foundation to target and speed up research to eradicate the disease, which has funded $2 billion so far.
CNN Heroes will also honor two extraordinary young people making a difference in their communities. The 2024 CNN Heroes Young Wonders are:
For almost two decades, CNN Heroes has championed everyday people changing the world, by sharing their extraordinary stories across CNN’s global platforms. This year-round initiative culminates in CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute each December, which has become an annual tradition of CNN’s special event programming.
CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute will broadcast on CNN, CNN International, CNN en Español and CNN Max on Sunday, December 8. The show will stream on CNN Max and for pay TV subscribers via CNN.com, CNN connected TV and mobile apps beginning Monday, December 9.
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