TV ONE to carry Jackson memorial live

Published: 2:13PM Monday July 06, 2009 Source: ONE News

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Michael Jackson's New Zealand fans will be able to see his public memorial service on a ONE News Breakfast Special early Wednesday morning.

Breakfast's Paul Henry and Alison Mau will be on air from 4:55am on Wednesday and feature the whole event live as the life and music of the self-proclaimed King of Pop is celebrated at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles.

ONE News will have full coverage of the memorial throughout Wednesday, including updates from US Correspondent Tim Wilson and TVNZ Entertainment Reporter Dominic Bowden, who have been covering the story from Los Angeles since news broke of Jackson's death .

TVNZ 7 (Freeview and Sky 97) will be taking live satellite coverage from US Broadcaster ABC.

Full coverage will also be available on tvnz.co.nz, where viewers can also post their tributes to Jackson on the website's messageboard .

ONE News would like to hear from anyone who is holding their own memorial for Michael Jackson on Wednesday morning and would be willing to have the event filmed.

You can email the details to news@tvnz.co.nz or phone 0800 886 397.

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