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Too rich, too young: The CW encores the pilot episode of its teen-themed hit “Gossip Girl” (8 p.m. CW).
Dodger legend: Tommy Lasorda coaches the would-be suitors on “The Bachelorette” (9 p.m. ABC).
Life’s a picnic: The family heads out for some Memorial Day fun on “Jon & Kate Plus 8″ (9 p.m. TLC).
Vanity, thy name is … : “Denise Richards: It’s Complicated” (10 p.m. E!) and “Living Lohan” (10:30 p.m.) are the latest celebrity-reality offerings from E!
Fashionable: Milan, Italy, is the destination on “Life’s a Trip” (11 p.m. Travel).
War … : AMC’s Memorial Day marathon includes the 1943 action tale “Guadalcanal Diary” (8 a.m. AMC).
… and peace: TCM’s movie marathon features the 1946 classic “The Best Years of Our Lives” (2 p.m. TCM).
Death from above: Benjamin Bratt and Eric McCormack star in a made-for-cable update of the 1971 sci-fi thriller “The Andromeda Strain” (9 p.m. A&E).
Baseball: The Dodgers challenge the Cubs (11 a.m. KCAL), and the Angels take on the Tigers (6 p.m. FSN).
Hockey: The Pittsburgh Penguins play the Detroit Red Wings in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals (5 p.m. VS).
Basketball: The Boston Celtics battle the Detroit Pistons in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals (5:30 p.m. ESPN).

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Kenny Chesney looks set to dominate Academy of Country Music Awards
It’s looking like business as usual at theAcademy of Country Music Awards set for Sunday night where Kenny Chesney the winner of the entertainer of the year award for the past three years looks set to continue his streak of success, dpa reported.
Chesney is up for 11 awards including entertainer of the year, top male vocalist and the top prizes for album, single, song and video of the year.
Trophies in 13 categories will be handed out at the MGM Grand Garden Arena inLas Vegas. Rodney Atkins is up for six prizes; Brad Paisley, Big & Rich and Sugarland are contending for four, and Miranda Lambert and Taylor Swift are the top female nominees with three nods each.
For the first time in ACM history, fans will be allowed to vote for entertainer of the year where Chesney and Paisley vie with Rascal Flatts,George Strait and Keith Urban. All except Flatts are joined by Atkins to compete for the top male performer prize, while Lambert, Martina McBride, LeAnn Rimes, Swift and Carrie Underwood compete to be the best female performer.
Many are tipping Swift, who’s only 18, to be the big winner of the night. The newcomer just lost out to Amy Winehouse as best new artist at The Grammys. But the ACM awards have traditionally embraced new country acts like Carrie Underwood last year and Rascal Flatts in 2003.
Country music superstars set to perform at the event are Trace Adkins, Garth Brooks, Brooks & Dunn, Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, George Strait, Sugarland, Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, Toby Keith, Kellie Pickler and LeAnn Rimes.

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LOS ANGELES, March 3 /PRNewswire/ — Nickelodeon’s 2008 Kids’ Choice Awards is set to explode with mega-star wattage, as pop sensation and 2007 KCA winner Miley Cyrus and Nickelodeon’s own The Naked Brothers Band will perform live at the awards show telecast from UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion, Saturday, March 29 (8 p.m. ET; tape delay PT). Additional stars announced today include Cameron Diaz, Steve Carell, Shia LaBeouf, Harrison Ford, Chris Brown, Heidi Klum, Drake Bell, Hayden Panettiere, Ashlee Simpson, Miranda Cosgrove, America Ferrera, SNL’s Amy Poehler, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Howie Mandel, Josh Peck and Ryan Seacrest, among many others.
"Nickelodeon and the Kids’ Choice Awards are about showcasing all things that are hot and now with kids, and Miley Cyrus and The Naked Brothers Band rule with our audience," said Paula Kaplan, Executive Vice President, Talent and General Manager, West Coast, Nickelodeon. "We are very excited that they’ll perform live for the biggest kids’ audience of the year, and that talent like Cameron Diaz, Steve Carell, Harrison Ford, Shia LaBeouf, Chris Brown, Hayden Panettiere and many others yet to be announced, will join in the revelry and chaos on the night where Hollywood will meet the slime."
Kids will be able to cast their vote online at http://www.nick.com/kca beginning Monday, March 3, in a total of 18 categories. Surprise awards also will be announced during the show.
Kids also will be able to vote via the Nick mobile website (wap.nick.com). Beginning Monday-Friday, March 10-14, a different category will be featured on-air each day, and kids can vote again for their favorite online at Nick.com.
Leading up to the award show, TurboNick, Nickelodeon’s broadband video service on Nick.com, will feature a Kids’ Choice Awards playlist, along with various clips from past awards shows and current promotions for the Nickelodeon’s 2008 Kids’ Choice Awards. Mini-site features of the KCA 2008 area in TurboNick will include KCA clips, quizzes, games, mash-ups and more. On the night of the live show, TurboNick will serve as the interactive broadband home base for all things Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards and will give kids an insider’s look at the entire live event: on the orange carpet, backstage and at the after party. Exclusive backstage webcams will give kids control of what they want to see. Free promotional Podcasts will be available on Nick.com for various media players. These Podcasts also will be available on the iTunes Music Store (http://www.itunes.com/) as free downloads to iPods.

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FLINT - Judge Paul L. Brady, a Flint native, has received an honor from the Trumpet Award Foundation, commemorating African-American achievement.
Brady was the first black administrative law judge in the country. He grew up in Flint and graduated from Central High School.
Brady retired from the chief judge position three years ago in the southeast region of Georgia after serving for more than 30 years.
Previous winners include Jesse Jackson, Michael Jordan and Dionne Warwick.
The Trumpet Awards Ceremony, hosted by actor Samuel L. Jackson and his wife, will air at 8 tonight on TV One.

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