Press Releases: 09/22/15

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PROGRAM NOTE: MSNBC TO BROADCAST GLOBAL CITIZEN FESTIVAL LIVE FROM CENTRAL PARK SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH FROM 3PM-10PM ET

NEW YORK – September 22, 2015 – MSNBC will be the exclusive broadcast partner of the 2015 Global Citizen Festival live from the Great Lawn in Central Park on Saturday, September 26th from 3pm-10pmET. MSNBC’s Willie Geist, Thomas Roberts, Alex Wagner, and Janet Mock will host the coverage. Pearl Jam, Beyoncé, Ed Sheeran, and Coldplay will headline this year’s concert, which aims to build the largest ever movement to end extreme poverty by 2030. MSNBC’s coverage of Global Citizen will stream live and for free.