“Raising the Roof!” is a one-hour nationally televised Tribute Concert honoring the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  Airing on Broadcast TV, this annual special airs in over 85% of the U.S. on powerhouse outlets including the ABC TV Group, Hearst Argyle TV, Cox TV, Scripps, Allbritton, Sinclair & more.

 

 

“Raising the Roof” is produced through a partnership involving The Boston Children’s Chorus and WCVB-TV, the highly respected Hearst-Argyle TV station in Boston.  Past hosts have included Lou Gossett, Jr., Brian McKnight, “Good Morning America” Anchor Robin Roberts as well as ABC News Anchor/Correspondents Deborah Roberts and Ron Claiborne. 

 

The event is fittingly filmed at The New England Conservatory of Music in Boston.  It was on the steps of that building that a young woman named Coretta Scott met an aspiring BostonUniversity doctoral candidate named Martin Luther King, Jr.

The uplifting and energized one-hour concert is taped before a live audience featuring the talented singers of the Boston Children’s Chorus along with the Young Peoples Chorus of New York City. The event also offers a series of multi-cultural reflections exploring the on-going impact of Dr. King.

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