TVOne to Air The 6th Annual Triumph Awards + CNN Returns To New Orleans for Hurricane Katrina Observance

TV One is getting into the awards lane this season with news breaking that the network is partnering with noted lawyer Al Sharpton and the National Action Network for the televised airing of The Triumph Awards. 



Via Press Release: 


The Triumph Awards, now in its 6th year, honors individuals who have made a positive impact in their community in addition to their professional contributions in their respective fields. The special will tape in Atlanta, GA and is scheduled to premiere on TV One exclusively Friday, October 10 2015 8PM/ET.

Honorees to date include Emmy(R) winning comedienne, actress, writer and voice over artist Wanda Sykes, Four-time Grammy(R) nominated R&B singer, songwriter, actor, author, producer, philanthropist Tyrese Gibson and Chief Diversity Officer and Global Director of Education and External Relations for Intel Rosalind Hudnell. Additional honorees will be announced at a later date.



In other news:



It's been almost 10 years since the region of New Orleans was hit by Hurricane Katrina and CNN is headed back to the soulful state with Katrina: The Storm That Never Stopped.

History.com

Airing Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at 9pm as well as a live show August 28, Anderson Cooper travels back to the region and learns new information about the people he reported on in the storm's aftermath. A husband clutching his wife's hand moments before she was swept away; the body of a man lying on top of a car a week after the storm; an elderly woman slumped in her wheelchair, dying as she waits to evacuate; parents and their two sons, drowning in their own home; Cooper tells the victims’ stories and explores the lives they lived prior to their tragic deaths. For these survivors, the storm never stopped as they still live their lives in the shadow of Katrina.