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10.06.2016United States: Muhammad Ali's Funeral to be held in Louisville *** ARCHIVE
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS I AP 360
The funeral service for boxing legend Muhammad Ali will be held in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, on Friday June 10th
Former President Bill Clinton will deliver Ali's eulogy at the KFC Yum! Center, which seats 15,000. Other speakers include family members, actor Billy Crystal, sportscaster Bryant Gumbel and representatives of multiple faiths.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and King Abdullah the Second of Jordan plan to attend, and actor Will Smith and former heavyweight.
The service will be open to the public and will begin at 1400ET/1800GMT.
AP FEED POINT
The AP feed point is located at the Muhammad Ali Center, in front of the makeshift memorial:
144 N 6th Street, Louisville, KY 40202
The KFC Yum! Center is located only 3 blocks away from the standup positions.
AP FIELD PRODUCER
Kevin Spinelli:
+1 917 371 5626
kspinelli@ap.org
CREDENTIALS
No credentials are required to access the AP standup positions.
Accreditation is need to attend the funeral inside the KFC YUM! Center. The deadline has already passed.
AP Washington
bookings@ap.org
1 202 641 9834
IHA News Agency
IHA is operational in Louisville
-Live stand-up facilities available-
-SD/HD
Technical facilities on site
Live Stand-up Positions
Tape Playouts: Beta SP/SX, DVC pro, PAL and NTSC
SD & HD availability
16:9 or 4:3 camera
Eutelsat 10A delivery
For Booking please contact the following number
+44 207 936 32 13 (London)
+90 (212) 454 2900 (Istanbul)
www.iha.tv
booking@iha.tv
Eurovision News Events
FUNERAL OF MUHAMMAD ALI
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, USA
JUNE 8-10, 2016
Boxing legend Muhammad Ali will be commemorated with two services on Thursday and Friday of this week.
On Thursday, a private gathering will take place at the Islamic Funeral Prayer Program in Louisville, Kentucky. Then on Friday a massive public memorial service will take place in a sports arena a short distance away, attended by dignitaries from all over the world.
Muhammad Ali died last weekend after a 32-year battle with Parkinson's disease. He was crowned world heavyweight boxing champion on several occasions, most famously after bouts with George Foreman and Joe Frazier.
EUROVISION Special Events is offering live stand-ups from Muhammad Ali's home town, Louisville, Kentucky throughout this week, with a major operation planned for Thursday and Friday.
Eurovision will be outside Freedom Hall on Thursday for the Islamic Funeral Prayer Program. The event will begin at 1600 GMT (1200 EDT).
On Friday, Eurovision will have its truck in a location near the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, the location of the public memorial service. The day will begin with a parade through Louisville at 1300 GMT (0900 EDT), and the service will be at 1800 GMT (1400 EDT).
For bookings and information, please contact Eurovision Special Events
tel +41 22 717 2840 newsoperations@eurovision.net
Twitter: @EVspecialevents
