Project Angel Food‘s benefit broadcast special, Lead with Love, will return to KTLA 5 on June 22. The special will boast appearances from plenty of stars, including a “Full House” reunion with John Stamos and Lori Loughlin.
Joining hosts Steven Weber and Jessica Holmes are co-hosts Loni Love and Alec Mapa and announcer Lisa Foxx. Other figures set to make appearance during the benefit include Jamie Lee Curtis, Kelly Clarkson, Jason Alexander, Jean Smart, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, New Kids on the Block, Eric McCormack, Chaka Khan, Brad Paisley, Kathy Griffin, Margaret Cho, Jackée Harry, Tyler Henry, Melody Thomas Scott, Amanda Kloots, Natalie Morales, Sheryl Underwood, Lawrence Zarian, Gregory Zarian and more.
Plus, the special will feature a “Knots Landing” reunion with Donna Mills, Michele Lee and Joan Van Ark along with “Five Year Flashback” encore appearances by Ringo Starr, Oprah Winfrey, Carol Burnett, Paula Abdul, Lily Tomlin and Whoopi Goldberg.
Brad Bessey and Michael Levitt return as executive producers, alongside Project Angel Food CEO Richard Ayoub and KTLA’s Marcus Smith and Jacob Burch.
The two-hour show will feature performances by Jason Alexander, Jewel, David Archuleta, Thelma Houston, Sarah Potenza with musical director Michael Orland, along with “Five Year Flashback” performances from Annie Lennox, Billy Idol, Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo, Kristin Chenoweth, Sarah McLachlan, Josh Groban, Pentatonix, Vanessa Williams, LeAnn Rimes and others. Ziggy Marley, reggae artist Bob Marley’s son, will also perform at the benefit.
The telethon will also feature a segment with KTLA reporters and staff volunteering at Project Angel Food, and all the meals donated that day will be dedicated in memory to KTLA entertainment reporter Sam Rubin, who died last month.
City National Bank has been the presenting sponsor of Project Angel Food’s Lead with Love since its start in 2020. Since its inception, Lead with Love has raised over $4 million for Project Angel Food’s mission of feeding critically ill people across Los Angeles County.
Airing live on KTLA 5, “Lead with Love” will stream simultaneously on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, Samsung, as well as on KTLA and Project Angel Food’s websites, YouTube channels, Instagram, Facebook and X feeds.
