Stars SHiNE their light for a charitable cause

showed up. The band played a solid forty-five minutes of melodic rock leaving fans satisfied and the stage open for Clever Hans. No Soap Radio started in the summer of 1998 when Diesel and Danny Roselle (vocals and guitar) were introduced and became friends. Chris O'Hara, their drummer was found through a newspaper ad that said, "Looking for a drummer who likes amusement parks and rock music."

Interested in the ad, he inquired and was given the job. In late 2002, bass player Pete Maresco joined and completed the band.

In between playing national acts with bands up and down the East Coast, No Soap Radio caught the attention of David Chase, the writer, director, and executive producer of "The Sopranos" who featured their one song "All About You" on his HBO series. That was No Soap Radio's national television debut on Episode 5, which was aired on Oct. 13, 2002.

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Amidst the celebrities, this evening's stars shone brightly. Hundreds turned out to the SHiNE (Seeking Harmony in Neighborhoods Everyday) charity benefit to honor three businessmen's commitments to supporting and helping to cultivate a youth forum for diversity and cultural issues.

The first recipient of a SHiNE award was Wayne Snyder, chairman and CEO of Kravco Company Malls. His support in the SHiNE Network Club Program and the Peace Talks, Violence Walks program, resulting from the Columbine tragedy, earned him the "Corporate Supporter of the Year" award.

Also, showing her support for SHiNE by co-hosting the event with MTV VJ Quddus, was Kelly Rowland of Destiny's Child "It's time for everybody to get with the youth, not just building facilities, but actually getting people in there to talk to kids and be positive influences," Rolland said.

Brian Graden, president of MTV and VH I Entertainment, received the "Corporate Humanitarian of the Year" award for his involvement in MTV's "Fight For Your Rights: Protect Yourself." Designer Todd Oldham, who presented the award to Graden, commented, "SHiNE utilizes malls and the wonderful generosity of these people to give kids the opportunity to speak to each other, to resolve issues and to express how they're feeling. It's a great opportunity."

Performances from the fivetime 2003 Grammy Nominated female duo, Floetry, and members of the show, "Russell the award for "Visionary of the Year" presented to Russell Simmons, founder of Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation and chairman and CEO of Rush Communications. His effort, along with SHiNE, was to reach disadvantaged urban youth by enlightening them to various aspects of the arts.

Simmons' Def Poetry Jam on Broadway," were laced between various videos, presenters and famous personalities such as recording artist, Foxy Brown, and Nick Cannon, recently starring in "Drum line."

Closing out the evening was •

Co-host Quddus said, "It's refreshing to see that companies and corporations are taking interest because you normally think of corporations as being kind of heartless. This is a really encouraging night."

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