Page 5 - Stellar Awards Playbook as of 3.20.19

AARP ACTIVATION ELEMENTS
STELLAR AWARDS
Friday, March 29, 2019

3:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.
Location: The Orleans Hotel

3:00 p.m. Arrival at Red Carpet – Orleans Arena Parking Lot
Doors Open
Talent Wranglers to secure celebrity interviews and pictures
Interviews by James Nelson and Goo Good Atkins
Scheduled Walk on Red Carpet— 4–4:15p.m.
4:30 p.m. Prepare for videotaped remarks prior to start of telecast at 6:00 p.m.
Taped remarks with Jennifer Hopson, SVP, Multicultural Marketing – Orleans
Arena
Jennifer will be escorted to reading room to review teleprompter script

5:50 p.m. Jennifer will give remarks on Main Stage prior to the Stellar Awards Telecast
5:55 p.m. Jennifer will be escorted to seat inside Orleans Arena for awards show.

6:00 p.m. Stellar Awards Telecast Begins – Orleans Arena

10:00 p.m. Post-Awards VIP Event Begins – Palms Resort
Introduce/recognize 2018 AARP Stellar Awards trip winners

2:00 a.m. Event ends

Potential Q&A Questions for Red Carpet Interviews:
• Tonight, we celebrate the talent artist, writers and professionals within the gospel industry. What are your
thoughts about how the gospel industry has influenced the sounds of music artist across various genres?
• AARP is continuing a longstanding commitment to shining a light on the achievements and hard work of
African Americans and people of color throughout the gospel industry. In your own words, share why you
feel it’s important for a major organization like AARP to show such support?
• What do you look forward to, as you age?
• Who is a person you think is disrupting aging? Or choosing the way that they age?
• As we continue to disrupt aging, how important is healthy living in relation to vocal longevity?
• Show us your fashion moment here on the red carpet. Who are you wearing and why?
• What would you tell your 25 or 30-year-old self?
• What has been the biggest lesson that your faith has taught you?
• What would your 80-year-old self-tell the person you are today?
• Life just gets better with time…what do you admire about people over 50?
• What is the one personal achievement you made after 50 (personally and/or professionally) that made 5
you say, “I can’t believe I did THAT!”?