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Yahoo! Broadcast Brings To The Web In Benefit Concert er's First-Ever Webcast Enables Millions Around the World to Watch Sixth Annual "House Full of Toys" Concert

Yahoo! Broadcast Brings Stevie Wonder To The Web In Benefit Concert

Sunnyvale, CA -- Dec. 14, 2001 -- Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO - news), a leading global Internet communications, commerce and media company, today announced it will stream multi-Grammy award winner Stevie Wonder's Sixth Annual "House Full of Toys" benefit concert live from Inglewood, California. The Webcast -- the first of Stevie Wonder's legendary career -- will be available to millions of people around the world for free on Yahoo!® Broadcast (http://broadcast.yahoo.com) on Saturday, December 15th starting at 7:30 P.M. PST. Stevie Wonder headlines the Sixth Annual "House Full of Toys" benefit concert from the Great Western Forum in Inglewood, California, presented by his radio station KJLH-FM. Stevie Wonder's "House Full of Toys" is a star-studded holiday concert that collects toys for needy children and families in the Los Angeles area. Last year's event generated enough money and toys to aid over 1,000 needy families. This year's line-up includes Brian McKnight, Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, India.Arie, Musiq Soulchild, Boney James, Dave Hollister, Regina Belle, Pam and Dodi, Tyrese, Ja Rule and will be hosted by Tommy Davidson. "Yahoo! Broadcast is pleased to work with Stevie Wonder to bring his concert to the Web for the first time," said Marc Montoya, senior director of radio and television at Yahoo!. "We're also honored to have the opportunity to expand the visibility for this special holiday event that will help needy children and their families." "It's always been my wish," said Stevie Wonder, "to get to a place where we can be doing this all around the world." About Yahoo! Broadcast Yahoo! Broadcast is an entertainment destination, enabling people to experience the most compelling content available on the Web, including interactive audio, video, and other multimedia content from leading providers -- in real time and on-demand. Yahoo! Broadcast works with three windows; video plays in an upper left window, while related information is presented on the right, and a Web browser that allows people to surf Yahoo! Broadcast -- or any other destination on the Web -- is displayed in the lower half of the screen. About Yahoo! Yahoo! Inc. is a leading global Internet communications, commerce and media company that offers a comprehensive branded network of services to more than 218 million individuals each month worldwide. As the first online navigational guide to the Web, www.yahoo.com is the leading guide in terms of traffic, advertising, household and business user reach. Yahoo! is the No. 1 Internet brand globally and reaches the largest audience worldwide. Through the Yahoo! Enterprise Solutions division, the company also provides online business and enterprise services designed to enhance the productivity and Web presence of Yahoo!'s clients. The company's global Web network includes 24 World properties. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, Yahoo! has offices in Europe, Asia, Latin America, Australia, Canada and the United States. Contact: Yahoo! Entertainment Joe Streng, 408/349-5375 [email protected]

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