1.0Idol Chatterhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/idolchatterEllen Leventryhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/idolchatter/author/eleventry'Idol Gives Back' Is Backrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="jGY6dQFC45"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/idolchatter/2008/04/idol-gives-back-is-back.html">‘Idol Gives Back’ Is Back</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/idolchatter/2008/04/idol-gives-back-is-back.html/embed#?secret=jGY6dQFC45" width="600" height="338" title="“‘Idol Gives Back’ Is Back” — Idol Chatter" data-secret="jGY6dQFC45" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Last year’s “American Idol: Idol Gives Back” was an extraordinary experiment in fundraising. No one really knew if Americans would respond with their wallets the same way they responded to the weekly voting? Would the evening turn in phenomenal numbers or would it be a flop? As we know now, the show surpassed all expectations,…http://blog.beliefnet.com/idolchatter/files/import/bradpittpicforicpost.jpg