Ricky Martin, Rainn Wilson, Holly Robinson Peete, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Sir Richard Branson and Muhammad Ali among Blue Ribbon Panelists

"CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute," to spotlight everyday people who are changing the world, will air on November 26, at 9 a.m. (HKT). Hosted by CNN anchorAnderson Cooperfrom the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, the program will honor the Top 10 CNN Heroes out of 10,000 nominations from more than 100 countries. The broadcast will also air globally on CNN International and CNN en Español.

The broadcast honors the Top 10 CNN Heroes of 2010, as selected by a Blue Ribbon Panel, all of whom are heroes to others through their continuing commitment to public service. This year's Blue Ribbon Panel judges include:Muhammad Ali,former champion boxer, humanitarian;Ela Bhatt, founder of SEWA (Self-Employed Women's Association) and member of the Elders;Sir Richard Branson, founder and president of Virgin Group and the founder of Virgin Unite;Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Grammy award-winning rapper, actor;Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter;Hill Harper, award-winning actor and best-selling author;Patricia Heaton, actress;Yo Yo Ma, Grammy-winning cellist;Ricky Martin, Grammy-winning artist, humanitarian;Apolo Anton Ohno, Olympic gold medalist in speed skating;Holly Robinson Peete, actress, author, activist and philanthropist;Alek Wek, supermodel, designer and activist andRainn Wilson, actor.

This year's Top 10 CNN Heroes, as selected by the Blue Ribbon Panel, will be unveiled on September 24that 1am HKT on CNN.com and their profiles are available at CNNHeroes.com . The public will then select the "CNN Hero of the Year" via voting at the CNN Heroes site through 7pm HKT on Thursday, November 18th. At the November gala, CNN will honor the Top 10 CNN Heroes, who will each receive US$25,000 and reveal the CNN Hero of the Year, who will receive an additional US$100,000.

"CNN Heroes has illustrated the best of humanity through the telling of stories of selfless acts of kindness, courage and perseverance" said Jim Walton, president of CNN Worldwide. "We are honored to bring these Heroes the recognition they so deserve. It is a program the entire CNN family is proud of and excited to share with our viewers on Thanksgiving night."

More than 20 million people have watched CNN Heroes since the program first aired in November 2007. Performers and presenters for the Tribute show will be announced in the weeks to come. Sponsors of this year's CNN Heroes initiative include Johnson & Johnson, Subaru of America, Inc. and Tide.

Celebrities who will introduce the Top 10 CNN Heroes for 2010 in "Sharing the Spotlight" segments which will air weekly on CNN until online voting closes on November 18thinclude:Dikembe Mutombo, Mira Sorvino, Selena Gomez, Ricki Lake,andDebi Mazar.

Since the inaugural CNN Heroes tribute broadcast in 2007, performers and celebrities who participated include:Nicole Kidman,Glenn Close,Cameron Diaz,Meg Ryan, Forest Whitaker,Salma Hayek, Lucy Liu,Terrence Howard,Jessica Biel,Kate Beckinsaleas well as performances by Grammy Award-winning artistsMary J. Blige,Sheryl Crow,Christina Aguilera,Carrie Underwood, Alicia KeysandJohn Legend.

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