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Jordin Sparks to host national anthem special on PBS

Jordin Sparks and John Lithgow are set to host a ceremony celebrating the 200th anniversary of the national anthem.

By Danielle Haynes
Singer Jordin Sparks attends the 2014 Billboard Music Awards held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 18, 2014. UPI/Jim Ruymen
1 of 3 | Singer Jordin Sparks attends the 2014 Billboard Music Awards held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 18, 2014. UPI/Jim Ruymen | License Photo

BALTIMORE, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Singer Jordin Sparks and actor John Lithgow are scheduled to co-host a television special celebrating the 200th anniversary of the Star Spangled Banner.

The two-hour special, Star-Spangled Spectacular: Bicentennial of Our National Anthem, will air 8 p.m. ET on PBS as part of the network's Great Performances series.

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Also featured will be Smokey Robinson, Kristin Chenoweth, Little Big Town, Denyce Graves-Montgomery, Pentatonix, cast members from Stomp, Melissa Etheridge, Kenny Rogers, Train and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.

The concert will be filmed at Baltimore's Pier Six Pavilion, USA Today reported.

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