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Michael Jackson postage stamp sought by Rev. Al Sharpton to honor legacy

The Rev. Al Sharpton plans to call today for the U.S. Postal Service to issue a Michael Jackson stamp.

Sharpton will try to drum up support for the idea when he delivers a sermon at the First A.M.E. Church in Los Angeles.

Supporters of the stamp shouldn't hold their breath. Under the Postal Service rules, a stamp honoring Jackson cannot appear until five years after his death.

"I'm sure we'll receive tens of thousands of letters advocating for the stamp, but the rules are the rules," a postal spokesman said.
Sharpton also will call for a national day of mourning honoring Jackson, his spokeswoman said.

NEW YORK - NBC executives changed their minds Sunday and decided to join other networks that will televise Michael Jackson's memorial service live this week.

NBC joins ABC, CNN, MSNBC and E! Entertainment in offering the ceremony live. It's set for 10 a.m. PDT at Los Angeles' Staples Center.

NBC had initially planned only a one-hour prime-time special on Tuesday night, but said Sunday it would also cover the event live. It was not immediately clear who would anchor.

Charles Gibson will anchor coverage for ABC, which is setting aside its typical daytime programming.

CBS anchor Katie Couric will be at the Staples Center, although the network had not yet said whether it was offering live coverage of the memorial.

CNN has seen its ratings soar with the Jackson story, and it will show the memorial on the main network and HLN (formerly Headline News). CNN International will air the ceremony to the rest of the world. Anderson Cooper, Larry King and Don Lemon are the anchors for CNN coverage. Robin Meade, A.J. Hammer and Jane Velez-Mitchell will anchor at HLN. CNN en Espanol also will cover it.

Chris Jansing will anchor live coverage of the memorial on MSNBC. Fox News Channel hadn't announced its plans.

E! Entertainment will cover the ceremony on its television network and its Web site.