{"id":34575,"date":"2022-03-15T22:02:15","date_gmt":"2022-03-16T02:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=34575"},"modified":"2022-03-15T22:02:15","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T02:02:15","slug":"the-life-and-legacy-of-whitney-houston-is-honored-with-the-new-cbs-special-whitney-a-look-back-airing-saturday-april-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/03\/15\/the-life-and-legacy-of-whitney-houston-is-honored-with-the-new-cbs-special-whitney-a-look-back-airing-saturday-april-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Life and Legacy of Whitney Houston Is Honored with the New CBS Special &#8220;Whitney, A Look Back,&#8221; Airing Saturday, April 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34576\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Whitney-Houston.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Whitney-Houston.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Whitney-Houston-300x245.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT is opening the ET vault to share never-before-seen Whitney Houston interview moments as part of a new CBS special honoring her life and legacy, titled WHITNEY, A LOOK BACK, airing Saturday, April 2 @ 8:00PM, ET\/PT on the CBS Television Network, and streaming live and on-demand on Paramount+*.<\/p>\n<p>The one-hour special will include lost performances and rare moments with Whitney, as well as new interviews with those who knew her best, including Dionne Warwick, Clive Davis, CeCe Winans, Monica, and Kelly Price. 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