LOS ANGELES (CNN) -- AEG Live's CEO said he "slapped" and "screamed" at Michael Jackson because the promoter was "nerve-racked" before the public announcement of Jackson's comeback concerts.

TriMet decided to create a new award in 2012 after Jack earned his 30th straight Superior Performance Award. To acknowledge this milestone, TriMet named Jack the transit agency's first Gold Master Operator.

Bill Fletcher, Jr., The Skanner News columnist, author and past president of the TransAfrica Forum, speaks in Oregon and Vancouver, Wa., at multiple events this weekend.

Tyree Harris is releasing his second full length album "Financial Aid: The Trials and Tribulations of the 21^st Century College Student."