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I’m June Simms. This week, we tell about the hit song “Call Me Maybe” and the young woman who made it famous. We also tell about a show honoring the singer Whitney Houston. But first, we hear about a new film that stars Houston and has songs she recorded just before her death. (JORDIN SPARKS – “One Wing”) “Sparkle” JUNE SIMMS: “Sparkle” is a movie about a teenager who dreams of being a music star. She finds success but the path is filled with heartbreak. “American Idol” winner Jordin Sparks plays the part of Sparkle. Her mother is played by singing great Whitney Houston, who died earlier this year. It is her last film. Christopher Cruise has more. CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: “Sparkle” takes place in Detroit, Michigan, in the late nineteen sixties. A local record company, Motown, was growing popular worldwide at that time. Sparkle is a teenager who longs for her songs to be a part of that success. She persuades her sisters to join her in a talent competition put on by a local club. (SOUND: “Sparkle”) ANNOUNCER: “Well, coming up next to the stage is another girl group.” SISTER: “Okay, I just go on out there and look pretty.” SPARKLE: “But this isn’t what we rehearsed.” SISTER: “You want to win this money, don’t you?” CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: With Sparkle’s songs, the sister act becomes a hit. But they have to act against their mother’s wishes in the process. She saw her own career dreams destroyed long ago. | 
