soul train was created, produced and hosted by the late don cornelius who died in 2012. welcome aboard, we re going to be dealing some good feeling for the next 60 minutes. reporter: before his death he talked about the power of his program.tes. before his death he talk it was overnight hot, almost in minutes every black person in town knew about it, not because it was such a wonderful show but because it was theirs. this year marks 50 years since the groundbreaking show debuted nationwide. that man had foresight, he came up with something for us, by us, with us. for the 2018 soul train awards! reporter: for the fourth consecutive year actresses awards. for the four tichina arnold and tisha campbell will be hosting the bet soul train music awards from the iconic apollo theater. what comes to mind? responsibility, awe, and