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(Nashville, TN) Addicted To The Outdoors is locked and loaded for a new era of reality outdoor television. The mainstream formatted hi-definition television series is airing on the Outdoor Channel Thursdays at 4:30pm (EST), Saturdays at 10:30am (EST) and Mondays at 3:00 am (EST). Come along with the Brunson's as they track down big game and share their real life hunting experiences.

Outdoor enthusiasts and experts Jon and Gina Brunson pack their RV with their 6 children, a couple of cameramen and set out on a Florida to South Dakota road trip to hunt for mule deer with C&D Outfitters. It becomes the first show for their newest adventure, Addicted To The Outdoors (ATTO), which debuted in the top 10 shows that air on the Outdoor Channel (per Neilson Rating).

"Limbsavers, Addicted To The Outdoors premiered on the network in July and we are getting great feedback from our viewers," said Lloyd Adams, Executive Producer at the Outdoor Channel. "Based on the initial response, this show has the potential to be a big hit on The Outdoor Channel."

Determining the name was simple because the whole family is addicted to the outdoors. The fondest moments are spent on the road as they travel the world from Florida to Africa to New Zealand. The wondering streams, forest paths and breathtaking wildlife set the perfect stage for a great series that takes an in-depth look at the challenges of fair chase big game hunting.

LAS VEGAS, NV - For over 43 years, Jerry Lewis has been raising funds for Muscular Dystrophy awareness in hopes of finding a cure.  The telethon, which has raised over $1 Billion, will broadcast over Labor Day weekend starting August 31st and ending September 1st.

In the many years of its broadcast, celebrities from The Backstreet Boys to The Bee Gees have graced the telethon stage - this year will be no different.  Disco-diva Gloria Gaynor, multi-platinum country artist Tracy Lawrence, multi-platinum rock band 3 Doors Down, platinum teen country artist Billy Gilman, and American Idol runner-up Bo Bice will all make special appearances and performances on the telethon.

"I''ve followed The Jerry Lewis telethon my whole life. The help that the foundation provides for Muscular Dystrophy is an amazing thing. I feel blessed to have been asked to be a part of it," says Bo Bice.

The broadcast will originate from the South Point Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas and air from 9pm Sunday to 6:30pm Monday.  Jerry Lewis will be hosting the event along with co-host Ed McMahon while the performances will take place at various times over the 21 ' hour period broadcast.

Walk To Provide Shoes For World''s Neediest

Nashville, Tennessee '(August 25, 2008) ' It's an amazingly ambitious, tremendously compelling humanitarian event that's calling America to 'walk barefoot' this October to benefit a world in which a pair of shoes can be life changing gift. That's the short definition of 'World Walk,' 'the fulfillment of Nigerian-born Samaritan's Feet founder Emmanual 'Manny' Ohonme's passion to provide shoes for the world's neediest children'a mission that to date is on course to bring 10 million 'soles' to the feet of the impoverished people of the world.

Founding Samaritan's Feet in a world community where today more than 300 million children are without shoes, perhaps more than almost anyone else Manny Ohonme profoundly knows first hand the 'hope' a simple pair of shoes can give to a child.

The seeds of the vision of Samaritan Feet to shod the world's poor were planted some twenty-eight years ago on a hot summer afternoon in Lagos, Nigeria when a missionary gave a poor barefoot African child the simple gift of a pair of tennis shoes.   That 9 year old boy was Manny Ohonme and that one pair of treasured shoes carried him on the beginning a journey that ultimately allowed him to play basketball, receive a scholarship from a U.S. University, and go on to receive both a Bachelors and Master Degree from the University of North Dakota.  In 2003, Manny left a lucrative career in the technology industry to devote his life to founding the ministry work of Samaritan's Feet.

To date, through the efforts of the organization more than three quarters of a million pairs of shoes have been delivered to children in need, both globally and within the U.S. to locations as far flung as South Africa, Sudan, Ukraine, Haiti, Kenya, Ethiopia, Ecuador, Brazil, Nigeria, Peru, Guyana, Mexico, Malawi, Sri Lanka in response to the devasting Tsunami, and within the U.S. to New Orleans in response to the after effects of the Katrina disaster.  The outreach has grown to include medical supply resources for children affected with diseases'such as in Guatemala where ringworm and other infectious outbreaks are a result of being barefoot in unsanitary conditions.

THE WALK:

On October 11th, Manny Ohonme will put his feet where his heart is, and once again go barefoot. This time, to begin a 300 mile 'barefoot walk' to raise awareness for Samaritan's Feet and their global mission.   To him, it is a personal journey to fulfill a God given dream of 'giving back.'

It's a mission for which the Charlotte, North Carolina based non-profit humanitarian organization is enlisting a lot of famous'and not so famous feet'to join them on.  NASCAR is a major supporter that will help launch the 'World Walk' from Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte, on Saturday, October 11th. In conjunction with that's day's Bank of America 500 Sprint Cup series and Speedway Children's Charities, a 'Barefoot Breakfast' will be held.  The Nationwide Garage at Lowe's Motor Speedway will be the host site for the morning kick-off event expected to draw major names from the world of NASCAR, as well as the NBA and the NFL.  Guests will be asked to check their shoes at the door.

Charlotte is only the starting point of a course that will take Ohonme on a 300 mile, two week barefoot walk  through North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia--concluding its final steps at Atlanta's Motor Speedway on October 26th.    Along the way the gift of shoes to those in need will be distributed at designated stops in Greenville, South Carolina (October 16th) and Athens, Georgia on the 20th.

On October 25th, just prior to its conclusion at Atlanta's Motor Speedway, the 'World Walk,' by Samaritan's Feet will be joined by walkers from around the globe in a world encompassing 'simul-walk.' Pre-arranged shoe distribution points in South Africa, Haiti, Peru, Malawi, Nigeria and 25 other countries served by Samaritan's Feet are organized to simultaneously have thousands of participants join the walk in their own respective countries.

THE GOALS:

At the conclusion of the 2008 'World Walk,' Manny Ohonme and his team hope to have far exceed their initial vision of raising 100,000 pairs of shoes and more than half a million dollars during their two week walk.

Additionally, the organizers are hoping the raised media awareness will encourage those interested to join the mission of Samaritan's Feet.  Donate shoes, join the October 'World Walk,' or simply go online at: www.samaritansfeet.org to catch the vision of what a single pair of shoes can do to change a child's world.

House Party' Open To Debut Sept. 8 To Kickoff MNF Doubleheader

This fall ESPN will crank up the volume and cue the rowdy friends the only way Monday Night Football knows how -- with Hank Williams Jr.  For an unprecedented 20th season, the legendary singer will perform the anthem that ushers in the NFL''s weekly primetime showcase game, a ritual that has earned him four Emmy awards (1991-1994) and national acclaim among legions of football fans.

Williams first performed "All My Rowdy Friends Are Here on Monday Night" - based on his hit song "All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight" - in 1989 during the 20th anniversary season of MNF on ABC.  Through the years, the MNF open has featured Williams in a variety of settings -- cruising the highway in a convertible with Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders, tapping with famed dancer Savion Glover, even flying through outer space.  After performing alongside an all-star band the past two years on ESPN, Williams will be a solo act this fall, welcoming fans to the weekly MNF game with a house party theme.

Williams has become synonymous with sports television''s signature series, but ironically the gig almost went to another well-known entertainer.  "The leading contender was actually a song '20/20'' by George Benson, "admits Bob Toms, Vice President, Production Enhancements for ESPN, who was the producer for ABC Sports'' on-air promotion in 1989.  "It had a pretty good vibe but it wasn''t quite right.  It didn''t really talk football at all.  We called Hank Williams Jr. and spoke to his manager, a great guy by the name of Merle Kilgore, and we asked if Hank would have any interest in working on MNF.  We asked if he knew anything about football, and Merle''s reply was, 'Does Hank know football? Hank is an American.  He knows football.'' And ever since then, that was it."

Williams added: "The story I got was that the son of one of the producers of MNF had my tape in his tape player.  The producer said, 'What is that?'' The truth is usually stranger than what you can make up and that is how it went down.  When it comes on for that 60 seconds, it hits you right in the face and makes you go, 'WOW!''  It really gets people in a good mood and pumped up and ready for the game.  It has been a wonderful ride. I have had a lot of fun doing it and I''m going to have a lot more fun."

The MNF opening video will feature team-specific lyrics and visuals each week based on the 17 regular-season ESPN match-ups.  Williams recorded the audio tracks on July 23 at Quad Studios in Nashville, and the video was shot August 2-3 at Raleigh Studios in Hollywood, Calif.  Edd Kalehoff (Edd Kalehoff Productions) is music director for the project with lyrics by Williams, Val Fischler and Mike "Spike" Szykowny.  ESPN''s Fischler (producer), Chris Mantzaris (director) and Mark Groeschner (art director) are overseeing production of the video with Toms and Rick Paiva serving as coordinating producers.  Los Angeles-based production company "The Syndicate" produced the video shoot and is providing graphic elements and special effects for the season-long project.

The new MNF open will debut prior to kickoff of ESPN''s season-opening doubleheader on September 8 - Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers (7 p.m. ET) and Denver Broncos at Oakland Raiders (10:15 p.m.).

With more than 70 albums to his credit, Williams has a fascinating career to reflect upon for a legend still in his prime.  His discography chronicles a bold profile of growth from adored offspring of a legendary father, to titan of the modern country rock movement in his own right.  For two decades, America has come to its collective feet each fall Monday night when this larger than life superman of a musician looks into the camera and unleashes the national anthem for viewers of Monday Night Football - 'Are you ready for some football?''  Those simple words have won Williams an entirely new generation of fans and given him the distinction of being the first country performer to ever win an Emmy.

ESPN''s Monday Night Football

ESPN''s Monday Night Football is the most-watched series in cable television history and the only NFL series nominated for a Sports Emmy in the Outstanding Live Sports Series category both the past two years.  In two seasons on ESPN, Monday Night Football has registered nine of the top 10 all-time biggest household audiences in cable history, led by the New England Patriots-Baltimore Ravens telecast (12/03/07), which attracted cable''s largest audience ever (12.5 million homes and 17.5 million viewers).  For the 2007 season, MNF averaged an 8.6 rating and 8,277,000 homes (11,230,000 P2+); the accompanying "Monday Night Surround" content on ESPN.com sparked an increase of Monday traffic to the site of 36% over the previous season.

* Click here for downloadable images of Hank Williams, Jr. from this year''s video shoot
* Click here for downloadable images of Williams through the years on MNF
* Click here for Q&A with ESPN''s Bob Toms and Hank Williams, Jr.

Monday Night Football Opening Themes with Hank Williams Jr.

(1989-present)

1989     20th Anniversary of MNF - Hank''s bus ride to the party
1990     Huge concert
1991     MNF boogie (Americana version starts with Bingo game)
1992     MNF Boogie #2 (multiple vignettes - Hank gets fans ready for game)
1993     Hank on riverboat (Giants/Saints opener and Wild Card game) **
1994     25th Anniversary of MNF -- The Audition/Hank''s Rowdy Friends return
Set at huge drive-in theatre with Hank arriving in convertible with Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders
1995     MNF Symphony
1996     MNF Invasion (Hank sends in the MNF Troops)
1997     Bring on Da'' Game (tap dancer Savion Glover performs with Hank)
1998     MNF goes galactic
1999     MNF universe (Hank in outer space)
2000     MNF Video Mosaic
2001     MNF Wall of Video
2002     Hank''s version of the Madden Bus
2003     Duets - Hank performs with different musicians (Steven Tyler, Brittany Spears, Snoop Dog, etc.)
2004     MNF Parade
2005     MNF Car Factory (Trucks decked out to represent each team)
2006     All Star Band #1 (with Joe Perry, Steven van Zandt, Little Richard, Clarence Clemons, etc.)
2007     All Star Band #2 (with Brian Setzer, Richie Sambora, Gretchen Wilson, etc.)
2008     MNF House Party

** MNF open for other games in 1993 included multiple Polygram recording artists

2008 MNF Open Lyrics

Welcome to the party, all my rowdy friends,
A Monday Night Bash on ESPN!
The game of the week, is about to ignite
Time to kick it off under the lights
The pressure is rising, strap in and hold tight
We''re gonna blow the roof off this place tonight
Ready!
C''mon and get ready
I mean really ready
Are you ready for some football?
A Monday night party
The whole house is rockin'', let''s get it kick started
Launch this thing, raise the roof, that''s right
All my rowdy friends are here on Monday night

Note: Lines 3, 4 and 6 will include team-specific lyrics each week throughout the season

Guntersville, AL - Come celebrate Jeff Cook Day! Jeff Cook, former vocalist, lead guitarist and fiddle extraordinaire for the Supergroup Alabama, is scheduled to perform with his band the Allstar Goodtime Band, Saturday, August 16th at 7:00 p.m. at Guntersville Civitan Park in Guntersville, Alabama.

Jeff has received over 150 industry awards as a member of Alabama including 8 CMA honors for Entertainer of the Year, 2 Grammys, 2 People''s Choice Awards and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2001, he was named Guitarist of the Year by the Gibson Guitar Company.

In November 2005, Jeff and his bandmates received Country music''s highest honor, being inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Alabama is one of the 20 best-selling acts of all time. In the U.S. alone, they have sold more albums than Elvis and The Beatles combined.

Now with the Allstar Goodtime Band (AGB), Jeff is back on stage with a rejuvenated enthusiasm for performing. The band features an 8 piece group consisting of a 3 piece horn section and standard band with Jeff in the lead. He is singing 25 years of hits plus country, soul and rock 'n roll. Jeff also owns his own state-of-the-art digital sound studio located atop Lookout Mountain in Fort Payne, Alabama.

Another important performance featuring Jeff will take place during the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He will be performing with Mike Hucakbee''s band Capitol Offense on September 2 in support of John McCain.

"I was asked by Mike Huckabee, who has been a friend of mine for about eight years now, to come and I was very honored to have this opportunity," Jeff stated. "I think it is a great time to not only focus on the political side of things but to also focus on the music, something we all love."

The Jeff Cook Day concert is being held in association with the Guntersville Professional Firefighters Muscular Dystrophy Association Drive. The concert begins @ 7:00 p.m., August 16th. The featured opening act is  Ken Randolph.

For more information about Jeff Cook, please visit his website www.jeffcook-AGB.com.