The Stars Cover the Stars of the 2004 CMA Awards
Mike Terry
Friday November 5
BBC Radio 2 will once again broadcast a live audio special to the United
Kingdom from backstage at the Grand Ole Opry House. An edited version of
"The 38th Annual CMA Awards" will air on BBC 2 Television on Nov. 13 in the
United Kingdom.
More than 400 journalists, reporters and crew members are credentialed for
the 2004 CMA Awards. These media outlets are from across the nation and
around the globe, including countries such as Canada, France, Germany,
Ireland, and the United Kingdom. Television shows including "Access
Hollywood" and "Extra," and CBS television affiliates from across the
country including Birmingham, Chattanooga, Cleveland, Columbia, Kalamazoo,
Knoxville, Little Rock, Nashville, New York City, Oklahoma City,
Philadelphia, Phoenix, Saginaw, San Antonio and Syracuse will be on the Red
Carpet and in the pressroom.
Newswires including Reuters and UPI; and publications such as Entertainment
Weekly, Country Music Today Magazine, In Touch Weekly, People Magazine,
Rolling Stone, Star Magazine and US Weekly will be covering the glitz and
glamour of the event.
Fans can also read about the CMA Awards and its participating artists as
well. Associated Press will deliver several CMA Awards-related stories to
its subscribing news services over the next week, including features
focusing on 2004 Country Music Hall of Fame inductee Kris Kristofferson as
well as the multi-nominated Brad Paisley/Alison Krauss hit single "Whiskey
Lullaby" written by Country Music Hall of Fame member Bill Anderson.
Five-time nominee Kenny Chesney is on the cover of the current issue of
Country Weekly which spotlights the CMA Awards. Two-time nominee Tim McGraw
is featured in the November issue of Reader's Digest. Special Guest Shania
Twain is on the cover of TV Guide (Nov. 7-13). USA Today will have a full
page photo essay on the CMA Awards and five-time nominee Gretchen Wilson on
Nov. 9. Horizon nominees Dierks Bentley and Julie Roberts will be featured
in the Nov. 7 issue of USA Weekend.
Four CBS video news releases containing artist interview bytes and b-roll
from rehearsals will be available for television news outlets via satellite
on Sunday night (Nov. 7), Monday morning and evening (Nov. 8), and Tuesday
morning (Nov. 9). In 2003 this VNR footage was seen by over 36 million
viewers in advance of the CMA Awards.
The CMA Awards are produced by Walter C. Miller, directed by Paul Miller and
scripted by David Wild. MJI Programming, a Division of Premiere Radio
Networks, is the official radio packager of the CMA Awards, which includes
Red Carpet coverage and a stereo-radio simulcast of the event. American
Airlines is the Official Airline of the 2004 CMA Awards.
(Source: Country Music Association)