Live at Billy Bob’s Texas Recording Contest season two is kicking off in 2012 and Your areas favorite artist can win a Live at Billy Bob’s CD and DVD Recording. Last year 45 Radio stations submitted their areas favorite artist for the Live At Billy Bob’s recording contest — and the voting began. After a 3-week promotion for online voting, the top 10 finalists were announced and came to the Fort Worth Stockyards to perform on stage at Billy Bob’s Texas. Their live performances were video taped and posted for the final round of Internet voting Radio stations encouraged their listeners to vote for their finalist. Josh Grider won the inaugural Live at Billy Bob’s recording contest that included a CD and DVD with National distribution on the Smith Music Label, joining the ranks of music icons Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Pat Green, and 40 more! This year winner will also have the opportunity to perform at Willie Nelson’s 4th of July Picnic. © Copyright 2011 Smith Music Group LLC. All Rights Reserved.
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EFREN PENAFLORIDA – CNN BACKSTAGE AND INTERVIEW WITH ANDERSON COOPER “HERO OF THE YEAR 2009″ If you havent heard of CNN Heroes, you are missing out – it’s a pageant with substance, honoring those worthy of recognition. CNN Heroes started in 2007 and its focus is ordinary people from around the world, who with a compassionate heart go out of their way and make an extraordinary difference in their communities and beyond. Nominated by people from around the world and highlighted on CNN, the votes are tallied via CNN.com, then they make their way to a blue-ribbon panel for a final ten and a winner, who are honored at a gala event: “CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute.” The third annual CNN Heroes were chosen by a panel that included distinguished leaders and humanitarians like Colin Powell, Whoopi Goldberg, Ted Turner, and Elton John. With 9000 nominations from over 100 countries, CNN Heroes captured record attention and participation this year and after seven weeks of online voting and more than two and half million votes counted, the list was shortened to that special top ten, each to receive cash prizes to carry on their tedious and selfless yet most needed work. “CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute”, hosted by Anderson Cooper, was taped before an audience of 3000 at the Kodak Theatre and premiered Thanksgiving evening, November 26, 2009. Anderson Cooper, cute and calm as usual, opened the show: “Tonight we honor the best humanity has to offer.” Not only was I exposed to stories …
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After weeks of competition, Lucas Smyser won 80% of the online vote to be Paul Allen for day. He won the opportunity to handicap the races with Paul Allen and Kevin Gorg and call a live race.
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