IBMA Announces TV Broadcast of 25th Annual International Bluegrass Music Awards
The International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) announced plans to air an edited version of the 25th Annual International Bluegrass Music Awards on U.S. television. The Awards show, filmed live on October 2, 2014 in the Memorial Theatre at the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh, North Carolina and hosted by Lee Ann Womack and Jerry Douglas, will be part of American Public Television’s “Music City Roots” series in 2015. The syndicated series aired in 71 PBS markets across the United States this past year.
A one-hour edit of the Awards show is expected to air in late February or early March 2015.
"In many ways, we really raised the bar at this year's Bluegrass Music Awards,” said Amy Reitnouer, who co-produced the October 2
live show with Chris Stuart. “This broadcast will not only put
bluegrass music and the IBMA on a national stage, but also set the
standard for our Awards shows in years to come."
The Bluegrass Music Awards is part of IBMA’s five-day World of Bluegrass event, which took place September 30 – October 2 in Raleigh this year. Preliminary attendance figures for World of Bluegrass 2014 are estimated to be more than 180,000 people.
“It’s
been an IBMA goal since our first Awards Show in 1990 to share this
fabulous showcase of some of the year’s best talent with a wider
television audience,” said Nancy Cardwell, Executive Director of IBMA.
“I can’t tell you how excited we are—after 25 years of dreaming about
this—to announce The International Bluegrass Music Awards, Presented by
Music City Roots, in conjunction with senior producers Todd Mayo and
John Walker of Heng Dai Media. The one-hour version of the 2014 Awards
Show will air in national PBS markets where Music City Roots is already a
favorite, and cities across the nation are welcome to contact their
local PBS stations to request the show.”
“This
special episode will air in our second season, and we are thrilled to
give viewers nationwide a glimpse into that magical night of performance
and celebration,” said Mayo. “We appreciate our partners - WNPT in Nashville and American Public Television - for distributing the Music City Roots series.”
ROGER'S NOTE: MT has two PBS stations in Missoula and Bozeman with satellites all over the state. This top bluegrass show should be made available here. Watch PBS schedules and we should contact our stations to request this show as listed above. I have seen this show in person and it has excellent music and general entertainment as well as the actual awards.
ROGER'S NOTE: MT has two PBS stations in Missoula and Bozeman with satellites all over the state. This top bluegrass show should be made available here. Watch PBS schedules and we should contact our stations to request this show as listed above. I have seen this show in person and it has excellent music and general entertainment as well as the actual awards.
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