Superstars Carrie Underwood, Brooks & Dunn Among Those Already Confirmed

(Nashville, TN – November 16, 2009)  In the latest evolution of the Country Radio Seminar experience, Country Radio Broadcasters has announced a new digital liners system that replaces the on-site Artist Radio Taping Session at CRS.

The new digital process enables radio stations to submit their custom liner requests directly to CRB, which will deliver the liners to a specific list of registered artists on the station’s behalf.  The artists will then record digital versions and return them to Country Radio Broadcasters.  Radio stations will pick up their disc of liners when they arrive at CRS registration.  Stations must register for the new system by Dec. 18, 2009 (the CRS 41 Advance Rate deadline) to submit custom requests.  Stations that have already registered for CRS are automatically included.

“With this new and improved digital system, Country Radio Broadcasters has used today’s technological advances to provide radio with liners of the highest possible quality.  At the same time, we are providing artists with an opportunity to record those liners in a manner that will work with their busy schedules,” says CRB Board Member John Zarling, who is overseeing the digital transition along with fellow Board Member Clarence Spalding.  “If the caliber and diversity of artists already confirmed is any indication, CRS 41 is poised to deliver an amazing package of liners for our registrants.”

The first 150 stations to sign up for the new digital liners system will be given priority access to the participating artists.  Artists already confirmed include: Jason Aldean, Rodney Atkins, The Band Perry, Brooks & Dunn, Jason Michael Carroll, Carter’s Chord, Terri Clark, Whitney Duncan, Sara Evans, Fast Ryde, Pat Green, Jewel, Blaine Larsen, The Lost Trailers, Justin Moore, Craig Morgan, Mica Roberts, Steel Magnolia, Carrie Underwood, Jimmy Wayne, Chuck Wicks, Mark Wills, Gretchen Wilson and Darryl Worley.

For specific radio attendee inquiries, contact Kristen McCrary at 615-327-4487 or Kristen@CRB.org.  For specific artist inquiries, contact Chasity Crouch at 615-327-4487 or Chasity@CRB.org.  For more information about the new digital liners system, visit www.CRB.org/crs41/digitalliners/index.shtml.

About CRB:
The Country Radio Broadcasters, Inc. ® is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization founded in 1969 to bring radio broadcasters from around the world together with the Country Music Industry to ensure vitality and promote growth in the Country Radio format.  More information may be obtained at:

www.CRB.org or at the CRB office at 615-327-4487.

About CRS:
The Country Radio Seminar is an annual convention designed to educate and promote the exchange of ideas in the country music industry.  Country Radio Seminar is a registered trademark of Country Radio Broadcasters, Inc.  CRS 41 will be held Feb. 24-26, 2010 in Nashville, Tenn.  Advance Rate registration expires Dec. 18 and is currently available online at www.CRB.org or by contacting the Country Radio Broadcasters at 615-327-4487. Follow CRS 41 on Facebook, or on Twitter at
www.Twitter.com/OfficialCRS.

Plus Special Guests GAC Host Nan Kelley and Wounded Warriors Joe Bowser and Scott Lilley

(Nashville, Tenn.) Oct. 14, 2009 – Craig Morgan, Chris Young, and GAC host Nan Kelley are joining forces with Stars for Stripes (SFS), Great American Country (GAC) and Armed Forces Entertainment (AFE) to bring hard-working service members overseas a much-needed taste of home.

The Stars for Stripes tour will visit military bases and hospitals in Iraq and Germany this month for a series of acoustic concerts, courtesy of RCA recording artist Chris Young and BNA recording artist Craig Morgan.  Young is currently celebrating his first No. 1 on the Billboard chart with “Gettin’ You Home (The Black Dress Song),” while Morgan’s “Bonfire” is close behind at No. 12.  GAC host Nan Kelley will serve as guest emcee at each tour stop.

“This will be my sixth trip to entertain and visit with the men and women of the Armed Forces,” says Morgan, who was the first artist to perform on a Stars For Stripes/AFE event in 2003.  “I know firsthand what it’s like to be deployed overseas away from your loved ones, and it’s an honor to be able to take a little piece of home to them with this tour.   It is encouraging to see the advances that have been made over the years in an effort to establish peace and democracy.”

Adds Young, “I have such respect for the men and women of our Armed Forces, and I am very excited to get the opportunity to go visit the troops in Iraq and Germany.  Most people will never have the opportunity to see into their world.  I’m looking forward to seeing it firsthand.  I want to tell people back home how they’re doing, and I hope I’m able to bring a little bit of ‘home’ to the troops.”

The tour will also feature special appearances from two of the Armed Forces’ wounded heroes, SFC Joe Bowser (U.S. Army Retired) and SSGT Scott Lilley (USAF), both of whom were injured overseas in the line of duty.  Bowser is an amputee who was wounded in Iraq in 2004, while Lilley has undergone a remarkable recovery from a traumatic brain injury sustained in Baghdad in 2007.  Both men are committed to returning to the Middle East to show their support for the troops stationed there today.

“My thoughts on returning to Iraq are more than I ever thought they would be.  First, I never thought I would go back to Iraq after I was wounded, but now that I have the chance, I am so excited to go back to where it all started,” says SSGT Lilley.  “I’m a little nervous, but hey, I was nervous about going my first time.  It’s time for some closure after being wounded there, and here it comes.   I am so ready.”

Adds SFC Bowser, “I was wounded in Balad, Iraq and I would like to walk out this time.  I never felt like I finished my mission and in some way I feel like this trip may change that feeling.   They say after you get bucked off, you have to get back in the saddle.  Well, this is my saddle.”

Nonprofit entertainment organization Stars for Stripes is sponsoring the tour with GAC and Armed Forces Entertainment.  High Five Entertainment will film the trip for a one-hour GAC television special in December documenting the visit.

“What an honor to take a little bit of home to our troops and to travel with some of our wounded heroes,” says GAC’s Nan Kelley.  “I’ve had the privilege of visiting our troops overseas several times, and I am so proud again to be able to say thank you to the brave men and women who are serving us so proudly.”

The artists and crew will depart for Iraq on Oct. 25 aboard a KC135 provided by the 434th Air Refueling Wing out of Grissom Air Force Base in Indiana.

For more information, visit www.StarsForStripes.com.

About Stars for Stripes:

Stars for Stripes (www.StarsForStripes.com) is a nonprofit organization that provides entertainment to internationally deployed American military forces and informs the general public on various aspects of U. S. military history and operations.  Since 2003, Stars for Stripes has produced more than 35 tours to Iraq, Afghanistan, Korea and other foreign countries.

About AFE:

Armed Forces Entertainment (www.ArmedForcesEntertainment.com) and its performers have the honor of supporting soldiers, airmen, marines and sailors by bringing them the very best in American entertainment. Today, AFE hosts over 1,200 shows around the world each year, reaching over 500,000 personnel at 270 military installations. From muddy make-shift stages to show-stopping extravaganzas, the performances bring a piece of home to those stationed far away from home.