NASHVILLE, Tenn. (November 6, 2015) -- In less than a year, "The Pickup" has expanded its online presence dramatically among country music fans by taking viewers behind the scenes at television tapings, concerts, festivals and special events, reporting breaking news and creating fun features involving the stars of country music. | The Oak Ridge Boys on the Red Carpet. L -R: Joe Bonsall, William Lee Golden, The Pickup Host Adam Wurtzel, Richard Sterban and Duane Allen. |
Now viewed on major broadcasters' websites, various online media sites, and Sky TV's CM&T program, the bimonthly show devoted its 20th and most recent episode to this year's inductions into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Host Adam Wurtzel scored Red Carpet interviews with honorees The Browns and The Oak Ridge Boys, as well as Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, Brenda Lee and other notables. Exclusive footage captures highlights from the historic evening, including a solo performance by Dierks Bentley, an unprecedented Garth Brooks & Trisha Yearwood duet on the Oaks' "I'll Be True To You" and the ceremonial closing rendition of "Will The Circle Be Unbroken," with Kenny Rogers, Vince Gill, Alabama's Randy Owen, Connie Smith, Bobby Bare, Roy Clark, Emmylou Harris and other Hall of Famers participating. | T. Graham Brown a.k.a. King Henry VIII |
The episode also features news about classic country favorites, new music from Justin Moore and a tour-bus visit with Lonestar as well as revealing the winner of "The Pickup Costume Competition" for Halloween -- none other than King Henry VIII, a.k.a. T. Graham Brown, selected on Twitter by fans who cast their votes at @thepickuptv. View Episode 20 of "The Pickup" here. Previous episodes of "The Pickup" have covered opening day at the George Jones Museum, memorable moments from CMA Music Festival 2015, a visit behind the scenes at "Larry's Country Diner," a country legends concert at famed Nashville venue The Wildhorse, a pro water-slide adventure with Bucky Covington at Nashville Shores and much more. If your station/outlet would like to carry "The Pickup," or you would like coverage of your event/artist, contact Adam Wurtzel via email: wurtzel.adam@gmail.com.
ABOUT THE PICKUP: Launched in 2015, "The Pickup" is a syndicated video segment, which can be seen on the websites of various broadcasters across the country (Nash Icon, HankFM, etc.), online blogs and the U.K.'s SKY Television. Hosted and produced by Adam Wurtzel, "The Pickup" highlights today's stars and classic country artists making news today. Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers, the late Jim Ed Brown, Alabama, Tanya Tucker, the Oak Ridge Boys and many other giants of classic country have already been featured. New episodes are posted on the 1st and 15th of each month.
ABOUT ADAM WURTZEL:
Born in Long Island, New York, Adam Wurtzel pursued his lifelong love for television at Eastern Connecticut State University, where he won a BEA Award for Best Student Production as creator and host of the program "Eastern Expedition" in 2006. He broke into national media as co-host of Game Show Network's "GSN Live" in 2009. Subsequently he served as backstage correspondent for CBS's "The Early Show." In 2012 Wurtzel moved to Nashville and made his Music City on-air debut on NBC affiliate WSMV-TV. He appeared regularly on the nationally syndicated "Better Show" from 2012-14. In addition to hosting "The Pickup," Wurtzel has been a producer on "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest" for the past six years.
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