James Otto Hosts ABC Satellite Tour
Robert L. Doerschuk
September 29, 2008
Moments after wrapping up his roles as audio announcer of the CMA Awards nominees on Premiere Radio Networks and as co-announcer of some CMA Awards finalists for a special edition of "CMT Insider" at the Sommet Center in Nashville Sept. 10, James Otto - a nominee himself in the Best New Artist of the Year category - rushed to the StagePost studios to take part in the ABC Satellite tour, to help build awareness of the nominees and the Awards.
Through this event, created to allow reporters from ABC-TV affiliate stations to speak with an artist about the CMA Awards, Otto spread the word live and on the air in a variety of markets that included Austin, Cincinnati, Houston, Indianapolis, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Tulsa and Rochester, N.Y., as well as through interviews with Associated Press TV and www.ShowbizExpress.net.
The 42nd Annual CMA Awards" will be broadcast live on Wednesday, Nov. 12 (8:00-11:00 PM/ET) on the ABC Television Network from the Sommet Center in Nashville.
2008 CMA Close Up® News Service / Country Music Association®, Inc.
Through this event, created to allow reporters from ABC-TV affiliate stations to speak with an artist about the CMA Awards, Otto spread the word live and on the air in a variety of markets that included Austin, Cincinnati, Houston, Indianapolis, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Tulsa and Rochester, N.Y., as well as through interviews with Associated Press TV and www.ShowbizExpress.net.
The 42nd Annual CMA Awards" will be broadcast live on Wednesday, Nov. 12 (8:00-11:00 PM/ET) on the ABC Television Network from the Sommet Center in Nashville.
2008 CMA Close Up® News Service / Country Music Association®, Inc.
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