Ambassador of Gospel to Host New Weekly GMC Series Searching For the 'Next Generation' Of Stars, Series to Premiere in the Spring
Contact: Jim Weiss, 770-692-4579, jim@gospelmusicchannel.com
ATLANTA, Feb. 12 /Christian Newswire/ -- Dr. Bobby Jones, the man who helped revolutionalize gospel music as a creator, producer, director and performer, will bring his explosive and colorful personality to the Gospel Music Channel in a new original series Bobby Jones Next Generation, it was announced today by Gospel Music Channel Founder and President Charles Humbard. The series will premiere in late spring.
Dr. Bobby Jones Next Generation will be an hour-long emerging artist showcase of musical performances and interviews with up-and-coming “undiscovered” performers. Gospel Music Channel, Atlanta-based Kingdom Come Productions and Dr. Jones will produce the new series together, with Dr. Jones sharing hosting duties with a co-host to be named shortly. Dr. Jones will work with GMC in writing, recruiting talent, and promoting the series. GMC will initially produce 10 episodes of the series with an option to produce additional episodes. Premiere episodes of Bobby Jones Next Generation will debut Sunday nights at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT.
“Dr. Bobby Jones is unquestionably one of the most popular and influential performers and producers in gospel music and the Gospel Music Channel is honored to have him join our network family. He has helped discover so many of today’s top artists and this is a perfect program for GMC as we are committed to bringing our viewers the ‘next generation’ of Gospel/Christian stars,” commented Humbard.
“I am delighted that Gospel Music Channel has asked me to help them create this new series. I look forward to exposing a younger audience to exciting artists, both the veterans and the newcomers. As I do with all my other endeavors, I plan to emerge myself in the new program, and I hope that it will be uplifting, joyous and meaningful for GMC viewers,” said Dr. Jones.
Dr. Jones has dominated Sunday programming as the host and executive producer of Bobby Jones Gospel, seen on BET since 1980. In addition to Bobby Jones Gospel, he is also the producer of Video Gospel, which debuted on BET in 1989, the first national television outlet for gospel videos. He is the host of the Bobby Jones Countdown, which has excelled in the radio syndication industry and can be heard in major cities throughout the country. Dr. Jones is a recipient of a GRAMMY Award, a Dove Award, a NAACP Image Award and multiple Stellar Awards.
About Gospel Music Channel
Gospel Music Channel is the nation’s first and only 24/7 all music television network devoted to the uplifting, inspiring and diverse music that is gospel/Christian music. It is one of the fastest-growing cable channels in television today; the network more-than-doubled availability in 2007 alone and is now carried in all ten of the top ten markets and 23 of the top 25. Gospel Music Channel can be seen on various cable systems around the country.
