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Popular BlueHighways TV Show "WoodSongs" Wins National Telly Award

Hendersonville, Tennessee - BlueHighways TV announced today that Michael Johnathon's "WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour" has been awarded the 2012 National Telly Award for its broadcast "Celebration of Appalachia & Mountain Music."  The radio show, broadcast on BlueHighways TV, was awarded the TV prize over 11,000 entries from all 50 states and five continents.

"Celebration of Appalachia & Mountain Music" featured Emmylou Harris and others who sang songs about their mountain heritage and expressed concerns about mountain top removal coal mining.  BlueHighways TV will premiere this episode of "Woodsongs" on July 20 at 7p.m. EST, and replay it periodically through the end of July.

The Telly Awards is the premier award honoring the finest film, TV and video productions, and outstanding local, regional, and cable TV commercials and programs. In addition to BlueHighways TV, "WoodSongs" broadcasts on a number of PBS stations nationwide, as well as on 507 radio stations worldwide plus the American Forces Radio Network in 173 countries and every military base and US naval ship at sea.  "WoodSongs" is produced 44 weeks a year at  the historic Kentucky Theater in downtown Lexington, KY.

"All of us at BlueHighways TV are thrilled that Michael's show has been honored with a Telly, and wish him our heartfelt congratulations," said Stan Hitchcock, Chairman and CEO of BlueHighways TV.  "Woodsongs has long been one of the most popular shows on our network, and we are pleased to be able to continue to offer our viewers this award-winning program."