Kenny Rogers: The Journey Premieres on PBS Nationwide

Kenny Rogers: The Journey Premieres on PBS Nationwide

HARRINGTON PARK, N.J., March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Janson Media today announced the broadcast television premiere of KENNY ROGERS: THE JOURNEY, a spellbinding journey with the three-time Grammy Award winner, through his life's work and music over a 40-year time span. This new one-hour PBS special is an intimate and entertaining exploration of an unforgettable and multi-talented artist and one of the greatest country music performers of our time. In a career spanning four decades, Rogers has recorded 61 albums and has sold over 105 million units worldwide. His accolades include three Grammy Awards, eleven People's Choice Awards, eighteen American Music Awards, eight Academy of Country Music Awards, and five Country Music Association Awards. Through performances and short interview excerpts, KENNY ROGERS: THE JOURNEY tells the complete Kenny Rogers story -- from his beginnings as a member of The New Christy Minstrels and The First Edition to his superstar status in the 70s and 80s, all the way to his current chart toppers.

The one-hour PBS special includes a new concert filmed in Indiana in April 2006, along with performance footage of complete Kenny Rogers classics taken from the era when they first became hits. This classic footage includes duets with Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Sheena Easton, and Kim Carnes, and is seamlessly mixed with 70s, 80s, 90s and present day concert footage.

This classic concert footage is interwoven with comments from Kenny Rogers himself, and from some of the industry veterans who have worked with him down through the years. These songwriters, producers, musicians, managers, and heads of labels include Lionel Richie, David Foster, Jim Mazza, Mike Curb, Ken Kragen, Don Schlitz, Mickey Jones and Brent Maher.

KENNY ROGERS: THE JOURNEY was produced by Jerry Samuels for Groovpix Entertainment. The program was written and directed by Kelly Junkermann, and edited by Bill Patterson and Keith Wolf. The PBS special was executive- produced by Stephen Janson of Janson Media and Mark Kresser of K2 Communications. Janson Media distributes the special to international markets.

Established in 1989, Janson Media (www.janson.com) is an independent content distribution company with a rights portfolio of over 1,200 hours of exclusive programming available for licensing to worldwide television, DVD/video, and emerging VOD and broadband companies.

Contact your local PBS affiliate for specific broadcast dates and times.

Source: Janson Media

CONTACT: Lynne Warshavsky, +1-201-784-8488, lynne@janson.com

Web site: http://www.janson.com/

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