Irlene Mandrell
Irlene is the youngest of the famous Mandrell Sisters. She was born to a musical family that set the mark for generations to strive for. Though music has always been the Mandrell Sister's mainstay, other entertainment forums appealed to Irlene. Irlene has enjoyed an extraordinarily varied career as an actress, model and performer. She is probably, most famous for her role on the hit NBC show Barbara Mandrell and The Mandrell Sisters. Irlene captured two awards for comedy acts of the year from Music City News. Irlene sought opportunities in film, television and video. Most of her fans also recognized her talent as a star on the show Hee Haw where she had an eight year run until the close of the show. Irlene has also made several appearances on TV shows such as The Love Boat, Oprah, The Tonite show, The Mike Douglas Show, and many game shows. She also co- hosted Bright Lights & Country Nights, This Week in Country Music, televised benefits with names such as George Lindsey, Bob Hope, Sammy Davis Jr. and many more. full article ...
Barbara Mandrell
She was Country when Country wasn't cool!
Born on Christmas Day in 1948, Barbara learned to read music before she could read words. At age 5 she made her stage debut at church and played Gospel Boogie on the accordion. When she was 11, legendary country guitarist Joe Maphis booked "The Princess of the Steel Guitar" on one of his Las Vegas Shows. Within weeks, she also began appearing on Los Angeles' renowned Town Hall Party, an experience that instilled a lifelong love for television and that paved the way for Barbara Mandrell & the Mandrell Sisters. Barbara at her peak had a star power matched by few. She had more than 50 Top 40 Country hits, spanning 20 years. She was named the Country Music Association's Entertainer of the Year in 1980 and 1981 - the first person and the only woman to win the award twice.
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Louise Mandrell
Louise Mandrell’s talent, personality and boundless energy have already won her a legion of fans who were thrilled to hear that she would be the first woman to own her own theater in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee and perform full time as well. The 1400 seat Louise Mandrell Theater opened its doors in September of 1997 with a multi-million dollar production that includes over thirty costume and set changes with more than a dozen dancers and musicians. Louise’s ability to relate to and reach her audience is one of her greatest attributes. When Louise walks out on stage, she literally owns it! She plays thirteen instruments including the fiddle and drums. Her high-energy choreography continues to astound audiences. By any standards, Louise Mandrell is one of the hottest tickets in entertainment.
Known for her charitable heart, Louise was the 2003 Honorary United Way Chairperson for Sevier County and remains faithful and enthusiastic in her commitment to the Boy Scouts and the American Cancer Society. By participating in and hosting events to raise money for their benefit, she has been able to give back to her much loved community. She is even in her fifth year of opening the doors to her theater for a Sunday Morning Prayer and Praise service. All the offerings to date have been dispersed to charitable area entities, such as the Smoky Mountain Children’s Home and the Boys and Girls Club. full article ...
David Caruso
His low-keyed intensity, deep-voiced somberness, pale skin, puffy-eyed baby face and crop of carrot-red hair are all obvious and intriguing trademarks of TV star David Caruso. A hugely popular item in the 1990s as a result of a smash crime series, he got way too caught up in all the hoopla surrounding him. Those working with him on the innovative cop series were not exactly unhappy when he decided to abandon ship after only one season in order to pursue movie star fame. Despite his own predictions, the show prospered quite well after the loss of his focal character...but it would be a major understatement to state that Caruso did not fare as well. full article ...
Emily Procter
For the past three seasons, Emily Procter has helped make CSI:Miami a top ten staple for CBS. She combines her innate talent, beauty, and Southern charm into her role as Detective Calleigh Duquesne.
Though investigating crime scenes may not be as cutthroat an environment as the White House, audiences also know Procter as attorney Ainsley Hayes who she portrayed on the Emmy and Golden Globe-winning The West Wing for two seasons. full article ...
Rex Linn
Rex Linn was born in the Panhandle of Texas and grew up in the small town of Spearman. With a population of approximately three thousand, Spearman's economy relied mainly on ranching, farming and the oil business. It was in this small Texas community that Rex developed an appetite at an early age for movies and acting.
The Lyric Theater on Main Street provided the people of Spearman with the only movie house in the area. Rex frequented the little movie house often and enjoyed its menu of horror films and westerns. In August of 1969 his parents relocated the family to Oklahoma City where he attended Canady High School. It was here that he first became discouraged about his future as an actor. After the first night of the schools production of Fiddler on the Roof, Rex was asked to leave the play by his drama coach. He was told it would be wise to direct his energy elsewhere, and that ended his acting career in high school. He then earned a B.A. degree in Radio, Television and Film from Oklahoma State University. After graduating Rex decided on a banking career. He worked his way up to loan officer and stayed with it for about 3 years then accepted a job with an oil company. His job was overseeing field operations in western Oklahoma. full article ...
Lee Horsley
Lee Horsley -- stage, television, film actor and trained vocalist; as well as an avid outdoorsman specializing in horsemanship, rodeo, riflemanship and fishing. Born in Muleshoe, Texas and raised in Englewood, Colorado, he began his career at a young age singing in church and finding musical theatre in high school.
Lee’s training in his youth prepared him well for the stage. He toured nationally in “West Side Story,” “Damn Yankees,” “Oklahoma!,” “1776” and then at the request of noted composer, Jerry Herman, starred in “Mack and Mabel.” full article ...
Frankie Anne
Frankie Anne’ television credits include: Lifetime's Strong Medicine, Kings Pawn, VH1's Bubblegum to Babylon, NBC's Sunset Beach, Air America, and Janis in The Janis Joplin Story. Frankie's Feature film credits include National Lampoon's comedy Dorm Daze, Highland Park Blues, and Big Wind On Campus which she co-stared and Produced. Singing and stage performance credits include Barbara Streisand's "Timeless" concert, National Broadway Productions of West Side Story (Anita) and Smokey Joes Cafe (Brenda). Her acting in a TV movie portraying Janis Joplin guided her into a job as lead vocalist for the Joplin retro rock famed Big Brother And The Holding Company. Additional credits include various studio sessions, jingles and recording acts. full article ...
Alan Dysert
Millions of people in the United States and many other countries know Alan as Sean Cudahy from the ABC soap opera, All My Children. Alan’s five-year portrayal of that devious yet humorous cad landed Alan on the cover of People magazine and made him a regular guest on such shows as Regis and Kathy Lee, Sally Jesse Raphael, The Merv Griffin Show, and a co-host of The Mike Douglas Show. Alan has also been seen nationwide on prime-time television, in film, and in national commercials. His commercial credits include Toyota, Chrysler, Atari, and others. full article ...
Leslie Easterbrook
You may remember Leslie as Callahan in Police Academy. If you missed her in the original movie, you may have seen her later on, as she punched her way from Sergeant to Captain in 5 sequels -- and counting!
Leslie created long-running character’s Devlin Kowalsky, on Ryan’s Hope, and Rhonda Lee, on Laverne and Shirley. She also guest starred on over 60 TV shows, including such classics as Matlock, Murder She Wrote and Baywatch. full article ...
Dan Wilcox
Writer and producer for the legendary series MASH and SESAME STREET as well as hands on everyman for the series NEWHART and GROWING PAINS Supervisor and writer for COSBY, THE JEFF FOXWORTHY SHOW and THE DUCK FACTORY. Writer for BECKER, DIAGNOSIS MURDER, LOIS and CLARK, MURDER SHE WROTE, BAY CITY BLUES, F.M. OPEN ALL NIGHT, ALICE, ANGIE, ROOTS II, THE NEXT GENERATION and AMERICA 2-NIGHT. His feature films include DOC HOLLYWOOD and TRAXX. His many awards include an EMMY for his work on SESAME STREET and a Writers Guild Award for his work on MASH. He has received many Emmy nominations as well as many more Writers Guild nominations. full article ...
Steve Kanaly
Steve Kanaly enjoys a challenge. Not only is he the successful actor and director who played "Ray Krebbs" on the long running hit television series, "DALLAS" [CBS-TV], and who starred as "J. D. Helms" in the syndicated African action/adventure series, "OKAVANGO", but also made his professional stage debut, headlining a production of "THE FOREIGNER, " as well as starred in a recurring role on the ABC soap opera, "ALL MY CHILDREN".
Steve owes his acting career to his familiarity with firearms. His expertise in shooting sports
developed early in Steve's youth with an avid interest in clay target shooting competition as well as his tour of duty in the Vietnam combat zone where Steve served in the U. S. Army, attached to the 1st Air Cavalry Division as an infantry radio operator.
Encouraged by both Huston and the film's star, Paul Newman, Kanaly decided to give it a shot and he began to pursue his career in the film industry. full article ...
James E. Partee, Jr.
Nationally acclaimed, award-winning artist JAMES PARTEE, JR. ranks amongst the top wildlife, botanical and sporting Artists in the country and his distinctive talent is truly exemplified through his beautiful paintings rendered in watercolor, oil and acrylic mediums. Partee is the recipient of over 60 states, local and national awards during the past three decades. He was selected to WHO'S WHO IN WILDLIFE ART in the 1980s and he has won 15 STAMP/PRINT COMPETITIONS to date. He was selected GEORGIA GOVERNOR'S "ARTIST OF EXCCELLANCE" in 1986, QUAIL UNLIMITED'S 10 ANNIVERSARY ARTIST, WATERFOWL USA'S 10TH ANNIVERSARY ARTIST and the winner of the GEORGIA STATE DUCK STAMP all in the same year. Partee has created 21 national TICKET PRINTS AND SPONSOR PRINTS FOR DUCKS UNIMITED and in 1991 Partee was selected to the PEOPLE OF THE CENTURY "'PERMANENT ART COLLECTION" of the SMITHSONIAN MUSEUM and later that year he was chosen HOST ARTIST for the WILDLIFE AMERICA EXPOSITION. full article ...
Branscombe Richmond
MOTORCYCLES
Branscombe started out on a minibike that he and a group of his friends put together. Morning, noon, and night they rode that minibike on a four-acre ranch Branscombe lived on. After the minibike, he went to a “bull taco” (dirt bike), then on to the big bikes. Branscombe now rides an Indian Chief Motorcycle. “Riding is a stress reducer for us (him and Lei); metaphysical in many ways. When you’re out on the road, it becomes a spiritual experience.”
MUSIC
“We always had music and mimicked in front of the mirror. You know… sing in the hairbrush, the whole thing.” His dad was a stunt man who loved the accordion, so Branscombe started playing at the age of six. The music led to singing and stunt work. He soon realized that he liked the business. His talent made him “Mr. Showmanship of the Year in Las Vegas, NV. He’s also proud of the face he made “Native American Entertainer of the Year in 1998. If you’re wondering of he ever gets stage fright… “Oh sure, I still get stage fright. Because you always want to be liked and you want to please the audience one more time. But I do guarantee that I will entertain the pants off you for two hours.” full article ...
Charles Napier
Lively character actor who usually plays hard-ass military types and menacing bad guys. Charles Napier’s roles have changed little since his debut in Russ Meyer’s Cherry, Harry & Raquel!. Napier went on appearing in other Meyer movies, including the homicidal Harry Sledge in Supervixens and also became a regular playing smaller roles for Jonathan Demme. His granite-like jaw and wide, gate-like grin have contributed to his many memorable portrayals of tough guys, notably the scheming intelligence officer up against Sylvester Stallone in Rambo: First Blood Part II and the short-tempered front man of the Good Ole Boys in The Blues Brothers, where he delivers the masterful ‘corn on the cob’ line. full article ...
Kevin Blake Weldon
Kevin grew up in Lufkin, Texas playing baseball, hunting, fishing, and enjoying the outdoors. After a torn rotator cuff injury while pitching at Alvin Community College in Alvin, Texas ended his dreams of playing in the major leagues, Kevin began pursuing his newly discovered talent, singing and writing country music. Within 5 years Weldon landed a major recording contract with Curb Records in 1995 as one half of the duo, BLAKE&BRIAN. The duo scored 2 top 40 hits and had videos on CMT and GAC as well as several national TV appearances throughout the late 1990’s. On more than one occasion when Kevin was needed in the studio, his producer found him outside of Franklin, TN bow hunting on his producers 50 acre farm! (He actually bagged 2 nice bucks with his bow on the property.) full article ...
Michael Gregory
Michael has appeared in over 300 films, TV shows and commercials. Best remembered as the first Dr. Rick Webber from daytime’s General Hospital, he has bounced from one side of the badge to the other playing “heavies” or law enforcement personnel in such films as “Nightbreaker”, “RoboCop”, “Black Angels”, “Stealth Fighter”, “Total Recall”, and “Eraser”. He can currently be seen in “Fangs”, “Spider’s Web”, “Grand Theft Parson”, “Combustion”, “The Eliminator” and the period western “Cartel 1882”, and the soon to be released “Blue Eyes” and “Mexican Gold”. His voice is familiar to the Animade cartoon crowd in projects such as “Gundam”, “Cowboy Be-Bop”, and “Kikaider”.
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Scott Shepherd
A veteran Film/TV/Stage Producer, Scott was also the official actor portraying the Lone Ranger from 2000-2002, with previous trademark owner Golden Books Family Entertainment. Embarking on a nationwide tour, talk show appearances and TV commercials. Scott received a Proclamation from Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman declaring February 7th as Scott Shepherd Lone Ranger Day.
Scott’s recent film as a producer, with Astrabula Media, is National Lampoon’s Cattle Call, released by Lionsgate in May 2008. Scott is involved with Kevin Easatman’s (creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) Fistful of Blood Trilogy. Focusing on westerns, he is in development on two films with producer/actor Sean Bridgers, of HBO’s Deadwood. full article ...
Tim Abell
Hollywood Actor and former US Army Ranger, Tim Abell does research on every role he plays. From big screen to television, he studies the dynamics of each character he plays. In his latest role on “The Federal Experience,* (VERSUS)” Tim is a real life hunter cast in real life scenarios where there is no re-takes. There is no scripting of animal behavior, weather, and raw emotion making this more real life than reality television. As Tim ventures from his Hollywood sets to the Canadian Rockies, the Midwest prairies, and the plains of Africa, he rediscovers his hunting roots pursuing the mighty whitetail, the majestic elk, the feisty pheasant and everything in between. Along the way, he’ll seek the advice from industry legends and superior guides and translate the lessons learned to the viewer. Abell will go into the field with the best equipment available including top of the line firearms, optics, apparel, and of course Federal Premium Ammunition. Adventure, excitement, and valuable information will separate this series of quality outdoors television. full article ...
Tracy Lawrence
With the release of FOR THE LOVE, Tracy Lawrence adds a rich new chapter to one of modern country’s most impressive legacies. Known for classics like “Sticks and Stones,” “Alibis,” “Texas Tornado,” “Time Marches On,” “Lessons Learned,” and “Paint Me a Birmingham” from a catalog that has produced seventeen No. 1s and at least 20 top 10 hits, Tracy is recognized as one of his generation’s most important artists. Most recently Tracy won both the 2007 CMA “Vocal Event of the Year” with Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney.
FOR THE LOVE takes him another big step forward. Following in the wake of his Greatest Hits album, it serves as a potent reminder of his vocal prowess and of his ability to write and select songs with an eye both to the telling detail and to universal emotion. As always, the result is genuinely heartfelt. “I feel like this record is a good of everything musical and personal about me,” he says, “and given the way things are going, a lot of the content is uplifting.” full article ...
Anne Lockhart
A multi-talented actress, producer, writer and director, ANNE LOCKHART can look back 100 years to trace her theatrical roots. The fourth generation of performers to carry the Lockhart name, she follows great grandfather John Coates Lockhart, grandparents Gene and Kathleen Lockhart and her mother June Lockhart, best known for her years on the series Lassie and Lost in Space.
Beginning her career at the age of four, ANNE has appeared in many stage, film and television productions. She starred in the spectacular series BATTLESTAR GALACTICA and has had recurring roles in the television series: BJ AND THE BEAR, Showtime’s A NEW DAY IN EDEN, KUNG FU: THE LEGEND CONTINUES, THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL and DR. QUINN, MEDECINE WOMAN.
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Zane Taylor
Following four generations of theatrical family tradition, Zane is a talented and classically trained young performer. Zane is great-grandson of actors Dub Taylor and Gene Lockhart; He is grandson of Buck Taylor and June Lockhart and son of actress Anne Lockhart and director/producer Adam Taylor.
He has appeared in Nickelodeon’s OLD WORLD LULLABY and the feature films HOLLYWOOD: IT’S A DOG’S LIFE, BUG BUSTER, BUDDY, CAHOOTS and ACTOR with Walter Koenig, and on television in MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE. He provided additional voice work for Disney’s THE ANIMAL and STICK IT, and recently completed the Montana PBS production of MOMENT OF PEACE: THE JEANETTE RANKIN STORY. Stage appearances include Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival Productions of JULIUS CAESAR, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM and THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, MACBETH, as well as Santa Susana Repertory Company’s A CHRISTMAS CAROL. Zane is an accomplished athlete; an avid outdoorsman, hunter and rock climber; Zane regularly competes in Motocross, Shooting Sports and Rodeo Events. full article ...
Brian Gates
The proud father of one son,19yr old Brian Gene Gates, And his siggnificant other *Jeanne has Twin 18 yr old sons Daniel and Jason and one daugher Melody ,Together they have a grandson Joey and Grandaughter Kaylee , Master Brian Gates, currently holds the rank of eighth degree blackbelt and has been awarded numerous times for success in martial arts / karate, full contact kickboxing, heavyweight champion and "coach" trainer as well as student trainer with some of the world's top athletes in many styles and origins of martial arts. With great pride, he passes his experience and supreme level of training techniques and life skills to his pupils. full article ...
Marshall Teague
Marshall Teague is a 28 year veteran of Hollywood. His career has covered movies, television, soap operas and stage.
Marshall has worked in recognized films such as “Roadhouse”, “Armageddon”, “What Matters Most”. In television shows like “Pensacola Wings of Gold”, “Walker, Texas Ranger”, “Sliders”, “Babylon 5”. As well as several Movies of the Week such as “Monte Walsh”, “Rough Riders”, “Crossfire Trails”. Marshall’s daytime TV credits include “Days of our Lives”, and “The Bold and the Beautiful”.
Marshall just finished filming the new original night time soap “The American Heiress” on My Network TV, due to premier Tuesday nights starting in March of 2007.
Marshall is also a proud Navy Veteran and former Deputy Sheriff. He has used those great experiences to help mold the characters he has portrayed. full article ...
Lindy Teague
Lindy Teague has done extensive runway work and modeling internationally and domestically. Campaigns with various hair care companies, Sebastian International, Trevor Sorbie, and bridal spreads, Box London Jeans, Sappora Beer, Sony, and most recently Mercedes.
Music videos for Paula Abdul and three Melissa Etheridge among various others. Television and Film including “Viper”, “harts of the West”, “The Good Life”, various “Bay Watch”, and ESPN’s outdoor show “Under Wild Skies”. Movies “Lone Tiger”, “Love Affair”, and most recently “Ghost Rock”. full article ...
Congressman Sam Graves
Congressman Sam Graves is a life-long resident of Missouri's 6th Congressional District. As a small businessman and a sixth-generation, full-time, family farmer, Sam has spent his life working to make Missouri a better place to live, work, and raise a family.
In Congress, Sam serves on the Agriculture, Small Business, and Transportation Committees where he continues the fight for the most significant interests of the Sixth District. Sam also is a member of House Leadership as Deputy Whip and is Chairman of the Small Business Subcommittee on Rural Enterprises, Agriculture, and Technology. full article ...
John Di Santi
You may recognize actor/artist Johnny Di Santi's name from his many credits in film and television. In addition to big screen hits, Johnny has also appeared on several top rate television shows including ER, NYPD Blue, and Baywatch. Between roles, Johnny spends his time creating beautiful pieces of art through the process of Wood Turning. His one of a kind creations have received many honors in the art world and can be found in the collections of many Hollywood celebrities. full article ...
Robert Guy Miranda
Robert has appeared in over eighty motion pictures, costarring with the likes of Robert Di Niro in the cult classic Midnight Run, Whoopi Goldberg in Sister Act, Timothy Dalton in The Rocekteer, and Richard Dryfuss in Neil Simon's Lost in Yonkers. He has also worked opposite Sean Connery, Kevin Costner, Al Pacino, and Harvey Keitel. full article ...
TJ Klay
Nashville singer/songwriter and 19-year Hohner Harmonica Artist, TJ Klay was an original member of the country band “Western Flyer.” His harmonica, mandolin, guitar & harmony vocals graced the group’s two CD’s & helped garner four hit singles and three CMT videos. They performed for the Kansas City Royals, the Martin Luther King Foundation and President Clinton.
TJ performs solo and with a trio at venues and shooting events across the country. He is currently a member of the Pro-Staff for HIViz sight systems. With his publishing company, Sporting Klay’s Music, he has released four solo CD’s, wrote and produced “The Grand American” CD for the ATA’s Grand American Trapshooting Championship, the “San Antonio in September” CD for the NSCA’s Sporting Clays Nationals and the “Shoot for the Moon” CD for the USA Shooting. The song was featured in their video promotion for the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece. full article ...
Ray Kelly
Ray Kelly is a multi-talented artist born and raised in South Dakota. Self-taught, he works mostly in graphite and colored pencils, but is also an accomplished sculptor working with bronze casting. His topics vary from western to wildlife, and rodeo scenes. He also does much commission work.
Ray has done several movies and made for television shows.
Ray has received many recent awards such as being named the artist for the PBR [Professional Bullriders] for 2003, 2004 and 2005. He is also the artist of the year in 2003 and 2004 for the Jackson County Minnesota Pheasants Forever. He was the recipient of the "Point of Light Award" for 2004. Rays artwork has won awards ranging from "Best of Show" to "Peoples Choice Awards". He was the Dodge National Circuit Finals Artist from 1998-2001. He has done artwork for Ducks Unlimited, Justin Cowboy Crisis Fund, Quail Unlimited, Casey Tibbs Museum and many other organizations. full article ...
Michael Stern
Who is this guy you ask? As you scratch your head, don't worry. Michael works behind the scenes as an editor. Some of the shows he has been associated with are: "Tour of Duty", "Quantum Leap", "Lois and Clark", "X-Files", "Brooklyn South", "Angel" and "Tru Calling". Michael is currently working on "One Tree Hill". full article ...
Lyle Omori
Lyle J. Omori is an actor who has appeared in movies, plays, and television commercials. His latest commercial is for MasterCard where he plays a golfer who gets a 'hole-in-one and a witness...priceless'.
In addition, he is a personal trainer for celebrities as well as TV and music executives. Lyle spends most of his free time playing golf hoping that he will one day get a "real" hole-in-one. full article ...
Chuck Stapel
Chuck Stapel began making knives at the age of ten, when he discovered that he didn’t like the handle of a paring knife he got as a birthday present, and decided to make his own! He already had some training from his father, who had dabbled in knife making most of his life as well. Taking the craft of knife making seriously after high school, Chuck continued to hone his skill, and after building his own workshop, spent every available moment working on new designs and techniques. Living his whole life in Los Angeles, California, only a short walk to most of the Hollywood Studios, Chuck’s knives soon found themselves not only in movies and television shows, but in the private collections of many of Hollywood’s biggest stars. full article ...
Sherol L. Engel
Sherol Engel is co-author of their new best selling book “CHASING THE HUNTER’S DREAM”. You may recognize Sherol as co-host of Engel’s Outdoor Experience television series which is going into its eighth year on the Outdoor Channel.
She is an outdoorswoman and joins her husband Jeff Engel both in the field and on the show. While Engel's Outdoor Experience cameras were rolling, Sherol bagged her first turkey; a tremendous 11-1/4 inch, bearded gobbler. She has since exceeded that record with a 12 1/8 inch bearded gobbler and has become an avid wing shooter. Her first big game animal was taken in Africa. Sherol also enjoys the shooting sports, particularly sporting clays. Sherol has been a true inspiration to other women to try the shooting sports. full article ...
Jeffrey L. Engel
Nationally known television personality and co-author of the book “Chasing the Hunter’s Dream” Jeff Engel has an accomplished hunting background and has actively promoted hunting education and conservation for over 30 years. Jeff is also a proven, effective, sincere and enthusiastic speaker who is well recognized for his expertise on turkey hunting,
Jeff has been on television networks such as the Outdoor Channel, ABC and CBS Affiliate stations, PBS and FOX to discuss hunting and animal behavior. Additionally, Jeff hosts an award winning hunting and outdoor adventure television series, with his wife and co-host, Sherol Engel called “Engel’s Outdoor Experience.” full article ...
Steve Scott
Steve Scott is a reformed sports & entertainment attorney, part-time college professor, and a full time outdoor communicator who is an advocate for the cause of sportsmen.
Having produced outdoor television on six continents, Scott is the producer and host of award-winning television series seen on the VERSUS Network, including the first all-African hunting program in the U.S., Safari Hunter’s Journal, as well as the international big game hunting series, Steve Scott’s Outdoor Guide. He is also producer of a new series for the Wild Sheep Foundation, Western Hunting Television, hosted by Wade Boggs. An accomplished hunter, Scott has harvested more than seventy species of big game, including the “African Seven” of dangerous game. He has written for numerous magazines and periodicals in both North America and Africa, including Petersen’s Hunting and the African Sporting Gazette. He served on Safari Club International’s Humanitarian Services steering committee as national director of the Sportsmen Against Hunger project, and is currently chairman of the board of directors of the Professional Outdoor Media Association and is founder and chairman of the Outdoor Speakers Bureau. full article ...
T Bubba
The comic from Pensacola, Fla. has become one of the nation’s funniest observers of basic Bubba nature simply by calling it like he sees it. In a recent interview when asked to identify his “brand of humor”, he replied, “I just repeat what I hear and add my opinion to it!” Whether it’s entertaining audiences on television talk shows, performing as an opening act in concert halls or doing his standup routine as a regular guest on the World Famous Grand Ole Opry, T. Bubba has earned a reputation as a down-to-earth humorist whose quick wit crosses all regional, gender, generational and class lines. His debut CD on MCA Nashville, I’m Confused, (recorded live at the Pensacola Little Theater during two sold-out nights in July 2001) captures his ability to meld a Southern accent with humorous insights that make everyone – regardless of where they call home -- laugh. T. Bubba’s routine draws as much from the comedic insights of Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Cosby as Minnie Pearl and Jerry Clower. Read more about T Bubba at www.tbubba.com. full article ...
Michael Collins
Michael was raised in South Carolina where he learned to love the outdoors at the side of his stepfather, a true conservationist. This continual appreciation has been demonstrated in all fields of his work.
Through his love of all things outdoors, Michael, learned to not just paint what he saw, but to make it as lifelike as possible. Taking great pride in the smallest of details is evidenced in being able to see the finger nails on the hand of a Mexican officer holding a sword engraved on his famous Alamo gun {Clouds of War}, to a flea on the collar of a commissioned dog portrait. full article ...
Buck McNeely
Born in Cape Girardeau, MO in 1960 Buck learned to travel at an early age. His father was in the US Air force. The McNeely family was stationed in Texas, The Philippines, Washington D.C. and California by the time he started 1st grade. Buck learned to enjoy the outdoors and about hunting and fishing in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and San Joaquin Valley of California. He attended High School in Hughson, CA where he played football, ran track and wrestled.
He also developed an interest in Mass Communications passing his FCC license exam as a sophomore so he could perform on the radio as a news caster and disc jockey. full article ...
Jack Allocco
Jack Allocco is an Emmy Award winning composer, conductor, and music producer. He has toured and performed with numerous artists, theatri8cal productions and symphony orchestras through the world.
Jack, currently the composer for CBS Television's "The Young and the Restless" and "The Bold and the Beautiful", has also just completed a classical ballet for children "Animal Crackers" and a series for the ABC Family Channel staring Melissa Jon Hart, "Tying the Knot". Jack is the winner of the ASCAP Award for the most musical performances on television for the seventh year in a row. full article ...
Stacie Randall
Stacie's numerous movie credits include "Dusk Til Dawn", "Shade" and the "Trancers" series, although she is perhaps best known for her starring roles in such action films as "Excessive Force II". On Television, she's been seen in "Chips...the TNT Movie", Diagnosis Murder", and as a co-host on "Fi-Sci with Penn Jillette" on the Sci-Fi Channel. Her commercials include Lexux, JC Penney, and FIT TV. full article ...
Lu Parker
As an EMMY Award winning journalist, Lu has worked in the television news business as an anchor, reporter, and entertainment show host for over a decade. Currently, she is a news reporter and weekend co-anchor for Prime News at KTLA Channel 5 in Los Angeles. Lu has co-hosted the Hollywood Christmas Parade with Entertainment Tonight‘s Mark Steines. She has also reported live from backstage at the 2007 Tournament of Roses Parade. full article ...
Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers is a recognized and well-respected figure in the exciting world of outdoor field sports. As a world-class hunter and veteran television producer, his extensive travels have taken him to every corner of the globe many times over. Since 1983, Mike has experienced at least one African safari each year. Having personally produced an entire library of classic outdoor sports programs, he has delivered award-winning work in some of the most challenging environments on earth. In the process, he has accumulated a wealth of stories, though his own story begins much further back... full article ...