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“Origins: Craig Morgan” On GAC Tonight

By on November 14, 2012 in In The Press

Career, Success and Home Life Happiness Go Hand In Hand

Craig Morgan“I tell people all the time ‘I’m not a redneck, I’m not a hillbilly and I’m not a cowboy.  And I don’t pretend to be,” says Craig Morgan in Origins: Craig Morgan premiering Wednesday, November 14, 10:00 p.m./EST on GAC.  “What I am is a country boy.”

Morgan is a native Tennessean who’s raised his family on a five-acre spread in Dickson, TN., west of Nashville.  Those who know him best – his wife, his father, his manager, even his Army commander – help tell Morgan’s story of two successful careers, one as a chart-topping country star and one as a respected military man. In fact, he’s the first to admit that he nearly chose to make the Army his career.  “When I was in the Army, I caught myself playing guitar and writing songs.  I’d come home on a four-day weekend and go to Nashville and do a writer’s night but I was still in the Army fulltime,” Morgan says.  “I had a family so I didn’t want to jump out of the Army and go to something that wasn’t going to happen.”

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“The Journey Home: A Soldier’s Story” To Debut Nov. 7 on Great American Country

By on November 7, 2012 in In The Press

d corlew films’ GAC special narrated by Country legend Charlie Daniels

The Journey Home: A Soldier's Storyd corlew films’ “The Journey Home: A Soldier’s Story” is set to make its national television premiere on Wednesday, Nov. 7, on Great American Country (GAC).

The compelling documentary follows the lives of several U.S. Army and Marine veterans as they return home from the combat zones of Iraq and Afghanistan to find a new set of challenges awaiting them: rehabilitation from lasting physical and emotional injuries and re-integration into civilian life as they search for a new future.  Watch a trailer for the program here.

Directed and produced by David Corlew, the veteran filmmaker enlisted writer/co-producer Tim Weeks and editor/director of photography Nathan Shuppert to help bring the patriotic documentary to life.  Country music legend Charlie Daniels hosts and narrates the program, which includes exclusive interviews with friends and family of the returning veterans.  The film also features also a special appearance by Major General Terry “Max” Haston, Adjutant General of the Tennessee National Guard.

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Trace Adkins Hosts Emotional New GAC Series “Great American Heroes” To Salute Inspiring Individuals

By on August 19, 2012 in In The Press

Trace Adkins helps a little girl learn to use a fire hose while visiting with the organizers of the Burn Foundation in Bakersfield, CA.

Country music superstar Trace Adkins knows a thing or two about heroes, and this fall he’s bringing their stories to life in the new series Great American Heroes on GAC. Great American Heroes follows Adkins on his nationwide Songs & Stories tour as he takes time away from the stage to pay tribute to ordinary people doing extraordinary things in their local communities. Great American Heroes premieres Wednesday, Aug. 22 at 8 p.m. ET. Episodes will re-air on Sundays at 8 p.m. ET.

In each episode, Adkins visits with three hometown heroes to learn about and acknowledge their efforts, and surprise them with something special to help them continue their good work. As a bonus, Adkins hosts the local heroes as special guests at his concert in their hometown.

Overcoming his own life-changing experiences, Adkins has emerged a tireless supporter of U.S. troops and many other worthy causes. It was his desire to spotlight the good works of others that led him to GAC with his concept for the new series.

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