FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 24, 2006
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STAN HITCHCOCK INDUCTED INTO
MISSOURI COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME

Hendersonville, TN - BlueHighways TV today announced that Chairman and CEO Stan Hitchcock was inducted into the Missouri Country Music Hall of Fame during a gala ceremony on May 21st at the Lake of The Ozarks in Osage Beach, Missouri. The Missouri Country Music Hall of Fame honors Missouri's musicians, vocalists, songwriters, broadcasters, comedians and other music professionals who have made significant contributions to country music around the world. Along with Stan Hitchcock, the 2006 Hall of Fame honorees include Ferlin Husky, Lifetime Achievement Award winner, Porter Wagoner, Smokey Smith, Leon Rausch, and Roy Queen and Wynn Stewart, posthumously.
A native of the Missouri Ozarks, Stan Hitchcock began his career as a recording artist for Columbia's Epic Records, releasing 12 albums with many charted single records released worldwide. At the height of his recording career he applied his talents to television, first with the nationally syndicated The Stan Hitchcock Show from 1967-1971 and Stan Hitchcock From The Ozarks from 1979-1983. Stan headed up the founding team of Country Music Television (CMT) from its start in 1983 to 1991 when it was purchased by Gaylord Entertainment. While at CMT, Stan gave a "video start" to many recording artists who had yet to be played on radio. Stan also founded the original Americana Television Network which he sold to Liberty Media in 1995. Stan developed Network Creative Group in 2003, and, in 2004, he and his team started BlueHighways TV.
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Leon Rausch, the voice Bob Wills' Texas Playboys and Ferlin Husky, Lifetime Achievement Award winner, celebrate their induction into the Missouri Country Music Hall of Fame with Stan Hitchcock, BlueHighways TV Chairman and CEO.

"I am extremely humbled to be named a member of the Missouri Country Music Hall of Fame," said Hitchock. "It is truly an honor to be recognized along with many of my friends and colleagues who have helped put the great state of Missouri on the worldwide country music map."

About BlueHighways TV
BlueHighways TV is a satellite and cable-delivered television network that grew out of the great interest that audiences have in exploring and re-freshening the folklore, music, traditions, destinations, festivals and artistry of America. Conceived and created by Network Creative Group, LLC, BlueHighways TV captures that welcoming, down-home spirit that Americans are known for - and are increasingly seeking on television - delivered with an interesting, honest and exploratory voice. The network has developed a number of innovative ways to work with satellite distributors and cable operators to reach and serve their local audiences, and BlueHighways TV is currently in active negotiations for carriage. For more information, visit BlueHighways TV's website at www.bluehighwaystv.com.