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12TH BI-ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL GOSPEL INDUSTRY RETREAT...

It's that time again! The 12th Bi-Annual International Gospel Industry Retreat. It will convene Sunday, May 4 - Tuesday, May 6, 2003, at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas, NV. Dr. Bobby Jones along with his many friends in the Gospel Industry are teaming up once again to make this event bigger and more spectacular than ever before.

If there were a word to summarize the retreat, it would be "opportunity." Participants have the opportunity to perform live and appear on The Bobby Jones Gospel Hours on BET and The Word Network. All in attendance have the opportunity to meet and greet with record label executives in an intimate and fun, yet relaxed atmosphere.

Another opportunity available to all in attendance is the television taping of Dr. Bobby Jones' television program, "Let's Talk Church." Participants will have the opportunity to voice their views and opinions among their peers and colleagues.

General Registration is easy, simply visit www.bobbyjonesgospel.com or call (615) 232-2560 for registration forms. Early registration is open now until March 31, 2003, and late registration is April 1- April 25, 2002. On-site registration is available as well. On-site as a form of payment we are only accepting CASH, CERTIFIED CHECKS or MONEY ORDERS.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Sunday, May 4, 2003
9:00am Registration / Television Blocking

10:00am - 12:00noon Sunday Morning Church
Special guest speaker Minister Beverly Crawford & Musical Showcase Krystal Cunningham, Harold Holloway & Company, the Burrells, Levitical Voices of Monument, Body of Baptized Believers & Harmony
Hosted by Kurt Carr & Merdean Gales

1:00pm - 3:30pm Musical Showcase
The Nashville Super Choir, Bubby Fann & Unlimited Praise, Ramiyah, James Greer & Co, Witness, Mary/Mary, Soul Seekers, K & K Mime & Rene Spearman & Prosperity
Hosted by Damita Haddon & Deitrick Haddon, Virtue & Mary Mary

6:00pm - 8:00pm Seminar Sessions
New Artist: Donna Harris, Gospel Comedians: Trina "Sister Cantaloupe" Jefferies & Chocolate
Major Label Recording Artist: Byron Cage, Karen Clark Sheard, Kurt Carr & Dorinda Clark-Cole
The Media: Sheilah Belle & Jawn Murray
Record Executives: Tara Griggs Magee
The Mime: K & K Mime - Keith & Karl Edmond
The Instrumentalist: Derrick Lee
The Song Writers: V. Michael McKay
Hip Hop Gospel: Reginald Stewart

8:00pm - 10:30pm Musical Showcase
Stephen & Woola LeFlora, Evangelist Tracy Williams & Praisers From the Word, C.I.B, Daniel Austin & Divine Adoration, Harold Pauley & Unlimited Praise, Nathaniel Burge & Praise, First Creation, Poetry 4 Jesus, Bishop John W. Haynes & Change & Benton Harbor Madrigals

Live Radio Broadcast with Willie Mae McGiver, ABC RADIO

Monday, May 5, 2003
8:00am Registration / Television Blocking

9:00am - 12:00noon Musical Showcase
The Nashville Super Choir, Shirley McCoy & Serenity, Elaine Lofton, Curtis Gulledge & The Voices, James Greer & Nu Friends, Robert Houston & True Dedication, The Frierson Brothers, Meiheim, Steven McCaster & the UCW Concert Choir, The Wright Sisters & Lonnie & the Light House Community Singers, Ami Rushes & the Lumsey Sisters
Hosted by Ted & Sheri, Kim Burrell, Sam Williams & Donna Creer

1:00pm - 3:30pm Musical Showcase
The Nashville Super Choir, Bishop Paul Morton, Charles Woolfolk & Covenant, Dr. E.T Byrd Ensemble, Byron Cage
Hosted by Donald Lawrence, Edwin Hawkins & Richard Smallwood

Gospel Round Table
Featuring Steve Harvey, Judge Mathis, Pastor Shirley Caesar, Denise Williams & Kirk Franklin

6:00pm - 8:00pm Seminar Sessions
New Artist: Donna Harris
Gospel Comedians: Trina "Sister Cantaloupe" Jefferies & Chocolate
Major Label Recording Artist: Byron Cage, Karen Clark Sheard, Kurt Carr & Dorinda Clark Cole
The Media: Sheilah Belle & Jawn Murray
Record Executives: Tara Griggs Magee
The Mime: K & K Mime - Keith & Karl Edmond
The Instrumentalist: Derrick Lee
The Song Writers: V. Michael McKay
Hip Hop Gospel: Reginald Stewart

10:00pm - 12:30pm
Gospel Comedy Jam
Fashion by Panzai
A Taste of Tobago & Trinidad
Vickie Winans Listening Party
Hosted by Ramiyah, Karen Clark-Sheard & Pastor Shirley Caesar

Tuesday May 6, 2003

8:00am Registration / Television Blocking

9:00am - 12:00noon Musical Showcase
Professor Ronnie Felder & The Voices of Inspiration, Christian Slocum, Lamont Williams, Beau Williams, Lorraine Stancil, RiZen, Terri McConnell, Tommye Young West, JABEZ, Bishop Joe Simon featuring Joshua Simon & The Christianaires
Hosted by Kecia Lewis, Beverly Brodus Green & Albertina Walker

1:00pm - 3:30pm A Celebration of the Tenth Year Anniversary of the Gospel Industry Round-up honoring Lisa Collins

The Nashville Super Choir, The Wynns, Peggy Britt, Angela Spivey, Denise Williams, Freda Battle & The Temple Worshippers, Evelyn Turrentine Agee, Luther Barnes & Rance Allen

6:00pm - 8:00pm General Assembly presented by he country's most exciting Gospel personalities

The International Gospel Industry Retreat will again convene in Las Vegas at the Fabulous Venetian Showroom. Personalities like Steve Harvey, Judge Mathis, Denise Williams, Howard Hewett, Melba Moore, Matthew Knowles, Jheryl Busby, Minister Al Sharpton, Restaurant Mongul Carl Reddin, Amy Ruth's and others plus the large cadre' of the world's most renown gospel industry personalities. Richard Smallwood, Edwin Hawkins, Vickie Winans, Kurt Carr, Kirk Franklin, Mary/Mary, Damita Haddon, Deitrick Haddon, Brent Jones, Albertina Walker, Pastor Shirley Caesar, Walter Hawkins, Dottie Peoples, Rance Allen, Ted & Sherri, Keith Wonderboy Johnson, Smokie Norful, Angela Spivey.

For More information contact: Danyelle Y. Haley Event Coordinator, 5145 Roxborough Drive Hermitage, TN 37076 (615)232-2560 office, (615)232-2561 fax, danyelle19995841@aol.com

To download a registration form, click here

BET's DR. BOBBY JONES GOES PRIMETIME WITH THE PARKERS...

Special Guest Appearance on UPN Sitcom Set for Monday, April 7 at 8 p.m. ET/PT

He is a pioneer in gospel music and BET's leading man on Sunday mornings - Dr. Bobby Jones - the host of BOBBY JONES GOSPEL will lend his flair and charm to a primetime audience with a special guest appearance during UPN's hit series The Parkers on March 17 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT . The show features the cast of The Parkers preparing for a "once-in-a-lifetime" opportunity to perform with legendary Dr. Bobby Jones.

Dr. Bobby Jones, a native of Nashville, Tennessee has garnered several awards for his contributions to the gospel music industry and was nominated for a Grammy Award ® in 1982 along with his group New Life for the album Soul Set Free. "God has blessed me in so many ways and this appearance only allowed me an additional opportunity to share that with a different audience," stated Dr. Jones. "I'm always pleased to extend my talents in new arenas."

Each Sunday at 9:00 a.m. ET/PT BOBBY JONES GOSPEL delivers BET viewers a weekly spiritual jumpstart by offering a multi-talented line-up of gospel artists ranging from Kirk Franklin, John P. Kee, The Canton Spirituals, Hezekiah Walker and more.

DR. BOBBY JONES CONDUCTS A SEMINAR...

Dr. Bobby Jones conducts an informational and educational artist and industry seminar.

This great event will take place on May 24th in Columbia, Missouri, 90 miles outside of St. Louis, MO. and 90 miles outside of Kansas City, MO. Yes, this is an untapped market of gospel music lovers. We encourage you to be a part of this great event by preparing now to attend the seminar at 10a.m., which will be conducted by Dr. Bobby Jones.

Register now to attend the seminar and have your artist perform by calling Chuck Spearman or Terri Gold at 314-436-7GAG.

BOBBY JONES GOSPEL COUNTDOWN...

The Sheridan Gospel Network (SGN) proudly presents an awesome contemporary gospel countdown for the new millennium! This two-hour weekend spectacular showcases America's most beloved gospel performers. This mass appeal show is digitally reproduced, and highlights the fully researched top twenty gospel tracks of the week.

Your host, Dr. Bobby Jones, has dominated Sunday programming as host and executive producer of the Bobby Jones Gospel and Video Gospel on BET since 1980. Now you can have this program exclusively in your market.

Winner of a Grammy Award, Gospel Music Association Dove Award and NAACP Image award, Bobby Jones continues to be one of gospel music's guiding forces.

The Bobby Jones Gospel Countdown paves the way for a new era of American entertainment programming -- now distributed by American Urban Radio Networks.

BOBBY JONES GOSPEL...

"Bobby Jones Gospel" continues to be one of the highest rated and longest running shows on BET. This hour-long program, hosted by popular gospel entertainer Bobby Jones, gets viewers in the spirit with top gospel artist and choirs from about the country. Watch the show and be blessed!

DR. BOBBY JONES - LET'S TALK CHURCH...

Catch Dr. Jones' exciting music and talk show "Let's Talk Church," on BET and BET Gospel, one of the newest ventures from BET. Call your local cable or satellite provider for subscription information.

ABOUT BOBBY JONES...

Bobby Jones has been with BET since the company started in 1980. He dominates Sunday programming as the host and executive producer of Bobby Jones Gospel, and producer of Video Gospel. "Bobby Jones Gospel," for which he is best known, has been seen on BET since November 1980 and is one of the network's most popular shows. Every Sunday, Jones along with the New Life Singing Aggregation performs contemporary gospel music and welcomes an array of gospel artists such as Kirk Franklin, John P. Kee, Yolanda Adams, The Canton Spirituals, Hezekiah Walker and more.

Jones has revolutionized the gospel music industry. "Bobby Jones Gospel" is the first and only nationally syndicated Black gospel television show and Video Gospel, which debuted in 1989, is the only national television outlet gospel artists have to show their videos. Born in Henry County, Tenn., Jones always dreamt of a career in music. He excelled academically throughout school, graduating from high school at 15 and Tennessee State University at 19 with a bachelor's degree in elementary education. Jones continued his education by pursuing a master's degree at Tennessee State and a doctorate from Vanderbilt. While pursuing his master's, Jones taught elementary school in the Missouri and Tennessee education systems.

In his teaching days, Jones helped develop the idea for a Black Expo in Nashville, Tenn. (Black Expo is a fair held in cities across the country which focuses on the contributions African Americans have made to their communities.) During the effort, Jones introduced the pilot for what is now "Bobby Jones Gospel" to WSMV-TV in Nashville. WSMV-TV picked up the show that Jones created, produced and hosted. It ran in Nashville from 1976 until it was picked up be BET for national syndication in 1980.

During this period, Jones also created, produced and hosted Bobby Jones World, a magazine-style show that incorporated gospel music with world-renowned authors, entertainers and national leaders. Bobby Jones World ran from 1978-1984. Jones has extended his talents into the television and movie arena. In 1982, Jones made his television movie debut in NBC's "Sisters, Sisters" starring Diahann Carroll, Paul Winfield and Irene Cara. In 1980 he wrote and performed in "Make A Joyful Noise," a Black gospel opera which aired on PBS; and in 1983, he was a guest on country music star Ronnie Milsap's television special, "In Celebration."

In 1980, Jones received The Gabriel Award and an International Film Festival Award for writing and performing "Make A Joyful Noise." He and his group, New Life, were nominated for a Grammy Award in 1982 for "Best Performance by a Black Contemporary Gospel Group" for the album Soul Set Free. In 1984, he received the Gospel Music Association's (GMA) Dove Award for Black Contemporary Album of the Year, a Grammy Award for "Best Vocal Duo for a Soul/Gospel Performance" for the single, "I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today," performed with country music star Barbara Mandrell, and an NAACP Image Award. In 1990 he received the GMA's Commonwealth Award for Outstanding Contribution to Gospel Music. In 1994, Jones was nominated for the CableACE Award. He resides in Nashville, Tenn.