Monday, May 12, 2008

Here & There Column 5-13-08

Trista Wheaton

Thunder 102 Presents 'Colgate Country Showdown' May 25

Sullivan County's popular Country radio station Thunder 102 will once gain play a leading role in the 27th Annual Colgate Country Showdown with their local Country Showdown competition at the Sunday May 25 Craig Morton show at Sullivan County Community College.
The competition is designed to find the most promising country music talent in America and to give these performers a chance to launch their professional music careers.
The 'Showdown" begins each spring with over 450 local talent contests sponsored by country music radio stations throughout the United States.
Winners from the Thunder 102 competition advance to their respective state competitions where they compete for a $1,000 prize, the state title and the opportunity to advance to one of five Regional finals.
The regionals is the last step before the national final which is usually televised to a national audience from country music's most exciting venues like the stage of the Grand Ole Opry House. The grand prize winner gets $100,000 and the national title.
Thunder 102 and Country Showdown know that this event has become a reliable source of rising country music starts over the years.
Some of today's outstanding country stars like John Michael Montgomery, Sara Evans and Garth Brooks competed in the Country Showdown.
Thunder 102 Marketing and Promotions Director Regina Hensley noted that contestants for this local competition can come from anywhere in New York and Pennsylvania but that their area is deemed to be a 50-mile radius of Liberty, NY.
There will be eight contestants on May 25 with the competition starting at 3 p.m. and last year's local winner Trista Wheaton will also perform.
Doors at the college for this great afternoon of country music open at 2 p.m.
Ms. Hensley pointed out that Country 102 is chosen by Colgate Country Showdown to host this local event and "participating in the Showdown gives the artist a chance to sing in front of about 2,000 people as the Showdown is part of The Thunder 102 ThunderFest featuring Craig Morgan."
Thunder 102 will also be broadcasting live from this event.
In addition to the Colgate Country Showdown and Craig Morgan also taking the state will be Iron Cowboy, Cooper Boone, Trista Wheaton and Mandy Miller.
Also a special event at the college that afternoon will be the presentation of the colors by the Middletown U.S. Marine Corps Guard.
This entire event will benefit the Sullivan County Community College Student Activities fund.
Tickets may be ordered from TicketWeb or from the Thunder 102.com web page.


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