Legendary Country Music Show is set to return to Wheeling, WV
PRESS RELEASE
CONTACT: D.
Heath – Board Dirs, / Exec. Producer
Wheeling Jamboree, Inc.
304.907.0306
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
The 2nd most famous Country Music Show in the USA is set to return to
Wheeling in a Winning Way! Wheeling Jamboree Inc. and Wheeling Island Gaming
Inc. are pleased to announce that the World’s Original Wheeling Radio Jamboree
is fulfilling a long overdue homecoming in Wheeling entertainment and tourism.
Beginning on October 6th, the Wheeling Jamboree will now be presenting their weekly live Country Music Stage Show on Saturdays from the Wheeling Island Hotel Casino Showroom. The Jamboree can also be heard world-wide via its streaming internet feed, live on Saturdays, by video on demand and a free Smart Phone player and the syndicated radio broadcast.
The Jamboree continues to rebuild its family of young entertainers blended with
veteran performers and groups that have appeared on the show for decades. These
entertainers continue to present various styles of Classic & Modern Country,
Bluegrass and Americana including upcoming entertainers along with Jamboree
family acts that have been staples of the shows 79 year legacy.
The opening presentation of the Jamboree from the Wheeling Island Venue will
take place October 6th at 6pm and features singer songwriter, Miss.
Lauren Mascitti from Louisville, OH, along with the innovative Bluegrass sounds
of Redd Brand and the Jamboree USA Band. October 13 the current patriarch of the
Wheeling Jamboree Mr. Darnell Miller will be featured along with
Lois Scott and the National Pike Pickers. Further details are available online
at
www.WheelingJamboree.org.
Tickets can be purchased from ShowClix.com or by phone toll free at
1-888-718-4253.
Additions to the Jamboree leadership include former WWVA program director and
Jamboree announcer Mr. Tom Miller (Director), long time Jamboree entertainer and
original member of the Short Creek Flat-pickers Mr. John Angius (Director
/Secretary) and former Grand Ole Opry announcer and host of numerous TV and
Radio productions Mr. Keith Bilbrey (Director).
ABOUT WHEELING ISLAND HOTEL-CASINO-RACETRACK
Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack offers 24 table games, 9-table poker room, over 1,600 slot machines, 151-room luxury hotel, live Greyhound racing, four restaurants, 1,000-seat showroom, meeting and banquet services and gift shop.
Wheeling Island recently won 9 first place “Best of Gaming” Awards by Casino Player Magazine’s July 2012 readers poll including Best Reel Slots for the 4th consecutive year. Wheeling Island welcomes more than 2 million visitors through its doors annually. Visitors enjoy the fast paced action 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
For information on Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack, call 877-WIN-HERE
(877-946-4373), for hotel reservations call 877-WHEELING (877-943-3546) or log
on to
www.wheelingisland.com.
Wheeling Island Gaming, Inc. owns and operates Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack, a premier gaming and entertainment complex located in Wheeling, West Virginia. It is the largest operation of Delaware North Companies Gaming & Entertainment, a wholly owned subsidiary of Delaware North Companies, Inc.
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service providers. Its family of companies includes Delaware North Companies
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and 55,000 associates serving half a billion customers in the United States,
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visit
www.DelawareNorth.com.
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