Press Release
Contact: D. Heath –
Board Dirs, / Exec. Producer
Wheeling
Jamboree, Inc.
304.907.0306
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Emphasis on
Tourism, Radio and preservation as Jamboree welcomes
Tom Miller to board of directors.
In radio for over
32 years, Tom Miller served 26 years in the unique position as Program
Director at AM 1170 WWVA in Wheeling. For 20 years he was in rotation as staff
announcer of the weekly Saturday Jamboree shows and Jamboree in the Hills. Prior
to his time at WWVA, he served at KQV Radio in Pittsburgh and is widely
recognized as the
“Voice” of Oglebay resort. Glen Dale, WV native Brad Paisley fondly recalls in
his new book “Diary of a Player” how he was personally invited by Tom Miller to
make his very first appearance on the weekly Jamboree show and that brought
Paisley to then become a regular member of the Jamboree staff band. Presently a
Banking Center Manager for Wesbanco, Tom Miller brings a wide scope of expertise
surrounding The Wheeling Jamboree family and its goals to bring a high level of
blended country music entertainment, to generate tourism and the ongoing
preservation of the Country Music Institution that is so widely recognized as a
part of West Virginia and the northeast region of the USA and parts of Canada.
One of the first projects Mr. Miller will be involved in is the return of the
Jamboree “Star-Quest” Talent competition that was produced as a part of the
Jamboree show packages and where he served as a judge. The long running
Star-Quest event is a predecessor to the high profile talent shows of today.
At the annual
board meeting in April Wheeling Jamboree, Inc. welcomed Keith Bilbrey of
Nashville, Tennessee.
Bilbrey, a widely recognized TV & Radio Personality, hosting numerous Country
Music Productions over his career served as Announcer of the Grand Ole Opry
broadcast on WSM AM 650 for 34 years. Keith Bilbrey is now with Gabriel
Communications and will appear on TNN (The Nashville Network) when it returns to
cable later this summer. He also is the host of “Larry’s Country Diner” on the
RFD-TV network.
Attorney Jason Grubb of Raleigh county WV was also elected to the
Jamboree board and is entertainment legal counsel in West Virginia and Tennessee
representing a variety of Country Music Entertainers as well as artist
management.
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