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KELLIE PICKLER TO HOST
AMERICA’S OPRY WEEKEND SUMMER KICK-OFF SPECIAL
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 12, 2010) – Country music hit-maker Kellie Pickler will get the summer started this year as host of the America’s Opry Weekend Summer Kick-Off Special Memorial Day Weekend. Pickler will spin tunes about sunshine and summertime, several of them live cuts from the Opry stage.

Among the songs listeners will hear are “Best Days of Your Life,” Pickler; “Water,” Brad Paisley; “American Honey,” Lady Antebellum; “Til Summer Comes Around,” Keith Urban; “When the Sun Goes Down,” Kenny Chesney.

Programmers interested in the special should contact Westwood One (212-641-2012) or sue_falco@westwoodone.com. America’s Opry Weekend presents country music’s most popular songs including  performances from the Opry stage plus top artist interviews, news from Nashville, and more each week.  The show, which launched in May 2003, is serviced by Westwood One and heard on the American Forces Radio Network. 

About the Grand Ole OpryThe Grand Ole Opry presents the best in country music live every week fromNashville, Tenn.  Celebrating 85 years of entertainment, the Opry can be heard on 650 WSM-AM, SIRIUS XM Satellite Radio, and opry.com. The syndicated weekly program, America’s Opry Weekend, airs on country radio stations across America and on the Armed Forces Radio Network. The Grand Ole Opry is owned by Gaylord Entertainment (NYSE: GET), a Nashville-based hospitality and entertainment company that also owns and operates Gaylord Hotels.  For more information, visitopry.com or www.gaylordentertainment.com