PAT BOONE
TO RECEIVE
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
By Ginny McCabe
Special to
ASSIST News Service
Wednesday,
March 1, 2006
BEVERLY
HILLS, CA (ANS) -- Legendary
recording artist and actor, Pat Boone, is slated
to receive the
Lifetime Achievement Award at the 14th Annual MOVIEGUIDE® Faith
& Values Awards Gala tomorrow night, (March 2), at a black tie
affair, which will be held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly
Hills, California.
"Pat has been a supporter of
MOVIEGUIDE® since its inception and we are thrilled to bestow this
honor on him, " said Dr. Ted Baehr, president and publisher of
MOVIEGUIDE® and founder of the Christian Film and Television
Commission. "He is a true legend in every sense of the word and has
inspired the lives of millions via his positive outlook and message of
family compassion, understanding, hope and faith - everything that the
MOVIEGUIDE® Awards stand for."
With
more
than 45 million albums sold, and 38 top 40 hits, Boone has been
recognized by Billboard Magazine as
one of the top10 recording artists and has sold more records than any
artist, with the exception of Elvis Presley. He has earned
numerous awards and accolades throughout his career, and in 2003, the
Gospel Music Association also honored Boone for his accomplishments
when they inducted Pat into the GMA Hall of Fame.
He was born
Charles Eugene Patrick Boone in1934 in Jacksonville, Florida. As a
descendent of American frontier hero Daniel Boone, he attended high
school in Nashville, Tennessee. After graduating, he married
Shirley Fole, the daughter of country star Red Foley. In 2004, he made
another mark in history for the 50th anniversary of his 50th year
in show business, and that same year, he celebrated his 51st wedding
anniversary with Shirley. He and his wife are the parents of four
daughters, and are the grandparents to fifteen grand children.
Prior to
graduating from college at Columbia University, Boone had
already made appearances on the Arthur
Godfrey Show, and was the youngest performer ever to be granted
his own weekly musical variety show on ABC television.
Today, Boone
continues to be well respected by many as a best-selling author,
successful entrepreneur, chart-topping recording artist, family man and
legendary humanitarian, and many agree that he is a legend in American
history. As a legend in every sense of the word, he has inspired the
lives of millions with his positive outlook and inspirational messages.
MOVIEGUIDE®
is a production of Good News Communications and the Christian Film
& Television Commission. The MOVIEGUIDE® Awards recognize the
10 Best family friendly and Mature Audience movies, as well as, a
television program of the previous year. It also awards the $50,000
Epiphany Prizes sponsored by Sir John Templeton and the John Templeton
Foundation.
| Ginny McCabe is a
Cincinnati, OH native. She is an entertainment and feature writer for
The Middletown Journal and Journal News (daily newspapers). Ginny has
written articles for a number of other magazines and websites including
American Songwriter, Bassics, CBA Marketplace, Christian Retailing, NRB
Magazine, HM Magazine, Relevant Magazine, BGEA, Lifeway.com,
Almenconi.com, Assistnews.net, Crosswalk.com, Infuze Magazine and
Christian Music Planet, among others. Ginny has authored three books: Some
Kind of Journey on the Road with Audio Adrenaline, Living the
Gold-Medal Life: Inspirations from Female Athletes, and
most recently co-authored her third book, Changed: True Stories of
Finding God Through Christian Music, and she has completed a fourth
book, which is scheduled to release in 2006. She also contributed to Rock
Stars on God: 20 Artists Speak Their Minds About Faith by Doug Van
Pelt. With over 10 years of marketing and public relations experience,
Ginny also works as an independent publicist at McCabe Media. To
contact Ginny, email her at gmwriteon@aol.com,
or visit www.gmwriteon.com.
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