Outdoor Channel Announces Golden Moose Winners (2013)
January 18, 2013
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is being released today by Outdoor Channel:
WHAT: Outdoor Channel (NASDAQ: OUTD), America's Leader In Outdoor TV, unveiled the winners of its 13th Annual Golden Moose Awards Powered by RAM . The network's annual marquis ceremony was held during the National Shooting Sports Foundation 's annual Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade Show and Conference.
WHO: The Golden Moose Awards was hosted by Michael Waddell of Outdoor Channel's "Realtree Road Trips with Michael Waddell" and "Bone Collector". The ceremony concluded with a remarkable performance by country music duo Big & Rich , whose act featured the infectious hit single "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)." More than 1,800 outdoor industry leaders, TV personalities and lucky fans attended the highly-anticipated awards show, which will be broadcast on the network as a special in the first quarter of 2013.
Twenty-three awards were presented throughout the evening, including five "Fan Favorite" accolades , to celebrate Outdoor Channel's most popular programs and recognize the network's producers and on-air talent for their unparalleled work in 2012.
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This year, Outdoor Channel also presented a special Golden Moose Humanitarian Award , which was given to Craig Morgan for his enormous efforts with the Folds of Honor Foundation – a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing scholarships to the family members of our country's fallen soldiers. Morgan performed "What Matters Most," a melodious track about the country's fallen soldiers and their families. Moreover, life-long deer hunter Jackie Bushman received an honorary Pioneer Award for decades of contribution to outdoor television.
The Golden Moose Award went to the following winners…
Best Overall | Winner: Jim Shockey's, The Professionals
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Best Big Game | Winner: Driven with Pat and Nicole
Best Deer | Winner: The Crush with Lee & Tiffany
Best Bird Hunting | Winners (tie): Ducks Unlimited presented by Browning and The Flush
Best Turkey Hunting | Winner: Bone Collector
Best Fishing | Winner: Trev Gowdy's Monster Fish
Best Shooting | Winner: MidwayUSA's Gun Stories
Best Conservation | Winner: BioLogic and Drury's Wildlife Obsession
Best Educational | Winner: MidwayUSA's Gun Stories
Best Comedy/Blooper | Winner: Drop Zone
Best Show Open | Winner: Driven with Pat and Nicole
Best Off Road | Winner: Snow Trax Television
Best Sound Design | Winner: Jim Shockey's The Professionals
Best Videography | Winner: Jim Shockey's The Professionals
Best Graphics | Winner: In Pursuit with Greg & Jake
Best Commercial | Winner: Gold Tip Arrows
Fan Favorite Best Overall Series | Winner: Buck Commander protected by Under Armour
Fan Favorite Best New Series | Winner: Sasquatch
Fan Favorite Best Hunting Series | Winner: Bone Collector
Fan Favorite Best Fishing Series | Winner: Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World Fishing
Fan Favorite Best Host | Winner: Ted Nugent of Ted Nugent Spirit of the Wild
Golden Moose Honorary Award – Pioneer Award | Winner: Jackie Bushman
Golden Moose Humanitarian Award | Winner: Craig Morgan
WHERE: The event was held at The Venetian Theatre at The Venetian Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas .
WHEN: On Thursday, January 17 th
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SOURCE Outdoor Channel