NEW YORK (www.cccinfo.org) - Dr.
Bobby Cartwright, Jr., CEO of United Television, LLC of Ohio, the production firm behind Gospel Superfest announced today that the production will head back to The Christian Cultural Center in New York City, this October for the third consecutive year. Gospel Superfest will be held Friday & Saturday October 27th & 28th, 2006 with nightly recording sessions at the mega church in Brooklyn, where the honorable Dr. A. R. Bernard is Pastor and Founder. Main stage booking for the event has begun, and new talent showcase applications will be accepted beginning May 15, 2006.
The Gospel Superfest TV Series is the most widely distributed gospel television show in domestic syndication (Source Nielsen Media Research 2003 – 2005) and is one of the leading gospel programs distributed to Christian cable networks, including The Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN), The Word Network, and the Daystar TV Network. The show in syndication, (ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CW) reaches approximately 94 million TV households with each broadcast. The producers expect this season's broadcasts to reach approximately 95 percent of all U.S. television households via an estimated 250 TV stations nationwide.
Brief History on GSF Past performers and hosts for the event have included some of the most notable in the entertainment business today including, Clifton Davis, American Idol Ruben Studdard, Vivica A. Fox, Howard Hewett, Melba Moore, Jeff Majors, Karen Clark Sheard, The Mighty Clouds of Joy, Tonex, Hezekiah Walker, Gary Anglin, Donald Lawrence, The Williams Brothers, Candi Staton, The Canton Spirituals, Shirley Murdock, Mom & Pop Winans, Angie Winans, Vickie Winans, Kurt Carr, Mary Mary, Tye Tribbett, Dorinda Clark Cole, The Late Dr. Charles Fold, Malissa Redmond, Keith Wonderboy Johnson, Dorothy Norwood, Trin-I-tee 5:7 and literally hundreds of top gospel and mainstream performers. This year's line-up promises to continue the show's tradition in garnering some of the most established and promising newcomers in the field.
The Superfest was divinely inspired and created by show executive producer, Dr. Bobby Cartwright, Jr. in 1998 and first implemented in the year 2000. Sessions have been held in, Louisville, KY, Columbus, OH, Raleigh, NC, Jacksonville, FL, Atlanta, GA prior to landing in New York City in 2004. Noted actor and preacher Clifton Davis has served as host /co-host since the show's inception.
This year, the three to four-hour nightly recording sessions will feature a gospel smorgasbord of music, dance, comedy, and everything in between. 'Attendees will experience Gospel meets Broadway," says Dr. Cartwright. "Gospel Superfest will have an entertainment feel, but it is ministry, and it is God's word through song." We will continue to fulfill our destiny and to give praise and glory to the God of our salvation, Cartwright further states.
Gospel Superfest 8' Live New York' is sponsored by CCCMG, the in-house record label of the Christian Cultural Center where the honorable Dr. A. R. Bernard is Pastor and Founder and by Cartwright Television Ventures, LLP a venture capital fund created to fund the celebrations. Sponsors in syndication include, American Family Insurance, General Motors, Ford, and Kraft. For sponsorship info please contact United Television at (212) 631-4200. Or by e-mail at [email protected]
The Gospel Superfest website – www.gospelsuperfest.com - will provide a full list of artists and a regularly updated list of confirmed broadcast times and outlets beginning June 1, 2006. This historic taping, which will have approximately 7,000 people in attendance from all over the world, including Africa, Jamaica, Bermuda, Europe, and Canada, takes place on Friday, Oct 27th at 8:00 pm and Oct. 29th, 2005 at 7:00 pm. Tickets for Gospel Superfest 8 'Live In New York' will go on sale nationally at all ticket master Outlets June 15th at all Ticketmaster Outlets nationwide. Information is available by calling the Gospel Superfest Hotline at (212) 631-4200.
Gospel Superfest' Fifth Annual New Talent Showcase will be held Friday October 27, 2006 immediately after the mainstage recording. Approximate start time 12:00 Midnight. Key Industry pros and recording artists will sever as judges for this showcase /afterparty and fellowship opportuntiy. Registrations will be accepted on a first come first serve basis. Spaces are limited so register early. We'll see you in New York City, this October!
The Christian Cultural Center is located at 12020 Flatlands Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11207 for directions to the church and additional contact info please visit www.cccinfo.org.
