Best of Outdoor Channel and Sportsman Channel Receive
Coveted 18th Annual Outdoor Sportsman Awards
#OUTDOORSPORTSMANAWARDS Winners Announced
DENVER, CO – Outdoor Channel and Sportsman Channel, part of Outdoor Sportsman Group – Networks, presented their annual Outdoor Sportsman Awards for the outdoor lifestyle industry’s best producers, talent and production for the 18th consecutive year.
Twenty-nine Outdoor Sportsman Awards were presented in Best of and Fan Favorite categories.
The following were honored with Outdoor Sportsman Awards:
- BEST BIG GAME: Jon Baker’s Guide 4 Adventure
- BEST CONSERVATION: Nick’s Wild Ride
- BEST DEER: Drury’s THIRTEEN
- BEST SHOOTING: GunnyTime with R. Lee Ermey
- BEST SMALL GAME: FOXPRO Furtakers
- BEST TURKEY: Avian-X TV
- BEST NEW SERIES: West of Texas
- BEST OVERALL SERIES: The Obsession of Carter Andrews
- BEST WINGSHOOTING: Benelli presents To Kill A King
- BEST ORIGINAL: Hollywood Weapons
- BEST OF MOTV: Bone Collector
- BEST EDITING: Addicted to the Outdoors
- BEST GRAPHICS: Heartland Waterfowl
- BEST SOUND DESIGN: YoungWild
- BEST VIDEOGRAPHY: Driven with Pat & Nicole
- BEST PRODUCTION CREW MVP: Lee Vandenbrink, Rusted Rooster/Brotherhood Outdoors
- FAN FAVORITE SHOW –
SPORTSMAN CHANNEL: Relentless Pursuit
- FAN FAVORITE SHOW –
OUTDOOR CHANNEL: Red Arrow
- FAN FAVORITE HOST –
SPORTSMAN CHANNEL: Tim Wells – Relentless Pursuit
- FAN FAVORITE HOST –
OUTDOOR CHANNEL: Kip Campbell – Red Arrow
- FAN FAVORITE COMMERCIAL: Remington
- FAN FAVORITE EDUCATION
ENTERTAINMENT: Jim Shockey’s UNCHARTED
- FAN FAVORITE COMEDY: Primos TRUTH About Hunting
- FAN FAVORITE DEER: Crush with Lee & Tiffany
- FAN FAVORITE TURKEY: Crush with Lee & Tiffany
- FAN FAVORITE
CONSERVATION: Wild Ops
- FAN FAVORITE WATERFOWL: Small Town Hunting
- FAN FAVORITE BOWHUNTING: Red Arrow
- FAN FAVORITE BIG GAME: Jim Shockey’s UNCHARTED
The entire ceremony was live-streamed for the first time ever and seen on Outdoor Channel’s Facebook page on Tuesday, January 9.
About Outdoor Sportsman Group: Outdoor Sportsman Group is comprised of the world’s foremost media and entertainment brands for outdoor adventure enthusiasts. It includes three leading multichannel networks: Outdoor Channel, Sportsman Channel and World Fishing Network, as well as MOTV, the world’s leading outdoor television content platform. The Group also consists of a number of established publishing assets: 15 outdoor magazines including Guns & Ammo, Petersen’s Bowhunting and Florida Sportsman, and 19 top websites, including BassFan.com. Additionally, Outdoor Sportsman Group includes television production operations, Winnercomm. For more information, visit www.outdoorsg.com. #MyOutdoorTV
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About Outdoor Channel: Outdoor Channel has been taking viewers across America and around the world on unparalleled adventures since 1993. Dedicated to the outdoor lifestyle and conservation, the independent cable network is a division of Outdoor Sportsman Group and provides a complete spectrum of riveting hunting, fishing, shooting and adventure entertainment. Outdoor Channel is the largest outdoor TV footprint in the country and is available in more than 50 countries internationally. Outdoor Channel can be viewed in HD and is accessible by broadband and mobile platforms. For program times and other information, visit www.outdoorchannel.com. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube.#WhatGetsYouOutdoors. #MyOutdoorTV
About Sportsman Channel: Launched in 2003, Sportsman Channel/Sportsman HD is a television and digital media company fully devoted to honoring a lifestyle that is celebrated by millions of Americans. A division of Outdoor Sportsman Group, Sportsman Channel delivers entertaining and informative programming that showcases outdoor adventure, hunting and fishing, and illustrates it through unique and authentic storytelling. Sportsman Channel embraces the attitude of “Red, Wild & Blue America” – where the American Spirit and Great Outdoors are celebrated in equal measure. Stay connected to Sportsman Channel online at thesportsmanchannel.com, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. #MyOutdoorTV
About Outdoor Sportsman Group Publishing: As a premier destination for the most avid outdoors enthusiasts, Outdoor Sportsman Group’s publishing division is widely recognized for its strong special-interest multichannel brands, includingPetersen’s Hunting, Guns & Ammo, In-Fisherman, North American Whitetail, Game & Fish/Sportsman and 10 other leading magazines that reach more than 28 million readers. Outdoor Sportsman Group’s network of websites, includingBassFan.com, Outdoorchannel.com, Sportsmanchannel.com and WFN.com, attracts more than 78 million annual unique visitors, and OSG TV produces hundreds of TV episodes of original branded hunting, sport shooting and fishing programming that airs on Outdoor Sportsman Group’s broadcast entities. Visit http://outdoorsg.com for more information. #MyOutdoorTV
About MOTV: The global, subscription-based, video-on-demand service provides the best outdoor programming, lifestyle content and access to favorite Outdoor Channel, Sportsman Channel and World Fishing Network television shows and is the pre-eminent voice for all outdoor enthusiasts. MOTV – powered by the three networks – accomplishes this with an expansive acquired library of the best hunting, fishing and shooting programming in long and short form, recipes, tips and tricks, how-to instructional videos, as well as educational and exclusive content focusing on improving success in the field and waterways. Along with the three networks, content is available from Outdoor Sportsman Group’s established publishing arm that includes 15 outdoor magazines, such as: Guns & Ammo, Game & Fish, In-Fisherman, Florida Sportsman and Wheels Afield and 19 top websites, including: BassFan.com. Exclusive episodes, as well as live event coverage and behind-the-scenes footage will be added in the future.
Media Contact:
Tom Caraccioli | Outdoor Sportsman Group | 212.852.6646 | [email protected]