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January 2010 SHANNON TO PRODUCE DIERKS BENTLEY SHOW With seven #1 singles and four top 5s, Grammy nominated Country star Dierks Bentley will soon be hosting his own radio show on 650am WSM in Nashville, TN. Shannon has been asked to produce the show which she and Dierks have already started production on. The weekly show will feature Dierks playing songs that weave together his life, with the music he loves. "The Thread" begins airing afternoons in mid Feb. and will be available at http://www.wsmonline.com/ as well. Contact WSM for exact showtimes, or check back here soon for details! WEEKLY INTERVIEWS FOR MORNING RADIO SHOW PREP If your favorite country radio station is airing "morning interviews" from backstage at the Grand Ole Opry, chances are...Shannon is the one asking the questions. Her exclusive backstage interviews are heard on hundreds of radio stations every day...with stars like Emmylou Harris, Kevin Bacon, Taylor Swift, Kevin Costner, Rascal Flatts, Keith Urban, Dolly Parton and more! GRAND OLE OPRY For several years now, each week Shannon has interviewed numerous artists for the weekly syndicated radio show "America's Opry Weekend." The Westwood One show is heard on over 100 stations across the country. Check your local radio station for show times and see the Gallery page here on ShannonCountry for recent backstage photos. December 2009 ARCHIVED TNN AND NBC-4 VIDEO ON YOUTUBE NOW For a walk back in time check out the archive footage of Shannon on Youtube, available on the Shannon McCombs channel. Segments from early 90's interviews on TNN with artists such as Randy Travis, Billy Ray Cyrus,Tanya Tucker, Billy Dean, Marty Stuart, Travis Tritt, etc... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJJ1QqLtNk8See funny "Before the Interview" outtakes of Fan Fair interviews on WSMV-NBC-4 from the early days of Kenny Chesney, Mark Wills, Oak Ridge Boys, Mark Collie, and more. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LF4dZyVw2Ms SHANNON PRODUCING PAM TILLIS & JIM LAUDERDALE RADIO SHOWS Shannon is currently in production with Country star Pam Tillis, producing upcoming radio shows for the legendary 650-AM WSM Radio. She's also working with multi Grammy winner Jim Lauderdale producing his shows. The weekly one hour shows hosted by each artist will begin airing early 2010. More artists and details coming soon! PBS SPECIAL- YEARS OF ROUNDER RECORDS Watch for the upcoming PBS special celebrating 40 years of music on Rounder Records. Shannon wrote and performed the interview segments for the TV special recorded at the Ryman Auditorium and the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tn. Interviews include Alison Krauss and Union Station, Steve Martin, Minnie Driver, Bela Fleck and several others. The show is also available on DVD. SHOOTING AND PRODUCING VIDEOS... SHANNON COUNTRY IN BIG SKY COUNTRY Shannon traveled to Missoula, Montana during the summer to work with Kirchmann Media Group to produce 2 Electronic Press Kits. Highlights of THE WESTERN MONTANA FAIR (including a clip from the Sawyer Brown concert) were shot to promote the fair and bring in new sponsorships. See the highlighs of the Big Sky trip here...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwKFqyF0s7g WHILE IN MONTANA...Shannon Country Productions also produced a second EPK for the MISSOULA STAMPEDE PRCA RODEO. The video features 8 Time World Champion Tie Down Roper-Fred Whitfield, 9 time World Champion-Trevor Brazile, and World Champion Bull Rider-Dustin Jenkins. Not to mention the beautiful sky of Western Montana! Shannon shot, produced, edited and voiced the EPK. Both videos were co-written with Gretchen Kirchmann of Kirchmann Media Group. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiJmgz53smE JESSICA WALLACE New artist Jessica Wallace now has her first video on Youtube. "Kickin' Yourself" was shot and directed by Shannon. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hGcPQFScws TELLURIDE Shannon traveled to Los Angeles recently to shoot behind the scenes video of new group TELLURIDE. Their west coast radio tour took them to Bakersfield and then back to LA to work on their first major video, directed by Rick Schroder (who also produced the award winning "Whiskey Lullaby" video)...(Photos posted on the Gallery page) Look for the video shorts at... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVHcUrktk54 *************************************** LAUGHTER ON THE RED CARPET |