Endless Airtime for Rodeo

Wrangler ProRodeo Tour Airs Three Times a Week

- TNN will show the Wrangler ProRodeo Tour three times each week through June 24.

- Each Sunday (9 p.m. ET), Monday (11 p.m. ET), and Friday (9 p.m. ET) rodeo will be aired.

- Rodeo will be on television 125 hours during 2001, an increase of nearly 20 percent from 2000.

- 40 million viewers are expected to watch rodeo during 2001, up from 26 million in 2000.

TNN Air Date Schedule

- June 10, 11, 15: Guymon (Okla.) Pioneer Days Rodeo

- June 17, 18 and 22: Redding (Calif.) Rodeo

- June 23 and 24: Copenhagen Cup Finale of the Wrangler ProRodeo Tour at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev.

Nitty Gritty

- For credential requests to the Copenhagen Cup Finale of the Wrangler ProRodeo Tour at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev., June

14-16, please call (719) 528-4746.

- Members of the media are encouraged to request their complimentary copy of the ProRodeo Sports News by calling 1-800-Rodeo4U.

94.5 The Mountain and the Reno Rodeo present...

CHRIS LEDOUX, LEE ANN WOMACK and MARK CHESNUTT

June 16-24 Reno Rodeo, Reno, NV. Contact Alan Kingsley 775-329-3877

The 94.5 FM The Mountain 2001 Reno Rodeo Kick-Off Concert is sure to be the best yet. 94.5 The Mountain, the "Official Reno Rodeo Radio Station" has guaranteed to kick-off the 82nd Reno Rodeo with a bang! This year's concert will feature 3 headliner-quality acts, Chris LeDoux, Lee Ann Womack and Mark Chesnutt.

This year's concert marks the return of Chris LeDoux in more ways than one. Chris LeDoux competed in the PRCA as a bareback rider during the 1970's. He rode in the Reno Rodeo and placed high in the money several times. In 1976 he won the title of PRCA World Champion Bareback Rider. The Reno Rodeo Kick-Off concert will also mark his return to the live concert touring circuit as his first scheduled appearance since undergoing a liver transplant last October. Chris LeDoux is a well-known artist with hits like, "Cadillac Ranch" and "Whatcha Gonna Do With a Cowboy" with Garth Brooks.

Lee Ann Womack will take center stage and put on a great performance to back up her stunning album, "I Hope You Dance." Lee Ann Womack started her career as a professional songwriter and soon became one of the breakout contemporary country stars of 1997 with her self titled debut album. She has received six Academy of Country Music Awards nominations this year for her album, "I Hope You Dance." She is nominated for, top female vocalist, album of the year, song of the year, single of the year, video of the year and vocal event of the year. Her performance should bring the house down.

Mark Chesnutt will open the concert as he rocks the house with his revival of the old-fashioned honky-tonk sound. Mark Chesnutt has 12 No. 1 singles and 8 albums. His first album, "Too Cold At Home" went gold in 1991. Among his best known hits are; "Bubba Shot the Jukebox," "Old Flames Have New Names" and "I Just Wanted You to Know."