Initiative Unveiled at GRAMMY®s on the Hill event at U.S. Capitol

Contact: Jim Weiss, Gospel Music Channel,
770-692-4563, 
jim@gospelmusicchannel.com

WASHINGTON, June 23 /Christian Newswire/ -- Gospel Music Channel television network joined with distinguished members of Congress and The Recording Academy® to announced the new "Gospel Music Heritage Month" initiative. The legislation in the House of Representatives (H.Con. Res. 370) and the Senate (S. Res. 595) designates September 2008 as "Gospel Music Heritage Month," honoring Gospel music for its valuable long-standing contributions to American culture. The initiative was created by Gospel Music Channel, the country's first and only 24/7 television network devoted to all forms of Gospel/Christian music and was publicly unveiled at The Recording Academy's GRAMMY®s on the Hill event at the U.S. Capitol on June 18.

Photo: National Gospel Music Heritage Month Announced

Pictured at the event at the Capitol (Left to Right): Gospel Music advocate Carl Davis, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas), GMC Founder and President Charles Humbard, Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (R-Calif.), President/CEO of The Recording Academy® Neil Portnow, and GMC Senior Director of Music Development Alvin Williams.

For more information on "Gospel Music Heritage Month" resolution visit:
www.GospelMusicChannel.com  

Gospel Music Channel is the fastest-growing network in television today and can be seen in nearly 40 million homes on various cable systems around the country and on DIRECTV.