SGN Scoops Digital

Karen Peck and New River’s Jeff Hawes Joins SGN Scoops Staff

Group’s  New Addition Will Chronicle Life on the Road

Nashville, Tn.  – Publisher Rob Patz has announced the addition of Jeff Hawes of  Karen Peck and New River to the writing staff of SGN Scoops Digital Magazine.

Jeff will write from the road over the next 12 issues of the digital magazine, beginning with the September “NQC’ edition, set for a September 13, 2010 publication.

“We’re so excited to have Jeff on board,” Patz says. “His perspective, his enthusiasm, and of course, his tenure with a wonderful group like KPNR will be a great fit and a welcome addition to our magazine.”

The first article by “the singing English teacher,” a self-coined nickname, will describe one of Jeff’s first trip with the group, specifically, a Gaither Homecoming Tour in Ontario, Canada.

SGN Scoops Digital Magazine is touted as the first all-digital magazine in southern gospel music. One year ago, it was purchased by Coastal Media Group and re-launched to include Christian country and bluegrass music and Christian lifestyle content. In 2010, the magazine has reached tens of thousands of readers with features on the Brian Free and Assurance, Oak Ridge Boys, Guy Penrod, Gold City, and many more.  The magazine’s content is free at. www.sgnscoops.com

More about Karen Peck and New River: www.karenpeckandnewriver.com

August 2010 – The Renewal Issue – is now available!

The August 2010 issue of SGN Scoops is now available for download. Click on the cover to read your issue in user-friendly .PDF format.

In our “Renewal Edition,” we speak to Guy Penrod, John Rulapaugh, and Dan Keeton about changes to their ministries – but not to their vision. We follow Christy Sutherland to Grand Isles where she ministers in the midst of the oil spill. And as always, our columnists strive to challenge and encourage you – including a new word from Jimmy McMillan about the “glamorous” life of gospel singers

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Pardon our dust… and read on!

We are working behind-the-scenes at SGNScoops.com as we prepare to celebrate one year since our relaunch!

News postings will resume next week, and our new issue for August, featuring Guy Penrod, Freedom, SGN Music Fest, and highlights from our 2010 Diamond Awards will be published Monday, August 2. Thanks for your patience!

Meanwhile, don’t forget to check out our very special July issue – this one is free to download AND available in print (details coming soon!)

July 2010 issue now available!

The July 2010 issue of SGN Scoops is now available for download. Click on the cover to read your issue in user-friendly .PDF format.

This was our first annual print edition, which also served as the program book for the 2010 Branson Gospel Music Convention. We feature in-depth discussions with Beyond the Ashes, Johnathan Bond, Dino, Jay Stone Singers, & more!

Full color print copies of this edition will be available soon – watch this space!

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Rob Patz on Gospel Music Today

Rob Patz was interviewed by our good friends Ken & Jean Grady at Gospel Music Today. Click here for the video, featured on their site this week! Click here to watch.

June 2010 Issue now available!

The June 2010 issue of SGN Scoops is now available for download. Click on the cover to read your issue in user-friendly .PDF format.

Dee Ann Bailey talks to Tim Riley, and traces the genesis of one of southern gospel’s favorite quartets, Gold City! Stephanie Kelley gets to know Dino Kartsonakis, famous for his piano playing and his heavenly cakes! Lorraine Walker wraps up a series on Southern Gospel Singles, and our columnists cover the variety of relevant Christian world view topics you have come to expect.

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Reader tips: SGN Scoops is interactive. Most web links in the magazine are live – click on them to follow to the listed website. All ads and many photos are clickable as well. You can also use our Table of Contents – page 4 – interactively. Click on the article title you want to read and you will be taken there. We think you should read them all!

May 2010 SGN Scoops

The May 2010 issue of SGN Scoops is now available for download. Click on the cover to read your issue in .PDF format.

THE 2010 Diamond Awards  Nominees are here exclusively for today! Download and got to page 12 to see & cast your ballot!

We are so excited to present the gospel music story of the legendary Oak Ridge Boys! On the heels of their ninth Dove Award, the SGMG Presidential Honor…and just preceding a Diamond Award nod, too, Joe Bonsall talks to us about how the Oak Ridge Boys live and sing out the gospel, and what lends to this group’s impressive longevity

We also feature Southern Plainsmen, more about The Freemans, Gospel Music Nashville week, BrumleyFest, and the Christian-lifestyle views you’ve come to expect at SGN Scoops.

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The Freemans Grace the Cover of SGN Scoops Digital

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Group Debuts New Song From Much Anticipated New Album at 2010 SGN Music Awards Celebration

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Popular Southern Gospel artist The Freemans grace the cover of the highly popular internet magazine SGN Scoops Digital this month. The cover story, written by Southern Gospel journalist Lorraine Walker, is a two-part story that covers the group’s history and motivation.

Darrell Freeman of The Freemans said, “We were very excited when we were contacted by the magazine about being their cover story this month. We love getting to talk to folks and meeting new people. Lorraine was very gracious, and we have enjoyed the feedback from the article so far.”

In addition, the group talked at length about their new release – the follow-up to their most critically-acclaimed release to date – Eyes On the Prize.

“We are so excited about this new record,” mentioned Chris Freeman. “These songs are just dripping with God’s anointing. We can’t wait to see how He works through this new album.”

The Freemans debuted a new song from the release last week at the 2010 SGN Music Awards Celebration in which they were nominated for four awards.  The song, titled “The Father and the Son,” was penned by award-winning songwriter Dianne Wilkinson and received a standing ovation the night of the performance.

Chris Freeman said, “The material that we are already staging is just getting an incredible response already. To see our own peers as well as the fans get behind the new material like this is just amazing. We are so grateful that God continues to use our ministry after all these years.”

“Since the awards were streamed this year, we have gotten a multitude of positive reactions to the song,” mentioned Darrell Freeman. “Thousands of people got to hear the song for the first time – and we are so thankful to the SGN Music Awards for allowing us the opportunity to perform on their excellent show.”

The new, currently untitled release has a tentative street date of May 2010. More information on that will be released at a later date.

To visit the newly designed website of The Freemans, visit http://www.the-freemans.com.

You can also visit the group’s MySpace at http://www.myspace.com/thefreemans07. The group’s Fan Facebook is located at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=55933096539.

April 2010 SGN Scoops

The April 2010 issue of SGN Scoops is now available for download. Click on the cover to read your issue in .PDF format.

THE 2010 Diamond Awards Top 10 Nominees are here exclusively for today! Download and got to page 19 to see & cast your ballot!

Then read about how the Freemans are keeping their music fresh, the Dills’ story of a lifetime, the friends behind Branson Gospel Music Convention, songs that bring comfort, revisiting The Passion of the Christ, being single in southern gospel, and much more!

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March 2010 SGN Scoops

The March 2010 issue of SGN Scoops is now available for download. Click on the cover to read your issue in .PDF format.

We have guys from different ends of Christian music tackle subjects like popularity, song choice, social networking, and of course, the gospel. Brian Free is on our cover, and author and humorist Matthew Paul Turner is inside, too. Also, visit Branson, The Bride Ministry, and a Homeland entertainment’s Scott Godsey. All this and more for March 2010…

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Reader tips: SGN Scoops is interactive. Most web links in the magazine are live – click on them to follow to the listed website. All ads and many photos are clickable as well. You can also use our Table of Contents – page 4 – interactively. Click on the article title you want to read and you will be taken there. We think you should read them all!