Nashville, TN (Top40 Charts) Grammy-winning singer
Randy Travis will join host Joel McHale and an all-star cast for the Second Annual American Giving Awards presented by Chase. It's set to air Saturday, December 8, 2012 on NBC at 8:00/7:00 p.m. (CT) from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, CA.
Travis will serve as a musical performer during the awards show, which is a celebrity tribute to community heroes. Celebrated actress
Glenn Close will be honored with the AGA Leadership Award for her philanthropic endeavors. Twenty-five grant recipients from previous Chase Community Giving programs have been selected to participate in the inspiring, star-studded event. Five of the charities will be chosen to share $2 million in grants.
"Giving back to the community is something that I support and believe is truly important. I am honored to be part of this year's American Giving Awards," says Travis.
In 2009, Chase Community Giving was introduced as a new way of giving by letting individuals vote online to help decide where some of Chase's donations go. Since the program's inception, over $28 million has been donated to thousands of charities across the country, contributing to JPMorgan Chase's overall giving of more than $600 million to non-profit organizations over the past five years.
For more information, please visit www.facebook.com/chasecommunitygiving and click the "American Giving Awards" tab. Get updates and join the conversation on Twitter by following @ChaseGiving and using #GivingAwards.
To obtain concert information and get the latest updates on Randy Travis, please visit: www.randytravis.com.
About Randy Travis:
Warner Bros. Records has been home to
Randy Travis for the majority of his recording career; and together they have accumulated lifetime sales of his music in excess of 20 million units to date.
Travis is one of the biggest record sellers in music industry history, with 18 No. 1 singles, 29 Top 10 chartings, certification of the rare quintuple platinum album (Always and Forever, released in 1987), one triple platinum album (Storms of Life, released in 1986), two double platinum's (Old 8x10, released in 1988, and No Holding Back, released in 1989), eight platinum albums, and 10 gold albums. Randy Travis' Anniversary Celebration CD is his latest release. It marks his phenomenal silver milestone in the music industry, and includes a star-studded cast of collaborators. Major industry career awards include seven GRAMMY Awards, five Country
Music Association Awards (CMA), 10 Academy of Country
Music Awards (ACM), 10 American
Music Awards (AMA), two People's Choice Awards, and eight Dove Awards from the Gospel
Music Association. He is a three-time recipient of CMA Award's "Song of the Year'' honors ("On The Other Hand," "Forever and Ever Amen," and "
Three Wooden Crosses").
Randy Travis has appearances in more than 40 feature film productions and major television projects to his credit. In 2004, he was honored with a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In the midst of every major career award and accolade, he considers his honored induction as a member of the famed Grand Ole Opry, in Nashville, in 1986, as a shining highlight of his first 25 years of legendary accomplishments.
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