Outdoor Channel Announces Nominees For It's 10th Annual Golden Moose Awards

Outdoor Channel Announces Nominees For It's 10th Annual Golden Moose Awards

Star of Outdoor Channel's "Bone Collector" & "Realtree Road Trips" Michael Waddell to Host Guitar Legend & "Spirit of the Wild" Host Ted Nugent to Perform Live

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Outdoor Channel Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:OUTD) , America's leader in Outdoor TV, today unveiled the list of nominees for its 10th Annual Golden Moose Awards, the most popular and longstanding outdoor television awards event in the country. In a ceremony to be held on January 21, 2010 at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas during this year's SHOT Show, Outdoor Channel will honor the production teams and hosts of its most popular programming of 2009.

Hosted by Michael Waddell of Outdoor Channel's "Bone Collector" and "Realtree Road Trips," and featuring an exclusive performance from Outdoor Channel's "Spirit of the Wild" host and guitar legend Ted Nugent, the 10th anniversary of the Golden Moose Awards will honor fan favorites, new superstars and deserving shows in front of thousands.

"The Golden Moose Awards is our opportunity to honor our celebrity talent and top-notch production teams who've helped make Outdoor Channel the clear category leader," said Tom Hornish, COO at Outdoor Channel. "They share in our commitment to delivering the highest-quality outdoor programming available, and this is our chance to celebrate them. With superstar host Michael Waddell, guitar legend Ted Nugent, the best in the industry will entertain thousands of loyal fans. These are the brightest stars in outdoor television at the biggest outdoor enthusiast celebration of the year."

Several "Fan Favorite" awards will also be honored at the event. These awards were determined by over 15,000 viewers voting online over a four week period.

   2009 GMA Nominees:    BEST OVERALL   Benelli Presents Duck Commander   Hunt Masters   Bone Collector   Jim Shockey's Hunting Adventures   The Crush with Lee & Tiffany   The Best of the West   Bow Madness   Leupold's Big Game Profiles   On Your Own Adventures   Whitetail Freaks    BEST BIG GAME   Hunt Masters   Jim Shockey's Hunting Adventures   The Crush with Lee & Tiffany   On Your Own Adventures   Realtree Roadtrips   Limbsaver's Addicted to the Outdoors   In Pursuit with Greg Miller   Ultimate Hunting   Bone Collector   Biologic & Drury's Wildlife Obsession    BEST FISHING   Penn's Big Water Adventures   Classic Patterns   The Crush with Lee & Tiffany   The Jackie Bushman Show   Bill Dance Saltwater    BEST BIRD HUNTING   Benelli Presents Duck Commander   Outdoors 10 Best   Pheasants Forever   Ted Nugent Spirit of the Wild   Benelli's American Bird Hunter    BEST TURKEY   Bone Collector   On Your Own Adventures   Realtree Road Trips   Muzzy's Bad to the Bone   The Choice    BEST CONSERVATION   Pheasants Forever   Beyond the Hunt   Knight & Hale's Ultimate Hunting   Jim Shockey's Hunting Adventures   Leupold Big Game Profiles    BEST EDUCATIONAL / INSTRUCTIONAL   Bass Pro Shops Next Generation   The Best of the West   Gold Fever   On Your Own Adventures   In Pursuit with Greg Miller    BEST VIDEOGRAPHY   Benelli Presents Duck Commander   Bone Collector   Limbsaver's Addicted to the Outdoors   The Crush with Lee & Tiffany   The Stihl Dogs N Logs World Championship   Hunt Masters   Destination Polaris   Tracks Across Africa    BEST SOUND DESIGN   The Best of the West   Whitetail Freaks   Hunt Masters   Benelli's American Safari   The Crush with Lee & Tiffany    BEST GRAPHICS   Bone Collector   Hunt Masters   She's Beyond the Lodge   Bass Pro Shops Next Generation   Full Frame    BEST COMMERCIAL   Benelli - "Vinci"   The Best of the West - "Gunwerks LR-1000"   Duck Commander - "Carry-Lite Decoys"   Knight & Hale - "Pack Rack Tease"   Remington    BEST BLOOPER / OUTTAKE   Jim Shockey's Hunting Adventures   Inside Outdoors TV   Limbsaver's Addicted to the Outdoors   The Jackie Bushman Show   Realtree Roadtrips     About Outdoor Channel Holdings, Inc.  

Outdoor Channel Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:OUTD) owns and operates Outdoor Channel, America's leader in outdoor TV, and Winnercomm Inc., an Emmy Award winning production and interactive company. Outdoor Channel offers programming that captures the excitement of hunting, fishing, shooting, off-road motorsports, adventure and the Western lifestyle and can be viewed on multiple platforms including high definition, video-on-demand, as well as on a dynamic broadband website. Winnercomm Inc. is one of America's largest and highest quality producers of live sporting events and sports series for cable and broadcast television. Winnercomm also owns and operates the patented Skycam and CableCam aerial camera systems which provide dramatic overhead camera angles for major sports events, including college and NFL football. For more information please visit www.outdoorchannel.com.

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Source: Outdoor Channel Holdings, Inc.

CONTACT: For Company: Tom Hornish, Chief Operating Officer,
+1-951-699-6991 ext. 104, thornish@outdoorchannel.com; For Media: Nancy
Zakhary, Brainerd Communicators, +1-212-986-6667, nancy@braincomm.com

Web Site: http://www.outdoorchannel.com/

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