Outdoor Channel Reveals the Nominees for the 12th Annual Golden Moose Awards

Outdoor Channel Reveals the Nominees for the 12th Annual Golden Moose Awards

Outdoor Channel Star Michael Waddell to Host and Zac Brown Band to Perform

TEMECULA, Calif., Jan. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Outdoor Channel (NASDAQ: OUTD), America's Leader In Outdoor TV, today unveiled the slate of nominees for its 12th Annual Golden Moose Awards, the most popular and longstanding outdoor television awards ceremony in the country. Being held on January 19, 2012 at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas during the Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade Show (SHOT Show), the Golden Moose Awards honor the producers and on-air talent from Outdoor Channel's industry-leading programming.

This year's Golden Moose Awards will be hosted by Michael Waddell of Outdoor Channel's "Realtree Road Trips with Michael Waddell" and "Bone Collector." The show will also include a performance from one of country music's most popular bands, Zac Brown Band. The group's lead singer, Zac Brown, is a lifelong outdoorsman and was featured on Outdoor Channel's hit show "Fear No Evil," which is nominated for two accolades at this year's awards ceremony. Zac's newest show - "Red Arrow" - can be seen exclusively on Outdoor Channel in 2012.

New in 2012, Outdoor Channel will stream the Golden Moose Awards on OutdoorChannel.com live, allowing audiences from around the country and around the world to tune-in to this highly anticipated event. Outdoor Channel will also be tweeting updates from the event and plans to broadcast the 2012's Golden Moose Awards on the network as a special in February.

"The Golden Moose Awards recognize the creative achievements of our quality outdoor programming, and the talented personalities and skilled production work that bring these shows to life," said Tom Hornish, COO at Outdoor Channel. "This year's ceremony is the only place that fans will find so many of today's biggest outdoor celebrities, like Ted Nugent, Shawn Michaels, Joe Mantegna, Craig Morgan and more, all on one stage. It's sure to be a must-see event!"

Several of the highly coveted "Fan Favorite" accolades will be awarded at the event. Fan Favorites are determined by more than 18,000 viewers who choose from the following five categories: Best Host(s), Best Fishing Series, Best Hunting Series, Best New Series and Best Overall Series.

The nominees in all categories and Fan Favorite Finalists for the 12th Annual Golden Moose Awards are...

BEST OVERALL:
The Best of the West
BioLogic & Drury's Wildlife Obsession
Bone Collector
Bow Madness
The Choice with Ralph & Vicki
Driven with Pat and Nicole
Benelli Presents Duck Commander
Fear No Evil
MidwayUSA's Gun Stories
Jim Shockey's The Professionals
Primos Truth About Hunting
Shawn Michaels' MRA
Trev Gowdy's Monster Fish

BEST BIG GAME:
Beretta's Wild and Raw
Beyond the Hunt
Bone Collector
Bow Madness
Buck Commander Protected UA
Craig Morgan All Access Outdoors
Driven with Pat and Nicole
Jim Shockey's Hunting Adventures
Primitive Instinct
Realtree Road Trips with Michael Waddell
Ted Nugent Spirit of the Wild
Trophy Hunters TV
Wildgame Nation

BEST DEER:
Beyond the Hunt
Bone Collector
Cabela's Ultimate Adventures
Craig Morgan All Access Outdoors
Driven with Pat and Nicole
Hunt Masters
Jim Shockey's Hunting Adventures
Legends of the Fall
Moultrie's The Hit List
Primitive Instinct
Realtree Road Trips with Michael Waddell
Shawn Michaels' MRA

BEST SHOW OPEN:
Beretta's Wild and Raw
The Best of the West
Bone Collector
Buccaneers & Bones
Cabela's Ultimate Adventures
Driven with Pat and Nicole
Ford's Fishing Frontiers
MidwayUSA's Gun Stories
Jim Shockey's The Professionals

BEST BIRD HUNTING:
Bone Collector
Benelli Presents Duck Commander
Ducks Unlimited
Friends of NRA
Headhunters TV
Pheasants Forever

BEST SHOOTING SPORTS:
American Rifleman
Gun Nuts
MidwayUSA's Gun Stories
Shooting Gallery
Shooting USA

BEST OFF-ROAD:
Destination Polaris
Dirt Trax Television
Fisher's ATV World
Friends of NRA
Jim Shockey's Hunting Adventures

BEST TURKEY:
Addicted to the Outdoors
Beyond the Hunt
Buck Commander Protected by UA
Craig Morgan All Access Outdoors
Hunting the Country
Realtree Road Trips with Michael Waddell
Tecomate Whitetail Nation

BEST FISHING:
Jimmy Big Time
Trev Gowdy's Monster Fish
Ultimate Match Fishing
Wanna' Go Fishing
Zona's Awesome Fishing Show

BEST CONSERVATION:
Buccaneers & Bones
Ducks Unlimited
Jim Shockey's Hunting Adventures
Jim Shockey's The Professionals
Shawn Michaels' MRA
Team Elk
Wardens

BEST COMMERCIAL:
Archers Choice - Ameristep
Benelli - Super Size It
Chevy Tahoe - Ducks
Ram Outdoorsman
Russell Outdoors
Scent Shield
Scentblocker - Livewire

BEST EDUCATIONAL/INSTRUCTIONAL:
American Rifleman
BioLogic & Drury's Wildlife Obsession
Buccaneers & Bones
Buckmasters Whitetail Magazine
Benelli Presents Duck Commander
Friends of NRA
MidwayUSA's Gun Stories
Shooting USA

BEST BLOOPER/OUTTAKE:
Addicted to the Outdoors
Archers Choice with Ralph & Vicki
Buckmasters Whitetail Magazine
Craig Morgan All Access Outdoors
Jim Shockey's Hunting Adventures
Jimmy Big Time
Moultrie's The Hit List

BEST VIDEOGRAPHY:
Beyond the Hunt
Bone Collector
Driven with Pat and Nicole
Benelli Presents Duck Commander
Fear No Evil
Headhunters TV
Jim Shockey's The Professionals
Jim Shockey's Hunting Adventures
Pheasants Forever
Team Elk

BEST SOUND DESIGN:
The Best of the West
Buck Commander Protected UA
Driven with Pat and Nicole
Shawn Michaels' MRA
Young Blood
Zona's Awesome Fishing Show

BEST GRAPHICS:
Buck Commander Protected by UA
Craig Morgan All Access Outdoors
Gold Fever
Shawn Michaels' MRA
Team Elk

BEST ONLINE ORIGINAL SERIES:
Babes with Bullets
boonDocs
Camo Gourmet
Hook Shots
Michael Bane Video Podcast

FAN FAVORITE FINALISTS

FAN FAVORITE FISHING SERIES:
The Bassmasters
Bill Dance Saltwater
Speargun Hunter

FAN FAVORITE HOST(S):
Archer's Choice with Ralph & Vicki - Ralph& Vicki Cianciarulo
Bone Collector - Michael Waddell, Travis "T-Bone" Turner, Nick Mundt
Ted Nugent Spirit of the Wild -Ted & Shemane Nugent

FAN FAVORITE HUNTING SERIES:
Archer's Choice with Ralph & Vicki
Bone Collector
Ted Nugent Spirit of the Wild

FAN FAVORITE NEW SERIES IN 2011:
Friends of NRA
MidwayUSA's Gun Stories
Team Elk

FAN FAVORITE BEST OVERALL SERIES:
Archer's Choice with Ralph & Vicki
Bone Collector
Ted Nugent Spirit of the Wild

To view winners from last year's event, please visit: http://www.outdoorchannel.com/Hunting/News/Outdoor-Channel-Unveils-the-Winners-of-the-11th-Annual-Golden-Moose-Awards.aspx .

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 leading and highest quality producers of live sporting events and sports series for cable and broadcast television. Outdoor Channel Holdings, Inc. also owns and operates the 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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