UAO Winner of the 2009 MIDI Award for Community Programming Series

Mid American Cable Telecommunications Association (MCTA) honors Urban American Outdoors (UAO) as the winner of the 2009 MIDI Award for Community Programming Series, for their presentation of “Buffalo Soldier Tribute.” UAO will receive the coveted First place awarded for excellence in programming at the annual meeting September 23, 2009 in Metropolitan Kansas City.UAO’s winning show “Buffalo Soldier Tribute” honored the many contributions African American “Buffalo” Soldiers made while in the US army. Wayne Hubbard host and producer (pictured above) stated, “It is always great to be recognized for the work we do but it is even more special to have been able to tell such a great historical story about brave people who defended our nation and have direct ties to Ft Leavenworth.”

Kansas City based Urban American Outdoors (UAO) produced by Urban American Productions is a television program created by businessman Wayne Hubbard and Candice Price. Aired weekly on Time Warner Cable’s Metro Sports, UAO is a reality sports adventure depicting the outdoor sporting lifestyle from an African American perspective. Urban American Outdoors also enjoys both a national and international audience since its 2008 debut in Europe. The show has mass crossover appeal reaching the traditional outdoors market and the under served communities. The award winning show not only shares the enjoyment of being outdoors, it also educates and entertains.

For more information call 913-334-5177 or e-mail UAO at uaotv@aol.com.  You can also visit their web site at http://www.uaotv.com.