Six Degrees of Martina McBride

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"Six Degrees of Martina McBride" is a TV pilot where 6 aspiring country singers from America's smallest towns try to connect themselves to Martina McBride [1] in under six points of human connection. The program, tests the "Six Degrees of Separation Phenomenon" Those that make it from "Nowhere to Nashville to New York," get a studio session with Martina McBride and a shot at a record deal with Sony BMG.

The show also tells Martina McBride's own unique story of six degrees which helped advance her from selling T-shirts for Garth Brooks to opening for him on stage to becoming one of Country music's biggest superstars.

Rodney Atkins, Ray Benson, Little Big Town, and Miranda Lambert all appear in the show.

The pilot program was produced for the ABC Television Network by the production team of ABC News Primetime. This program is the first of its kind. It aired on July 30, 2007 as an entire season compressed into a one night 2 hour broadcast, and was produced by ABC News, for the ABC Television Network. On July 27, 2007, Executive Producer, David Sloan described the show as a "hybrid" to the Chicago Tribune "ABC News is looking for new ways of interacting and engaging with the viewer. This represents that effort."

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On July 30, 2007 the special aired and DeAnne Roberts won the final competition. Thomas Stratton and Kristina Craig were the other two finalists.

On August 1, 2007 SONY BMG released all three finalists' singles digitally on iTunes.

Host: Jay Schadler

Contestants:

Judges:

[edit] Credits: (as aired on the broadcast)

Executive Producer: David Sloan

Executive Producer: Robert Lange

Senior Producer: Eric Ortner

Series Producer: Thomas Berman

Producer: Christine Murphy-Costello

Editors: Bram Harris & Jack Pyle

Editors: Joy De Leon, Michael Mongulla, Allison Steadman

Director: George Paul

Senior Art Director: Carlos El Asmar

Broadcast Producer: Danielle Baum

Art Directors: Barbara Gill-Vayo Christa Garubo Sheldon Smith

Set Writer: Kim Powers

Coordinating Producer: Joan Lefosse

Producers: Bill Barrett

Ani Mozian-Whitney

Michelle Smawley

David Perozzi

Anna Sims-Phillips

Tamara Weitzman

Field Producers: Angela Chanbers

Naria Halliwell

Susie Whitley

Legal: Betsey Schorr, David Artim, Jill Greenwald

Music Clearance: Alex Springer

Publicity: Paige Capossela

Senior Production Associate: Samantha Wender

Production Co-Coordinator: Farnaz Javid

Production Support: Ke'Yuanda Evans, Tracie Hunte

Associate Directors: Tim Langtry, Shanna Forlano, Michaela Leon, Craig Bigelow

Director of Production: Tony Mandile

Senior Production Manager: Ron Calhoun

Senior Post Production Manager: Patrick McNeive

Post Production Managers: Jessica Stark, Michael Rose

Special Thanks:

SONY BMG Music Entertainment TV, Jeremiah Bosgang, SONY BMG Commercial Music Group, Jeb Hart, Christian Svendsen, Tara Bruh, Kathy Best, Amy Kuland, Bluebird Cafe, Richard Paris, John McBride