2007 SGN SCOOPS DIAMOND AWARDS AWARD WINNERS

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Winners were recently named in the 2007 SGN Scoops Diamond Awards. Fans and industry professionals gathered Friday, September 16, 2007 for the Diamond Awards Ceremony in Louisville, Kentucky during the week of the National Quartet Convention.

Performers during the awards program included Karen Peck & New River, Dove Brothers Quartet, Sunday Edition, the Roarks, Kirk Talley, the Northmen, Gerald Crabb, Lulu Roman, Brian Bracey, Amazed, the Hinsons, Josh Franks, Relations Quartet, and more.

The 2007 SGN Scoops Diamond Awards were hosted by award winning vocalist Karen Peck Gooch (of Karen Peck & New River) and Johnathan Bond (of Young Harmony).

Presenters for the awards included the Hinsons, Susan Peck Jackson & Devin McGlamery (Karen Peck & New River), Bev McCann, Sunday Edition, Gerald Crabb, Judy Brannin (Brannin Agency), Paul Heil, Lou Hildreth, Faith3, Amazed, and many more.

The corporate sponsor for the awards program was Eternal Vision Ministries. SouthernGospelHits.com signed on as the Gold Sponsor for the event. Also, The Brannin Agency was a Silver Sponsor for the event, while Southern Spin Entertainment, SGMRadio.com, Sonrise Christian Voices, and 770 AM Southern Gospel – Kentucky’s Official Voice of NQC were all co-sponsors for this year’s event.

Below is a complete list of winners for this year’s Diamond Awards:

Sharon Smith Impact Award – Paul Heil (The Gospel Greats)

Paul Heil Award – Chuck Peters (SGShowPrep)

Lou Hildreth Award – Jim Black

Favorite Industry Website – SoGospelNews.com (http://www.sogospelnews.com)

Favorite Artist Website – Brian Free & Assurance (http://www.brianfreeandassurance.com)

Favorite Christian Comedian – Mark Lowry

Songwriter of the Year – Gerald Crabb

J.D. Sumner Living Legend Award – Claude Hopper (The Hoppers)

Favorite Bluegrass Gospel Artist – Jeff & Sheri Easter

Anthony Burger Musician of the Year – Roger Bennett

Sunrise Award – Faith3

Soloist of the Year – Gerald Crabb

Duet of the Year – Amazed

Trio of the Year – Alan Harris Family

Group of the Year – The Hoppers

Male Vocalist of the Year – Dean Hopper (The Hoppers)

Female Vocalist of the Year – Kim Hopper (The Hoppers)

DVD/Video of the Year – Live In New York City (Brian Free & Assurance)

Album of the Year – The Ride (The Hoppers, produced by Lari Goss)

Song of the Year – “He Saw It All” (Booth Brothers, written by Daryl Mosley)

For more information, please visit http://www.diamondawardsonline.com.

About the Diamond Awards
The Diamond Awards were transferred over to the SGN Scoops Magazine three years ago after the original home for the awards, the Gospel Voice Magazine, folded. The Diamond Awards are a fan based award that allows the fans to choose the nominees as well as the winners each year. The awards show is based during the National Quartet Convention every September.