Singer Kelly Price will serve as a judge for Gospel Dream 2005

Registration for the talent search will take place online at www.gospelmusicchannel.com . Organizers are expecting hundreds of applicants at each event, and in order to ensure orderly registration, the first 200 registrants in each market will be guaranteed an audition.

The show will be hosted by Jonathan Slocumb, famous for bringing clean, cutting-edge stand-up comedy to venues ranging from a recurring role on “The Steve Harvey Show,” to appearances on “Def Comedy Jam” and as an opening act for gospel greats such as The Winans, Kirk Franklin, Aretha Franklin, Take 6 and others. Each episode of “Gospel Dream 2005” will feature Slocumb, as well as three national judges from the music industry: R&B singer/songwriter Kelly Price, whose recordings regularly go platinum, freelance writer/music critic Andy Argyrakis , and Max Siegel, president of Zomba Gospel and senior VP of the Zomba Label Group. These three, along with local judges that will include gospel and Christian radio personalities from each market, will narrow each audition down to three contestants, who will then go to Atlanta to compete in the semi-finals. The 21 semi-finalists will be narrowed down to ten, with the “Gospel Dream 2005” winner being revealed in the season finale.

“‘Gospel Dream' offers these talented performers a chance to gain national recognition with fans around the country,” said Mr. Humbard. “This entertaining, inspirational series will connect with our viewers on many levels, and we look forward to having this show as an anchor to our fall 2005 primetime line-up.”

To capture the excitement of this national event, Tangible Vision ( www.tangiblevision.net) has been hired to produce “Gospel Dream.” This award-winning film and video production company has produced over 250 hours of national programming to date, including “CMT Outlaws: The Dirty Dozen, with Dennis Hopper,” “CMT 100 Greatest Songs of Country Music,” and bio-documentary series “Inside Fame.”

Gospel Music Channel is establishing a multi-platform marketing initiative to support the show. This initiative will include marketing partnerships with local radio stations and churches, advertising spots during Gospel Music Channel's primetime line-up, a direct mail campaign, and a strategic local and national public relations campaign.