Dave's Top Eight

1. Jerry Reed...Revisited by Darrell Toney (reviewed 6/07) (5 Stars)
2. Sounds Like Sunday by Janet Paschal (reviewed 5/07) (5 Stars)
3. True To The Call by Kingdom Heirs (reviewed 3/07) (4 1/2 Stars)
4. Revival by Gold City (reviewed 10/06) (4 1/2 Stars)
5. Get Away Jordan by Ernie Haase & Signature Sound (reviewed 2/07) (4 1/2 Stars)
6. Breakin' Chains by Three Bridges (reviewed 5/07) (4 1/2 Stars)
7. Big Sky by The Isaacs (reviewed 4/07)
8. Skywriting by Mercy's Well (reviewed 7/07)

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October 17, 2006

US Gospel News News

I promised to let my readers know what I found out about US Gospel News. I never got a response to the email I sent requesting clarification. However, I learned that Paul Boden's heirs have issued a press release. You can read it HERE.

The short version is that Boden's heirs would like to sell US Gospel News. They also address Gospel Music News specifically, stating "
Our family has not endorsed, approved or granted permission to any former employees or any other publications including but not limited to the recently announced formation of Gospel Music News to act on our behalf or speak for our family. No one has been endorsed, approved or granted permission to solicit, extend or pick-up or honor or sell subscriptions to US Gospel News."

Some other things are said in the press release that would have probably been better left unsaid. Then again, I'm not sure how politely I would have worded a response if my father had died and within a few days, half his employees had formed a separate publication using his "memory" as a selling point. Either way, the press release is controversial/bitter/emotional/potentially-threatening-litigious-action enough that it's not getting coverage on some news sites. This unfortunately leaves many USGN subscribers in the dark.

My purpose in mentioning this is because I promised to follow up on it, first of all, and secondly to inform subscribers. I'm NOT trying to get people to pick a side or encourage a boycott. We don't know, nor do we need to know all the gritty details. But subscribers do deserve to know that they may not get the product they purchased for a while. This is due to circumstances that were understandable with Paul Boden's death, but are unfortunately now compounded by events that have since transpired.

It's safe to say these events are not the testament to Boden's memory he would have wanted.


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