Country Music Video Featuring The Outer Banks Could Win Top Honor

Brad Paisley’s “Waitin’ on a Woman” up for 2^nd Video of the Year Award

OUTER BANKS, NC (March 23, 2009) The award winning country music video “Waitin’ on a Woman” by reigning Top Male Vocalist Brad Paisley and director Jim Shea has been nominated for Video of the Year during the upcoming 44^th Annual Academy of Country Music® Awards to air live April 5, 2009 on CBS Television Network 8:00 p.m. ET/delayed PT.  “Waitin’ on a Woman” was filmed at two locations on the Outer Banks of North Carolina; on location at the Tanger Outlet Center in Nags Head, NC and within the Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area on Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge.  The video which features actor and Manteo, NC resident Andy Griffith won the Country Music Awards® Video of the Year  in 2008, and showcases the natural unspoiled beauty of America’s Beach, The Outer Banks of North Carolina.

Jim Shea, Producer/Director reflects, "My filming experience on the Outer Banks was magical. It was the perfect location to make my project with Brad Paisley and Andy Griffith come alive.  Carolyn E. McCormick and everyone at the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau were invaluable to the creation of the project and making it the award winning success that it has become. Creating beautiful images with such wonderful people in a place that is as incredible as the Outer Banks was a great pleasure and an award in and of itself. I look forward to going back and filming more projects in the future on the enchanted islands of the Outer Banks."  

Country music superstar Brad Paisley has been nominated for six Academy of Country Music® Awards, including Entertainer of the Year.  Fans can go online now and cast their vote for that coveted category as well as Top New Artist of the Year at acmcountry.com.  Carolyn E. McCormick, Managing Director explains "'Waitin’ on a Woman' is the first introduction for many country music fans from around the world.  The exceptional artistry felt in the video truly captures the spirit of the islands and brings home the matchless beauty and natural setting of America’s Beach.  Brad Paisley’s video and lyrics remind us how precious life is, and inspires you to live each day to the fullest.”

The Outer Banks of North Carolina is a chain of dynamic barrier islands 130 miles long, located on the Atlantic Coast.  The Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area, where “Waitin’ on a Woman” was filmed in part, is our country’s first national seashore established in 1953 and features some of the largest remaining tracts of undeveloped beach coastline left in America.  To learn more, call the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau toll free at 877-629-4386 or go online at outerbanks.org