America Votes Brotherhood Outdoors
More than 140,000 viewers made their voices heard and selected this year’s winners, which were revealed in front of a crowd of 800 of the industry’s leading producers, personalities and sponsors during the network’s annual awards ceremony.
On hand to accept the Sportsman Choice Award were International Union of Elevator Constructors President Dana Brigham (pictured far left) and Director of Organizing Bill Stanley (pictured far right) as well as members of the USA staff and Warm Springs Productions.
Currently in its second season, Brotherhood Outdoors was also nominated as one of five finalists in the Fish of the Year category for an action-packed episode featuring IBEW Local 3 members as they pursued Montauk Stripers during their annual bass tournament.
“Receiving national attention with an award of this magnitude means that Brotherhood Outdoors has the potential to help reshape the American publics’ understanding and impression of unions,” said USA Executive Director Fred Myers. “This was a very competitive category, and winning clearly demonstrates that America’s sportsmen and women are engaged and respect the dedicated volunteers and conservation heroes prevalent in the union community.”
Broadcast to 31 million homes via Sportsman Channel, Brotherhood Outdoors airs at 8 p.m. E/P every Thursday and highlights deserving, blue-collar characters—pairing their commitment to their unions and communities with their love for the great outdoors. Resonating with viewers across the country, the show rewards guests with a guided hunting or fishing trip in North America or the opportunity to show off their skills by taking host Tom Ackerman to their favorite honey holes.
Brotherhood Outdoors is made possible through the generous support of ten international unions and contractors including the Boilermakers, Bricklayers, Electrical Workers, Electrical Contractors, Machinists, Mechanical Contractors, Painters, Plumbers and Pipefitters, and Sheet Metal Workers as well as corporate sponsors like Buck Knives and Burris/Steiner.
Boasting eight, all-new, adrenaline-pumping episodes in Season 2, you won’t want to miss a single minute as your union brothers and sisters pursue some of North America’s finest fish and game, including California hog, Alberta moose, Indiana trout, Montana deer and more.
To find out more about Brotherhood Outdoors, the show schedule or how to apply, visit http://www.BrotherhoodOutdoors.tv.
