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The Judds: Love Is Alive—The Final Concert featuring Wynonna Judd, and now the Blue Raider community can watch the finished product of their hard work and collaboration with the April 29 release of the concert TV special on CMT.

The Nov. 3 live made-for-TV concert event at MTSU’s Murphy Center involved faculty, alumni and over 50 student workers from the College of Media and Entertainment as well as a group of 45 choral students from the College of Liberal Arts who accompanied Wynonna for the concert finale. Media and entertainment students worked on everything from production and preparation to media coverage and performance for the live red-carpet broadcast, concert and CMT TV special.

Wynonna Judd headlined the starstudded night commemorating the 1991 farewell concert with her late mother, Naomi Judd, who died earlier in 2022.

The show also featured country music talents and tourmates Ashley McBryde, Brandi Carlile, Kelsea Ballerini, Little Big

Town and Martina McBride.

Aside from watching the special live on local CMT channels, CMT streams live via Philo, Sling TV, Fubo TV, Hulu, DirecTV Stream, YouTube TV and Vidgo.

Viewers can also catch the special at their convenience through video-ondemand platforms Paramount+, Spectrum on Demand, and Hulu.

Watch MTSU’s coverage of the red carpet anytime on the university’s YouTube channel.

Even after the final curtain call, MTSU students continued their work on the project, most recently producing a 60-second commercial that was broadcast nationally during the special.

The commercial spot overviews the multiple fields of study at the College of Media and Entertainment.

“How fitting it is that our critically acclaimed programs will be featured nationally on this broadcast, which originated on our very campus,” said MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee. “I continue to be amazed at the talents of our students and the amazing faculty who lead them.”

saxoPhonist John calz PerforMs May 20

John Calz, a Smyrna-based smooth jazz artist, will perform on Saturday, May 20, at a Jazz on the Lawn event at St. Ignatius Catholic Church in Antioch. Calz (a.k.a. John Calzavara) will lead a quartet playing classic jazz music. Later this year, the saxophonist plans to hold an album release party for a new full-length recording. Calz has also been working with local radio station 103.9 WQJZ on promoting jazz music in the area and the station plans to add some of his music to its rotation.

“If you’re looking for smooth jazz that grooves, John Calz is packing it for you,” according to musician and producer Walt Meskell.

The May 20 Jazz on the Lawn event kicks off at 7 p.m. St Ignatius is located at 601 Bell Rd., Antioch, Tennessee. Food will be available for sale.

For more information on John Calz, visit johncalz.com.