Clay Walker Recognized By CRB, Inc. As This Year's Artist Humanitarian

(Nashville, Tennessee -- March, 5th, 2008) Every year, the Country Radio Broadcasters recognize one of the many deserving artists with the Artist Humanitarian Award. This year, the award was presented to Clay Walker during the opening ceremonies of the 39th Annual Country Radio Seminar. Charlie Daniels, the 1993 recipient of the award, and CRB President, Becky Brenner presented this year's award.

The CRB instituted the Artist Humanåitarian Award in 1990, which was first presented during the 21st Country Radio Seminar. Past honorees include Brad Paisley, Brooks and Dunn, Garth Brooks, and Kenny Rogers.

In 1999, Walker was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, the leading cause of non-traumatic disability in young people in the world. He is currently in remission. In 2003, he formed the Band Against MS Foundation, a non-profit charity organization dedicated to funding research and providing education for others battling the disease. Band Against MS has made many sizable donations to support MS research at The University of Texas Medical School in Houston, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, and the Vanderbilt Medical Center among others. He has been named Ambassador by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, which is the organization's highest honor. He has been a financial contributor to many nationally recognized charities including The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, the Ronald McDonald House Charities, The Salvation Army, Habitat for Humanity, American Heart Association, the Tim McGraw Foundation, The Make A Wish Foundation, The American Cancer Society among many others.

According to CRB Executive Director Ed Salamon, "The CRB Board is continuously impressed by the generosity of country music artists as a whole. Clay Walker is a positive example for the industry and a well deserving recipient of this award."

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