Rascal Flatts
have been named the recipient of the CRS 2012 Artist Humanitarian
Award to be presented at Country Radio Seminar in Nashville on Feb. 22. The award was created in 1990 to honor country artists
who have exhibited exceptional humanitarian efforts during their career. Past recipients include
Tim
McGraw and
Faith Hill,
Trace
Adkins,
Randy Owen,
Toby
Keith,
Brad Paisley,
Brooks
& Dunn,
Reba McEntire,
Vince
Gill,
Garth Brooks and
Charlie
Daniels, among others. Band members Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney have been active in charitable contributions
and humanitarian endeavors throughout their career. In 2010, they donated $3 million to the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital
at Vanderbilt's Pediatric Surgery Center in Nashville. They currently serve as celebrity spokespersons for the national suicide
prevention organization, The Jason Foundation, and have been members of the American Red Cross Celebrity Cabinet for the past
seven years. Country Radio Seminar, a private event attracting radio programmers and personalities from throughout the nation,
takes place Feb. 22-24 at the Nashville Convention Center.
