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Kit 2014
2014
Celebrating the great stories of America
EVERYBODY loves a good story!
Welcome to Small Town Big Deal...
where America’s BEST stories come alive.
We are the real deal when it comes to reality TV.
We tell the stories of real people. And their stories
make us laugh, fill us with pride, give us hope and
remind us that national treasures are often found
where we least expect them! Our nation is filled
with amazing people and their personal stories of
big success, clever innovation, captivating history,
and sometimes downright wacky traditions.
America is thirsty for this kind of reality,
and it’s happening on Small Town Big Deal!
Your hosts: Rodney Miller & Jann Carl
Rodney, Creator/Co-Host of Small Town Big Deal, grew
up in a small town in Southern Illinois. Although his career
took him to the far corners of the world, his true passion has
always been for small town America. He had a dream to create
a television show that showcased the remarkable people
and captivating stories happening in those towns everyday.
Against the odds he made his dream a reality, Small Town
Big Deal went on the air on RFD-TV in September 2012.
Jann, Producer/Co-Host of Small Town Big Deal has been
telling great stories her entire career as an Emmy Award
winning broadcast journalist. “I’ve been in the television
industry for all of my adult life, and I am seeing a shift in
programming, moving away from negative and towards
optimistic. Small Town Big Deal is ahead of the curve
on this, and the fans are responding favorably!”
Rodney Miller:
From Farmboy to CEO to TV Host!
Before creating Small Town Big Deal Rodney enjoyed a long career in farm
machinery manufacturing and sales. He served as CEO of McCormick International, USA in Duluth, GA until May 2010. Previously he was
CEO of Montana Tractors, located in Springdale, AR. Rodney
led a team that took Montana Tractors from $2 million in
annual revenue to over $80 million in just three years.
Before his stints as a CEO, Rodney helped Valtra
Tractors set up USA operations and was responsible for sales
in the Midwest. In the 90’s, he was a territory manager for
both Long and Mahindra Tractor companies. His career
experience extends to ownership in a tractor dealership he
operated for more than 10 years in Illinois.
He currently serves on several boards: Georgia FFA
Sponsor Board, Georgia Agribusiness Council, Illinois Rural Heritage Museum, and Georgia Agritourism Association.
He still maintains a farming operation in Illinois as well as South Georgia — and is
founder and owner of a large corn maze/agritourism destination in metro Atlanta!
Jann Carl: Trading Hollywood’s
Red Carpets for America’s Back Roads
Jann has worked as a news reporter and anchor as well as a television producer and
writer. But she is perhaps best known for her 14 years on “Entertainment Tonight”—
interviewing celebrities and working the red carpets. Jerry Lewis
hand picked her to co-host the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s
Labor Day Telethon in 1996 and has been part of that broadcast
ever since. She has served on the MDA Board of Directors and is
currently a National Vice President of the organization.
She has also co-hosted ABC’s “Oscar Countdown” Academy
Awards show, “Countdown to the Emmys” and the Tournament
of Roses Parade on CBS and HGTV. A graduate of the University
of Missouri’s School of Journalism, her alma mater acknowledged
her professional accomplishments and her service to the
University with the Faculty-Alumni Award.
To quote Jann, Small Town Big Deal is the show I’ve
been looking for my entire career! I’ve always wanted to tell
the fascinating, off the beaten path stories that help paint the
portrait of America, and now I do.”
ENTERTAINING! Informative. Amusing.
Inspiring. Heartwarming. Dynamic.
( ...and often a little bit crazy!)
Put Small Town Big Deal to work
for your brand
• Fresh, fascinating real-life stories
• R
FD-TV/FamilyNet is in over 61 Million US Households
of the 115 million households with TVs
• Delivers over 10.5 million adult viewers each week
• C
arried on Direct TV (channel 345), Dish (channel 231)
and hundreds of other cable systems to thousands of
cities in over 200 DMAs across all 50 states
• D
elivering a solid adult 50+ audience in C&D
counties, the #1 Cable Network to offer this
demographic penetration
• Two airings per week – Thursdays 9:30pm EST / 8:30pm
CST; repeat Fridays 11:30am EST /10:30am CST
(daytime airing subject to occasional pre-emption by network)
• A
ctive website supporting our advertisers with
featured announcements and links
• Strong product placement
• Tiered sponsorship packages and spot buy options
Contact us about advertising packages
& product placement opportunities
Rodney Miller
[email protected]
678-451-9889
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Jann Carl
[email protected]
323-697-0760
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Small Town Big Deal, Inc.
www.smalltownbigdeal.com
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