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KAREW ENTERTAINMENT EARNS 2 STELLAR AWARD NOMINATIONS

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KAREW Entertainment, home of the Grammy Award winning Clark Sisters and multiple award winners Karen Clark Sheard and Kierra Sheard, is are excited to announce two Stellar Gospel Music Award nominations for their hometown choir, GEI and it’s #1 Billboard song, “Hang On.”
The label celebrates double nominations for first time nominees and Billboard’s 2017 “Rookie of the Year,” GEI. GEI picked up a nominations forContemporary Choir of the Yearand Song of the Year for their #1 Billboard Gospel single, “Hang On.”
Recorded within the walls of Bishop J. Drew Sheard and Karen Clark Sheard’s Greater Emmanuel Institutional (GEI) C.O.G.I.C. in Detroit, the album, “GEI LIVE” made a Top 5 debut on Billboard’s Top Gospel Albums chart upon its release, and showcases twelve other tracks of powerful live performances with refreshing enthusiasm, love and celebration for God’s blessings available to everyone. Backed by the GEI Mass Choir, the GEI LIVE album experience includes “Press On” (feat. Bishop J. Drew Sheard),” “I Owe You Praise” (feat. Karen Clark Sheard), “Look To the Hills” (feat. The Clark Sisters), an original hymn “I’m In His Arms” (feat. Dorinda Clark Cole), “My God Is Real” and more.
“I am excited about presenting the future of Karew Entertainment to the world. Karew is now expanding from just a record label to a full entertainment company including multi-genre music, film, fashion, and more. We are a team of young and innovative millennials working together to build timeless projects. We are currently still building and it only gets better,” says President & CEO of Karew Entertainment, J. Drew Sheard II.
KAREW Entertainment’s current roster includes: Karen Clark Sheard, Kierra Sheard and The Clark Sisters, who were recently sampled on rapper Jay Z’s 4:44 album.
The 33rd Annual Stellar Awards will be taped March 24 in Las Vegas, NV.
WATCH THE MUSIC VIDEO FOR “HANG ON”
GEI - Hang On feat: Kierra Sheard [Official Music Video]
GEI LIVE – Retail Link:
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“HANG ON” MUSIC VIDEO – LINK
For more information on Kierra Sheard, visit:
Facebook: /KierraSheard
Twitter: @KierraSheard
Instagram: @KierraSheard
For more information about Karew Records, visit:
Facebook: /KarewRecords
Twitter: @KarewRecords
Instagram: @officialgeilive
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From the Frontlines to the Screen: How West Texas Hospitals Became National Models of Crisis Leadership

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In the vast and often unforgiving expanse of West Texas, healthcare doesn’t come easy. Resources are stretched, patients are sometimes hours away from care, and trauma doesn’t wait for convenience. Yet, against the odds, two hospitals—Medical Center Hospital in Odessa and Pecos County Memorial Hospital in Fort Stockton—are quietly transforming what it means to lead in rural emergency medicine. Their work, now drawing national attention thanks to the Amazon Prime docuseries Desert Doc, is setting a new benchmark in crisis leadership and trauma care.

What makes these institutions exceptional isn’t just their location or their patient volume—it’s their unwavering ability to deliver high-stakes medical care with limited resources, tight budgets, and enormous responsibility. In this region, where oil rigs outnumber ambulances and car crashes are all too common, fast, effective emergency response can mean the difference between life and death.

What’s behind their success? It’s a powerful blend of visionary leadership, courageous medical direction, and a culture built on resilience and adaptability. Leading the way are CEOs Russell Tippin of Medical Center Hospital and Betsy Briscoe of Pecos County Memorial Hospital—trailblazers who have pushed the boundaries of innovation in rural healthcare. Partnering with them are dedicated physicians like Dr. Sudip Bose, whose frontline experience as an US Army combat physician in Iraq shapes his calm, decisive approach to crisis care. As seen in Desert Doc, Dr. Bose is part of a committed network of clinicians who view rural emergency medicine not just as a career, but as a calling. 

While the show Desert Doc brings these high-pressure moments to life on screen, what it also reveals is the remarkable strength of the systems behind the scenes. Pecos County Memorial Hospital, for instance, may be smaller in scale, but its impact is no less profound. Their medical staff routinely stabilize and save patients in conditions that would challenge even the best-equipped urban centers. Their coordination with air medical services, cross-training of rural clinicians, and integration of battlefield-inspired trauma techniques demonstrate a playbook that larger hospitals could learn from.

The pandemic further spotlighted these hospitals’ leadership under pressure. Medical Center Hospital quickly adapted to shifting protocols, staff shortages, and overwhelming patient volumes. Their response earned praise from both state and federal health authorities, showing that rural facilities can be agile and innovative in ways that larger systems often struggle to match.

The growing interest in Desert Doc isn’t just about entertainment—it’s a window into the reality of rural healthcare, and the hospitals and people rising to meet that reality every day. While the series centers on Dr. Bose’s gripping, real-time cases, the true story is broader. It’s about a region’s commitment to resilience. It’s about hospitals doing more with less—and doing it with excellence.

As the spotlight shines on these stories, one thing becomes clear: West Texas hospitals are no longer just local lifelines. They are national models of what’s possible when leadership, courage, and innovation collide.

🎥 Watch the Trailer: Desert Doc Trailer – YouTube
📺 Stream the Full Series on Amazon Prime: Desert Doc on Amazon Prime

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