Steve and Kathy Gray receive coveted award for their innovative faith-based TV show

KANSAS CITY, MO, October 7, 2009 – For the second consecutive year, The Steve & Kathy Show won an Emmy® award from the Mid-America Chapter of the National Association of Television Arts at Sciences. The award was given Oct. 3 in the category of religion for the skit "Real Preachers of Genius: Door to Door Evangelist."

Now in its third season, The Steve & Kathy Show infuses humor, music, parodies, skits and satires into a program that combines a late night talk show feel with an SNL humor, proving popular among viewers across the nation. Hosts Steve and Kathy Gray use a dry and disarming sense of humor to spoof the absurdities in religion today.

"I'm truly honored to be recognized for this groundbreaking style of Christian programming," said executive producer and host Steve Gray. "The Steve & Kathy Show isn't afraid to have fun and push the boundaries of what people think about faith-based TV.” The result is 30 minutes of quality entertainment that draws viewers back for more every week.

“Real Preachers of Genius: Door to Door Evangelist Guy” makes light of the antics of the ever-familiar door to door evangelist. Patterned after the Budweiser Real Men of Genius commercials, the Real Preachers of Genius series that The Steve & Kathy Show has produced poke fun at the silliness that exists in religion today.

Produced in Kansas City, The Steve & Kathy Show has distinguished itself as award-winning humor that’s setting a new standard of excellence for faith-based TV. Its awards include two regional Emmy® awards, eight regional Emmy® nominations, two Gold Telly awards and 65 Telly awards.

The Steve & Kathy Show airs across America on 12 stations in 16 major cities, including Direct TV and Dish Network

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About The Steve and Kathy Show
The Steve and Kathy Show is a pioneering approach to bring America fresh Christian television programming while offering a "religion that works." Hosted by creator and executive producer Steve Gray and co-host Kathy Gray, this award-winning TV show features a late-night format with hilarious original skits, jazz music, and the dynamic energy that Steve and Kathy bring as hosts. Gray's innovative approach to reach those disheartened by "absurd religion" is finding a responsive audience with his tongue-in-cheek satire and wit.

About Steve and Kathy Gray
Steve and Kathy Gray also pastor World Revival Church in Kansas City, a church receiving international exposure through live airings of its services by Daystar Christian Television Network to nearly 500 million homes worldwide.

Steve is the author of a No. 1 Amazon best seller, "My Absurd Religion." He has gained national recognition, having been interviewed for publications like TIME and Newsweek, multiple TV and radio shows, and numerous newspapers. Kathy is an author and speaker in her own right and ministers alongside her husband. Her book entitled “The Last Eve – Innocence Restored” is enjoyed by men and women alike.

Before coming to Kansas City, the Gray’s pastored a church in Smithton, Mo., which attracted a quarter million visitors from 70 nations to a town of 532 people in what was known as the "Smithton Outpouring.”

For more information about Steve and Kathy Gray and The Steve & Kathy Show, go to www.steveandkathygray.com.

For more information about the Mid-America Emmy® awards, go to www.emmymid-america.org.