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Calling Competition Crowns New World Champions at the World Predator & Hunting Expo

OVERLAND PARK, Kansas - Twenty seven callers from around the country traveled to Kansas to compete in the world championship predator calling competition. "All the callers did a wonderful job and they all have my respect as the top callers in the world." said Brent Rueb, promoter of the World Predator & Hunting Expo which took place at the Overland Park Convention Center August 22 - 24.

The new world distress calling champion is Seth Skinner out of central Texas. The second place world distress caller is Jon Paul Moody from Tennessee. Ernie Wilson representing Pennsylvania is the third place world distress caller.

The new world coyote vocalization champion is JD Piatt coming from Ohio. Second place world coyote vocalization caller is Jeremy Gugelmeyer out ofTexas. Brent Saxton took home to Ohio the third place world coyote vocalization trophy.

The world's new all-around predator calling champion is Tennessee's Jon Paul Moody. A more complete listing of all the competitors and how they finished will be posted online at www.worldpredatorandhuntingexpo.com.

The calling World Predator Calling Competition is sponsored by Johnny Stewart Game Calls & Predator Xtreme Magazine.

The OPCC sits on a 26-acre site in the heart of Overland Park, the largest suburban city in the Kansas City metropolitan area and the second largest city inKansas. The mid-sized convention center features a 60,000 square-foot exhibition hall that connects to the 25,000 sq. ft. Edwin C. Eilert Ballroom. Additionally, the OPCC provides an additional 15,000 sq. ft. of event space and 40,000 sq. ft. of pre-function space that proudly houses a collection of selected works of art created by renowned Midwestern artists.

Overland Park offers visitors a wide variety of lodging accommodations and boasts a total inventory of more than 5,000 guest rooms. Of these, 1,000 are within walking distance of the OPCC, including the 412-room Sheraton Hotel. There are also 3,000 hotel rooms within five minutes of the facility.

Global Spectrum (global-spectrum.com) is the fastest growing firm in the public assembly facility management field with more than 70 facilities throughout the United States and Canada. The Philadelphia-based company is part of one of the world's largest sports and entertainment companies, Comcast-Spectacor, which also owns the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League, the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association, the Philadelphia Phantoms of the American Hockey League, Flyers Skate Zone, a series of community ice skating rinks, Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, a regional sports programming network, Ovations Food Services, a food and beverage services provider, New Era Tickets, a full-service ticketing and marketing product for public assembly facilities, and Front Row Marketing Services, a commercial rights sales company and 3601 Creative Group, a full-service in-house advertising agency. In a partnership with Disson Skating, Comcast-Spectacor annually produces 10 nationally televised figure skating spectaculars on NBC.

Media Contact:
Kelly O'Hagan (913) 339-3067 or kohagan@opconventioncenter.com