Aiken, SC - The South Carolina Outdoor Press Association (SCOPe) held its business conference in the beautiful town of Aiken, SC, October 21-24.
An essential part of the event is the Excellence in Craft Competition where members compete head-to-head in different categories of outdoor communication.
Christian Outdoors Podcast swept the awards for Audio communication at this years’ conference. Winning both first and second places in the category.
The 1st place winner was episode # 68 entitled “The Evolution of the Muzzleloading Rifle” with Tony Smotherman.
2nd place winner was episode #40 “How a Dog Shooting Me Changed my Life” with Matt Branch
“I am thrilled with these awards.” Founder and host Pete Rogers said upon receiving them. “It validates all of the hard work and effort to bring good content to the listeners” he said.
Christian Outdoors Podcast is the fastest growing podcast in its genre, with the number of listeners doubling each month. Most episodes have interviews with people about their passion for the outdoors and their personal faith journey, while other episodes focus on some spiritual issue facing our world.
About Christian Outdoors Podcast
Christian Outdoors Podcast (www.christianoutdoors.org) was founded in 2019 by outdoor writer and communicator Pete Rogers. In an effort to merge his passion for Christ with the outdoors. Rogers saw a place to share great outdoor stories and stories of faith in one platform. Christian Outdoors podcast releases a weekly show every Sunday at noon. All episodes are found on all of the podcasts platforms and are available on his website.
About Pete Rogers
Pete Rogers is a graduate from the University of South Carolina and earned his Masters in Divinity degree from Erskine Theological Seminary before being ordained. Over 21 years ago, Pete began merging his passion for writing with the outdoors.
Pete spends over 250 days a year afield in pursuit of various game. An avid hunter, fishing, camping and hiking.
Taking these experiences, Pete publishes over 100 articles and 400 photographs annually in numerous publications. He is also the author of six books and founder and host of Christian Outdoors Podcast. A weekly podcast that merges his passion for the outdoors with his passion for Christ.
A member of the Professional Outdoor Media Association, the Southeastern Outdoor Press Association and current president of the South Carolina Outdoor Press Association, his stories, videos, photographs, and podcasts have earned over 60 awards.
In addition to all this Pete is also a well sought-after keynote speaker for non-profits, civic groups, churches, sportsman’s banquets, clubs, team building retreats, college campuses and more.
To have Pete speak at your next event contact him at; pete@christianoutdoors.org
About South Carolina Outdoor Press
The South Carolina Outdoor Press Association (SCOPe) has served the content creators of South Carolina for 34 years. Beginning in 1987 SCOPe has worked to help its members to grow in the craft of writing and photography and in recent years, in other fields of outdoor communication. Founded by some of the most well-known names in the industry, SCOPe is one of the few outdoor organizations that is growing. If you would like to find out more, please go to; www.scoutdoorpress.com for more information. Contact us at; sc.outdoorpress@gmail.com