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November 2000 PRESENTER
OF THE MONTH Rein is a handsome man of nearly six feet with
broad shoulders, laughing eyes, and fair skin, which features a
recent tan. He brushes his hand across his full head of He talks easily to the Texas crowd, telling a joke on himself before getting down to the business of making a young singer feel good about himself. The large audience loves Rein. Off to the side and out of the limelight sits his lovely and obviously tired wife Ells. The two of them have been visiting American Music sites for weeks now - sites such as the Blue Grass Festival in Kentucky, a two-day event with KMA Records chief Keith Bradford of Nashville, and to Clarksville, Tennessee to visit Millennium Records CEO Charlie Ray. Yes, Rein and Ells are both tired, but very happy to be a part of country music. During the show Ells helps out by making a list of names for Helen and Bill Foster as they ready the arena for the continuous crowds of hopeful singers and pickers. Later at home in the Netherlands, Rein goes to the radio station where he works as a Presenter (Disc Jockey). He opens his mail, which contains a new music CD from an unknown singer on an unknown label in Georgia, USA. He listens. It sounds pretty good so he plays it on his radio show. He emails the news via the Internet that, on his playlist, the song was heard in The Netherlands on Rein's radio show today. A singer in Georgia is happy, and Rein is happy because he is doing what he loves, playing and promoting country music. Ells turns on the radio in her kitchen in the Netherlands. She hears the happy voice of her husband Rein playing the country music that he loves. She hears the smile in his voice and she smiles. Rein a hero? Oh yes! Rein Wortelboer is a hero! He is a hero to his listeners, to independent record labels, to singers and pickers, and to country music! Check out Rein's website or drop him a note.
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hair and takes long steps to approach the microphone in Beaumont,
Texas. He has traveled across the ocean from The Netherlands to
Texas as a Presenter for the Lone Star State Awards show that was
held in late October 2000. 
