(Nashville, Tenn.) September 21, 2005 –NBC’s new series “Three Wishes,” starring five-time GRAMMY Award-winning recording artist Amy Grant, is receiving extensive media exposure. Publications featuring or reviewing the show include The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, TV Guide, The Dallas Morning News, The Tennessean and Rocky Mountain News, as well as The Seattle Times which stated, “There’s a new Oprah in town, and her name is Amy Grant.” Grant will promote the series premiere, which airs Friday at 9pm EST/8pm CST, with appearances this Thursday on ABC’s “The View” and NBC’s “Today Show.”

The early media response to “Three Wishes” has been overwhelmingly positive. Comments include:

"Feel-good reality is on the rise, and ‘Three Wishes’ delivers the goods." - TV GUIDE/ September 11, 2005

Named one of five “favorite new fall shows” - ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY (9/9 Fall Preview issue)

“There’s a new Oprah in town, and her name is Amy Grant.” - PAMELA SITT, SEATTLE TIMES (9/11/05)

Named one of “Two Likely-To-Soar Reality Gigs” (along with “The Apprentice: Martha Stewart”) - ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS

“Some TV critics, including this one, think that making dreams come true in small-town America is just the ticket for a sleeper hit.” - THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS (8/1/05)

"Stealth hit of the year: NBC's Three Wishes, a warm and fuzzy Extreme Makeover: Home Edition-like reality show hosted by singer Amy Grant." - KNIGHT RIDDER SYNDICATE, Wednesday, August 10, 2005

“I’m not in the prediction business because I hate being wrong. But in Amy Grant’s case, I’ll make an exception and bet that the Christian pop star’s first network series, an NBC reality show titled “Three Wishes,” will be one of next year’s new hits.

“The concept is irresistible.” - MATT ZOLLER SEITZ/THE STAR-LEDGER in Newark, NJ

The hour-long, unscripted series features Grant as she leads a team of experts to "grant" wishes to help make the hopes and unbelievable dreams of deserving people come true. Viewers will follow the deeply personal and heartwarming stories as Grant and her team transform these hopes into a life-changing reality.

The full spectrum of wishes ranges from paying tribute to an unsung hero to helping a despairing family in the grip of a loved one's life-threatening medical crisis. Additional "wish" examples include: tearful reunions with long-lost relatives; living out a mind-blowing sports fantasy, and helping to save a dedicated teacher's job.

Carpenter Carter Oosterhouse ("Trading Spaces"), contractor Eric Stromer ("Clean Sweep") and architect Amanda Miller ("Knock First") comprise Grant's team of experts. Andrew Glassman (NBC's "Average Joe 1-4") and Jason Raff (NBC's "Average Joe 1-4") are the executive producers, and Tony Croll (NBC's "Average Joe") is the director of this pilot from Glassman Media and NBC Universal Television Studio.

“Three Wishes” is one of six new series to air in September on NBC including a series with Martha Stewart picking a protégé and one comedy: "My Name is Earl," featuring Jason Lee ("Chasing Amy") as a downtrodden lottery winner.

In addition to her work on “Three Wishes,” Grant recently released her twentieth record, Rock of Ages…Hymns & Faith, to critical and commercial acclaim. The project made its debut at #1 on both the Christian and the Christian Overall SoundScan charts, and entered the Billboard Top 200 sales chart at #42. The success of Rock of Ages follows the follows the recent Gold certification of Grant’s first hymns project, Legacy…Hymns & Faith.

Produced by Vince Gill and Brown Bannister, Rock of Ages…Hymns & Faith contains twelve classic hymns and worship songs, including a “Rock of Ages” duet with Gill, along with a newly recorded version “El Shaddai,” which was named “A Song of the Century” by the RIAA in 2001.

Over the course of her career, Amy Grant has sold well over 25 million records worldwide, including one quintuple Platinum record, a triple Platinum record and a double Platinum record, as well as six Platinum and three Gold records. Five of her songs have hit #1 at mainstream radio, in addition to multiple #1 hits at Christian radio. Additionally, her work has been honored with five GRAMMY Awards, twenty-four Dove Awards and many other accolades, including being nominated into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2003. Grant has also been noted for her humanitarian contributions, receiving among other honors the Pax Christi Award from St. John’s University in 1994.