Grand Ole Opry to Celebrate 5,000th Weekly Broadcast in October
Chris Willman Music WriterThere’s no kidding around about the “ole” in Grand Ole Opry: The most venerable of all American broadcast institutions will celebrate its 5,000th Saturday night show in October, to be preceded by a month-long countdown to the historic milestone.Plans for the commemorative events were discussed at a press conference at Nashville’s Opry House Tuesday featuring WSM and “Opry” host Bill Cody talking with Carly Pearce, the newest member of the Opry, and musician and historian Marty Stuart (pictured above).Although it’s a landmark occasion, the lineup for the Oct. 30 show looks a lot like it might on any other Saturday night, as far as its intergenerational lineup goes.