Jon and Gina have taken TEXT messaging technology to new heights for Addicted to the Outdoors fans.

 Join the fan club for free or login to your fan club profile and simply check the box next to text message. In the drop down box select your cell carrier which coincides with your cell phone. This will allow you to receive TEXT messages directly from Jon and Gina Brunson. This is a free text feature on our Addicted to the Outdoors website.

 Jon and Gina may be in Canada or Kansas hunting. It won’t matter, if you’re a fan, you can receive direct text messages from The Brunson’s. Make sure your cell phone number is listed on your Addicted to the Outdoors profile. We do not share your information with anyone. However, we do share valuable hunting and Addicted to the Outdoors television exciting news.

 Please remember, Jon and Gina have thousands of loyal fans. If you text them back, they will do their best to respond. Remember, they too are on location in the woods and may have limited cell phone service however they will do their best to respond in a timely manner. Your questions will go to both Jon and Gina, so be specific on who you want to answer. For example, if you want to know Jon or Gina’s largest whitetail harvested with a bow, just ask.  

 If you decide later you want to cancel this incredible new TEXT service. All you do is take the checkmark out of the box next to Text Messaging on your Addicted to the Outdoors fan page.

 We hope you enjoy this revolutionary new feature. Thanks for being Addicted to the Outdoors!

With the brilliance of Jon and Gina Brunson and three years of creativity and very hard work, they are finally ready to unveil www.trueviewlive.com to concert watchers all around the world.  A best kept secret--their dream come true--is ready for viewing.  Relax, kick back, and let the good times roll!

True View Live (TVL) is one of the finest internet media delivery platforms ever produced. TVL allows live concerts to be watched in true high definition via the internet from any computer, PC or MAC. You are able to view your choice of concert in real time, NO DELAYS, NO DOWNLOADS, NO BUFFERING, and NO INTERRUPTIONS.  Literally, non-stop continuous HD picture and sound are available from anywhere you choose. 

By developing an encoding process and streaming architecture that is second to none, this advanced streaming solution makes it possible to deliver internet television with the highest quality performance onto the web LIVE.

April 30, 2010, will be TVL’s first event. Jon and Gina are proud to announce that “Colt Ford” will be the first concert on True View. Join them for this incredible concert and backstage pass. This is truly something to see and will continue to keep you “Addicted to the Outdoors.”

Reality TV is Ruining Marriages, but the Cameras are Bringing One Reality TV Couple Closer Together

Jon and Kate are a trainwreck, The Hogans filed for divorce and most of The Bachelor fairy tale endings head down the drain instead of down the aisle. Has reality TV become a marriage-wrecker? Not so, says Jon Brunson and his wife Gina, stars of the reality hit Addicted to the Outdoors presented by Limbsaver on The Outdoor Network. Unlike most reality TV couples, the cameras have actually brought them and their family closer together.

Jon and Gina have been together for 18 years and both have a lifelong passion for the outdoors. Their passion ultimately led them to the TV in 2004 when they created JBO Production Inc. and experimented with reality TV programming. They created award-winning shows and other great shows such as Country Boys Outdoors featuring Chicago Bulls center Brad Miller. Three years later, they turned the cameras on themselves and packed their lives into a RV to create what would become the hit show Addicted to the Outdoors.

The show has been a key to their happiness and success – both on- and off-camera.

The biggest difference between Jon and Gina and other reality TV couples is that Jon and Gina have their own production company and produce their own show, so they have 100 percent control over how their lives are presented. Control is the key.

“There’s a couple of common threads that turn these reality shows into disasters,” Jon explains. “One, when people let cameras into their homes, they don’t realize that they’re giving up control of their lives. Second, most of these people are partnering with a major production company, so other people are dictating and shaping the story. Their job is to create an entertaining product and the producers will key in on things that will sell. They don’t think about the long-term aspects. Nobody is going to look out for your family as well as you will. You’re really giving up control and most producers won’t have your family’s best interest in mind.”

In addition, the members of The Brunsons’ camera crew have worked closely with them for years, so the crew has a keen understanding of The Brunsons’ lives and ground rules.

Reality TV has also strengthened Jon and Gina’s relationship with their six children who range in age from 5 to 16. When the kids are not in school, they’ll make an occasional cameo appearance on the show, but their lives are generally no different than their non-TV classmates.

“The show has definitely brought us closer together,” Gina says. “We’re able to spend a lot more time together and with our kids too because we don’t have 9-to-5 jobs. Of course, we have some periods when we’re traveling, but if you look at the overall time spent with the kids, we spend a ton of time together. Even when we’re on the road, we’re constantly in touch.”

Until now, the kids have spent most of their time off-camera, but there’s more to life than just being in touch with the outdoors. There’s all of the very real moments in-between and their lives behind the camera. The Brunsons are experimenting with Meet the Brunsons, a second, behind-the-scenes look at what it’s like to produce reality TV shows (Both their own and others) while raising six kids and maintaining a healthy marriage.

“We talked to our kids about the idea of creating a show around our entire family and they’re very excited about it,” Jon says. “This will definitely be a learning experience for us. But we’re very conscious about privacy. Once again, one of the biggest differences between us and other reality TV families is that, if it’s not comfortable for our kids, we can shut it down in a minute because we control the content and the project.”

Thanks to reality TV, Jon and Gina are living a dream by not only finding success at doing what they love, but spending their time with those they most love too.

For more information about Jon and Gina and Addicted to the Outdoors, not to mention some great web extras and contests, visit www.addictedtotheoutdoors.com. Watch Addicted to the Outdoors three times a week on The Outdoor Channel on Saturdays at 10:30 am EST, Thursdays at 6 pm EST and Sundays at 7 am EST. Watch for the first episode of Meet the Brunsons as a webisode on their website coming in August.

Link to original release. 

Tuesday August 18, 2009

Conservation first and foremost, trying to keep the outdoor lifestyle alive. Hunting, fishing, camping, outdoors -- those are traditions we like to see passed down in families. The charities we are involved in are about teaching kids about the outdoors. Taking care of property, game, making sure that it's going to be around for our grandchildren, great-grandkids, great-great-grandkids will be able to enjoy them. 

Link to interview

Take a look at the Addicted TV section where we will display periodic videos and updates about various things that are going on in camp Brunson. I hope you like the new site, and let us know what else you would like to see.