CeCe Winans and Steven Curtis Chapman will host the 34th Annual Dove Awards on Thursday, April 10, 2003, from The Gaylord Entertainment Center, John W. Styll, GMA president, announced today. PAX TV will once again be a broadcast partner for the Dove Awards, this year airing the awards show on the coveted Saturday evening prime time slot - April 19 from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. ET/PT. The Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) will also air the show, resulting in the largest potential audience the Dove Awards has seen. TBN will televise the Dove Awards on Friday, April 25 at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT and Saturday, April 26 at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT.

"The GMA wanted this year's Dove Awards to focus on the distinctiveness of Christian music and who better to help us than CeCe and Steven. These two artists represent the best in Christian music, for both their commercial success and their artistic integrity, and will make terrific hosts for an evening of entertainment and inspiration. We welcome back PAX TV and welcome TBN as our broadcast partners and plan to produce for them a show that their audiences will enjoy," said Styll.