GAC Taps Actor Barry Williams For New Show

By R. Thomas Umstead
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Actor Barry Williams (The Brady Bunch), will star in a new unscripted series for Great American Country launching next month.

The series, A Very Barry Branson, follows Williams as he goes to Branson, MO to launch a 1970’s musical variety show. The series premieres Feb. 5   

A Very Brady Branson follows a trend of celebrity-themed series on the network that incudes Off the Map With Shannen & Holly and the upcoming two-part series Betty White’s Smartest Animals in America, which premieres Jan. 17.

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.