Music Legend Pat Boone, Mandisa, Dr. Bobby Jones, and Danny Gokey Added to the 45th Annual GMA Dove Awards

The Gospel Music Association has announced the latest  additions to the presenter and performer roster for the 45th Annual GMA Dove Awards including: music icon and 2003 GMA Hall of Fame inductee Pat Boone; Dove and Grammy Award winner Mandisa; singer/songwriter and "American Idol" contestant Danny Gokey; BET's "Celebration of Gospel" host and Dove winner Dr. Bobby Jones; the Nashville Super Choir supporting Hezekiah Walker; a star-studded southern gospel medley featuring the talents of Brian Free & Assurance, Karen Peck & New River, Wayne Haun and Ernie Haase. The GMA Dove Awards will take place on Tuesday, October 7 at Allen Arena on the campus of Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tenn.; and will be taped for broadcast on the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) on October 12, 2014. 

These top artists will join the recently announced co-hosts Bart Millard of MercyMe and Lecrae, as well as Natalie Grant, Hezekiah Walker, Erica Campbell, Capital Kings, Olympic Gold Medalist Scott Hamilton, author Karen Kingsbury, for KING & COUNTRY, 1 Girl Nation, Ellie Holcomb, David and Tamela Mann, Sandi Patty, Tedashii, Alan and Lisa Robertson of Duck Dynasty and Bill Gaither as participants on the show. The pre-show hosts include Dove Award nominees Jonathan McReynolds and Meredith Andrews.

For Dove updates and breaking news, please visit the Gospel Music Association’s Dove Awards website, www.dovewards.com, as well as the GMA's various social network platforms.