NASHVILLE CELEBRITIES TEE IT UP FOR THE CELEBRITY KIDS CLASSIC HOSTED BY TRACE ADKINS

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - April 23, 2002 - Capitol recording artist Trace Adkins will host the BellSouth Senior Classic at Gaylord Opryland's annual Celebrity Kids Classic for the third year. The event, which takes place at Springhouse Golf Club on Sunday, June 9, brings Nashville celebrities together to raise money for the charities of the BellSouth Senior Classic at Gaylord Opryland and is the kick-off event for tournament week.

The 2002 charities for the BellSouth Senior Classic include Vanderbilt Children's Hospital, Middle Tennessee Council Boy Scouts of America, Girl Scout Council of Cumberland Valley, Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee, Family & Chldren's Service and Tennessee Lions Charities.

"The Celebrity Kids Classic has become an event that I really look forward to being a part of each year," said Adkins. "This is my third year to be involved and it never ceases to amaze me at the support we continue to receive from so many of my friends in the business. This is such a great way to get together, have some fun and all the while do something good for our children here in Tennessee."

Celebrities scheduled to play in the tournament as of April 23 include:

Trace Adkins
T. Bubba Bechtol
Shannon Brown
Rodney Carrington
Jeff Carson
Charlie Chase
Jameson Clark
Clay Davidson
Charles Davis
Vince Gill
Craig Hentrich
Jan Howard
Bobby Johnson
Rudy Kalis
Mike Keith
Andy Kelly
Hal Ketchum
Alan Lowry
Coley McCabe
Lila McCann
Craig Morgan
Bob Mueller
Jimmy Newman
Sammy Rachels
Pat Sperduto
Chalee Tennison
Union Station
Billy Walker
Mark Wills

The BellSouth Senior Classic at Gaylord Opryland, held June 9-16, is a premiere stop on the SENIOR PGA TOUR. The 9th annual tournament will be broadcast nationwide on CNBC and PAX networks. Since inception, the BellSouth Senior Classic at Gaylord Opryland has donated over $1.6 million to Tennessee charities.

About BellSouth Corporation

BellSouth Corporation is a Fortune 100 communications services company headquartered in Atlanta, GA, serving more than 45 million customers in the United States and 15 other countries.

Consistently recognized for customer satisfaction, BellSouth provides a full array of broadband data and e-commerce solutions to business customers, including Web hosting and other Internet services. In the residential market, BellSouth offers DSL high-speed Internet access, advanced voice features and other services. BellSouth also provides online and directory advertising services, including BellSouth® Real PagesSM.com.

BellSouth owns 40 percent of Cingular Wireless, the nation's second largest wireless company, which provides innovative wireless data and voice services.

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For more information, contact:

Heather Middleton MERCATUS Communications (615) 254-6785 Kenny Blackburn BellSouth Corporation (615) 214-5904 For Trace Adkins Schatzi Hageman Hot Schatz Public Relations (615) 782-0078