ASU marching band to star in A&E reality show

MONTGOMERY, Alabama --Today is the last day of "pre-drill camp" for members of theAlabama State University Mighty Marching Hornets Band.

Now, they prepare for national fame.

The band has been selected to star in a reality television show, "Bama State Style," on the popular A&E Network. Cameras arrive on campus Monday and will continue to follow the lives of band members and staff through January — around the same time the show is scheduled to premiere.

ASU Band director James Oliver said the TV show will be family-based, following students as they navigate through the music program.

Last year, Oliver got an email from Tremendous! Entertainment, the production company behind "Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern" and several other reality shows. The company was planning a college band-themed show, and the Marching Hornets was one of five it was considering. Representatives visited ASU.

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