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Rick and Brooke Greene

About Rick Greene

Rick Greene is an award-winning communications professional and contractor to the federal government who previously spent more than 20 years as a journalist in the Ohio Valley, including two editorships.

He is the owner of Southern Ohio Multimedia and owner of the Route 23 Bluegrass Festival. He grew up in Flatwoods, Kentucky, is a 1988 graduate of Russell High School and a 1993 graduate of the University of Kentucky with a bachelor's degree in journalism and mass communications.

He lives in Waverly, Ohio, and is married to Brooke Greene. They have two children - Max, 24, and Ava, 18. His hobbies besides bluegrass music include golf, traveling, and sports.

The Philosophy

The approach for the Route 23 Bluegrass Festival is to honor bluegrass music with a professional event that showcases talented artists and provides a positive representation of our beautiful southern Ohio community. 

Our approach is to welcome our guests of all ages with open arms and treat all persons involved courteously and respectfully to create the type of environment that invites participation and camaraderie. We aim to provide music environments with high energy that get the crowd engaged with the artists while having proper security for the safety of everyone involved.
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The festival is a public-private partnership between Southern Ohio Multimedia and the Pike County Agricultural Society, where all camping proceeds benefit the Pike County Fair Board and our local 4-H program.​

We start with a high standard to bring quality entertainment to our customers and to keep prices as low practical to accomplish that goal. There is an understanding that customers have many options for entertainment and there is a recognition that it is important to keep affordability in mind as we manage the project. Bluegrass music offers a great value for the ever-increasing cost of entertainment and the customer experience is at the forefront of all festival decisions.

SOUTHERN OHIO MULTIMEDIA

Owner, Rick Greene

P.O. Box 231

Waverly, OH 45690

(740) 547-9059

Corporate sponsors of Route 23 Bluegrass Festival
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