Gaylord Entertainment to Report Fourth Quarter and Year Ended 2001 Results

Earnings Call to be Broadcast Live Over the Internet

Press Release: Gaylord Entertainment
February 11, 2002
NASHVILLE, TN -- Gaylord Entertainment Company (NYSE:GET), a diversified hospitality and entertainment company, will release results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2001 on Friday, February 15, 2002 before the market opens at 8:30 a.m. EDT.

Following the release, the Company will review these results on a national conference call at 10 a.m. EDT.

The quarterly conference call will be broadcast live over the Internet and will be available thereafter at www.gaylordentertainment.com by clicking on the link to Investor Relations or by visiting www.streetevents.com. The on-line replay will follow shortly after the call and continue for 30 days.

About Gaylord Entertainment

Gaylord Entertainment, a leading hospitality and entertainment company based in Nashville, Tennessee, owns and operates Gaylord Hotels branded properties, including the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee, and the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center in Kissimmee, Florida. Its entertainment brands include the Grand Ole Opry, Acuff-Rose Music Publishing, the Ryman Auditorium, the General Jackson showboat and WSM Radio. Gaylord Entertainment's stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol GET. For more information about the company visit www.gaylordentertainment.com.

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Contact: 

     Investor Relations Contacts:
     Gaylord Entertainment
     David Kloeppel, 615/316-6101
     dkloeppel@gaylordentertainment.com
     or
     Sloane & Co.
     Elliot Sloane, 212/446-1860
     esloane@sloanepr.com
     or
     Media Contacts:
     Gaylord Entertainment
     Karen Spacek, 615/316-6552
     kspacek@gaylordentertainment.com
     or
     Sloane & Co.
     Dan O'Connor, 212/446-1865
     doconnor@sloanepr.com