Issue 934 - November 4, 2024 by Country Aircheck

November 4, 2024, Issue 934

Radiothon Pro-Tip: Local Celebs

How does a radio station in rural Kentucky post annual radiothon totals that rival many major markets? While there’s more than one answer to that question, the biggest one came to light at last month’s St. Jude Country Cares Seminar (CAW 10/28). In short: Local celebrity challenge hours.

The station in question is WBKR/ Owensboro, KY , which raised $334,921 for St. Jude during its February radiothon. In Memphis, PD Chad Benefield told panel attendees that reaching that number in an area with a metro population of roughly 113,000 people has been a progression since the challenge concept was instituted around 2010.

Totes My GOAT: “We were following the St. Jude playbook, doing four elements an hour, but I knew there was much more potential from our listeners,” Benefield says. “[Former morning cohost] Jaclyn Graves and I brainstormed and decided a number of things. First, our other air staff members were not going to be on the air – we were going to do all 26 hours with no regular programming at all. We were shutting off everything that wasn’t St. Jude. No regular music beyond the story songs.

“We also decided to get people involved who we can educate and make part of what we consider to be our St. Jude family. We would brainstorm people in the community and surrounding areas – and we still do – who have big groups of friends or fans. Local celebrities – it could be a local firefighter, politician or band leader. If they have a big network of people, we have them say, ‘Hey, I’m going to be on the St. Jude Radiothon from 11am until noon. Tune in and join me in raising money for St. Jude.’ We learned very quickly that those people put money on the tote board.”

For example, Emily and Mark Shelton. “They are tremendous local musicians who’ve played all over Kentucky and beyond,” Benefield says.“They come in and do an hour for us, and Emily always sets the goal but never tells Mark until they go on the air.

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Eh Team: EMI Nashville’s Tyler Hubbard (c) celebrates several certifications in Canada at his show in Toronto over the weekend. Pictured with (l-r) Universal Music Canada’s Michelle Anderson

NSHOF: Liz Rose

Spotlighting inductees ahead of the Nov. 11 Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala continues with Liz Rose. Born and raised in the Dallas area, it was an unconventional path to songwriting for Rose. Her husband moved the family to Nashville to pursue his songwriting career, but the creative environment soon brought out Rose’s own talents. After initial success with songs like Gary Allan’s “Songs About Rain,” her late bloom came to full flower thanks to a chance encounter with a teenage girl. Collaborations with young Taylor Swift led not just to the top of the country and pop charts, but also earned her the 2010 Grammy for Best Country Song – “White Horse.” See the profiles of fellow inductees Victoria Shaw here and Al Anderson here

I always loved songs. I could hear a song once and sing it back to you; it was always the words that got me. The first song I remember is Skeeter Davis’ “The End Of The World.”

Wallace, Carla DiFelice and Kevin “Ice” White

Chad Benefield

Travis Moon

Scott Hinshelwood

Liz Rose

I love that song so much. Of course there were the Beatles, and a lot of the Tammy Wynette songs like “‘Til I Can Make It On My Own.” Those songs moved me when I was a little kid.

I didn’t start writing until we moved to Nashville. I wrote a couple of songs with some friends because they were all songwriters, but I wasn’t. I got into publishing and song plugging, and then I started signing writers and helping them. I would just wander in a room and ask what they were stuck on and give them a bridge. It was weird.

One of the writers said, “Why don’t we try writing a song?” and that’s what happened. I fell in love with it, and for some reason I was okay at it. I worked hard and wrote every day and got better. I was like 37 or 38, my kids were in school, they thought I’d lost my mind.

I didn’t dream that I could do it because I thought you had to play an instrument to write. I quickly found out you didn’t have to; people would do that for me. That freed me up to write with anyone. I usually can’t do anything until I hear someone play piano or guitar, but the second I hear a melody, I’ve got words.

Taylor was a genius at 14. I played a writer’s round at a label, which I had never done before, she heard me do a couple of songs and asked me if I would write with her. There’s nothing like being in a room with her and watching her mind work.

I can’t even explain it. Her imagination, her way of telling her story and letting it flow. I learned so much from her –that songwriting is the emotion and the truth, and that there are no rules; there’s nothing perfect about it. She also taught me how to write with artists, to let them be the artists in the room and do their thing. While I didn’t know too much about songwriting, I was smart enough to let her be her, and that’s why it worked.

Southwest did a special flight to Miami earlier this month, and I surprised everybody on the plane. We sang some Taylor songs; it was so much fun. It’s crazy what I get to do. Being in a stadium of 60,000 people and hearing them sing two or three of your songs – I still stand there and cry. It’s about being a part of something that brings so much joy and hits people. Those are the “pinch me” moments. This is why we write songs.

I have concerns about the future generation of songwriters. I hope that if the next Kris Kristofferson comes to town, we recognize them, and they get nurtured. My next couple of years are going to be making sure the younger generation knows where this craft came from, and they know not everything is manufactured on a computer by eight people in a room.

I can’t worry about TikTok and all that. I’m not going to fight it; I’m just going to do my thing and nurture as many young songwriters as I can while I celebrate the songwriters of the past. I do love the fact that kids are getting exposed to so much more music than they ever have. There’s no way there will ever be too much music. –Chris Huff

Chart Chat

Congratulations to Jelly Roll (Jason DeFord), Adrian Michaels, Shelly Hargis, Scotty O’Brien and the Stoney Creek promotion team on taking “I Am Not Okay” to No. 1. This is Mr. Roll’s sixth visit to the top of the chart, and fifth as a lead artist. He also becomes just the seventh artist in history to launch a career with five consecutive No. 1s. The song’s 9,890 spins this week mark the second highest total in Mediabase history, topped only by the 9,967 spins for “Cowgirls” the week ending July 20 this year. Songwriters are Taylor Phillips, Ashley Gorley, Casey Brown and DeFord. Additionally, the song is Gorley’s 80th career chart-topper.

The Stoney Creek crew also topped this week’s CA/MB Add Board with Drew Baldridge’s “Tough People.” The song tallied 85 adds and is Baldridge’s first time to lead the board.

Smile High Club: Phil Barton (l), Liz Rose and a Southwest flight full of Swifties.

Jelly Roll

News & Notes

Dolly Parton has teamed with Tennessee Tourism to promote the new Tennessee Playcation Kid’s Guide that helps families plan vacations in the state. Ten tickets will be randomly included among the mailed guides offering a VIP experience at Parton’s Dollywood during the park’s 2025 season. Pre-order the free guide here

Canadian sales and syndication network Orbyt Media has partnered with Benztown to distribute the latter’s collection of imaging, voiceover, programming, podcasting and jingle libraries on a cash or barter basis beginning in January 2025.

Remote News Service has added Lotus Communications’ threestation Seattle cluster, including KPLZ, as affiliates.

Alexis Aguiluz returns to the syndicated TJ & Riggins Show (formerly the Ace & TJ Show) as administrator of the program’s 501(c)(3), Radio Family Charity, which has recently provided aid to the victims of Hurricane Helene in North Carolina.

Lakeview is SiriusXM’s The Highway’s latest “Highway Find.” Host Cody Alan surprised the duo’s Jesse Denaro and Luke Healy with the news on the air.

Nashville’s Belmont University named Vince Gill and Amy Grant as the 2024 honorees for its Rick Byrd Character Award. Named for the school’s former men’s basketball coach, the award celebrates “individuals who exemplify unwavering integrity and make significant contributions to their community and profession.”

Lorrie Morgan has signed with Nashville-based PLA Media for publicity. June 19-21, 2025 have been set as the dates for the next Rock The South festival in Cullman, AL. More here.

Ricky Skaggs will embark on his 13-date Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder Christmas tour Dec. 5 in Tucson, wrapping Dec. 22 in Nashville. Dates and tickets here

Muscadine Bloodline will continue their 2025 The Coastal Plain Tour with 11 new dates in 2025, beginning Jan. 16 in Cincinnati. Tickets here

The Mavericks’ Raul Malo has partnered to launch Nashvilleblended and bottled rum brand Trovador Inspirado. Details here

Brad and Kimberly Williams Paisley’s Nashville nonprofit The Store will host its second annual “Toy Store” in mid-December. More than 5,000 toys are needed, along with wrapping paper, tape and bows. Contributions can be made by purchasing items from the wish list, donating money at www.thestore.org, or volunteering time (Toy Store 2024 Volunteer Interest Form). Toys and wrapping supplies may also be purchased and dropped off at The Store by Dec. 11.

Leo33’s Zach Top has teamed with Billy Strings to release a three-song Apple Music Nashville Sessions EP. Listen here. Top also released a cover of Elvis Presley’s “Blue Christmas,” and has been selected as an Apple “Country Riser” for November. His interview with Ward Guenther is here

OFF THE RECORD

Bad Realm/Atlantic’s Breland goes Off The Record about new album Project 2024: “Grandmaman’em” was an idea that popped into my head right as I was about to fall asleep one night at like one in the morning. I woke up the next day and listened back to my little voice memo from before I had fallen asleep and was like, wait, this is actually pretty decent. So I brought it to my collaborator and hometown friend, Zach Manno, and we fleshed out the idea and ultimately got it co-produced and finished up by my producers, Sam Sumser and Sean Small. It’s just a song celebrating my ancestors and everything they had to go through for me to be in the position I’m in now.

BRELAND

“Icing” is one of those titles and concepts that sat in my phone for a while before I finally wrote it. I had a group of co-writers I knew would understand the assignment, and they did. I wanted to make a song that could talk about all of the different boxes that this woman checks. And the fact that she has a little cake is the icing. It’s a real barn burner, and I’ve been having a lot of fun playing it out on the road.

“What You’ve Been Through” is the only song on the project that I actually wrote by myself. As far as the songwriting side, I wrote it on a plane coming back from my last gig of 2023. It was just a concept that came to me. I wrote it to a version of the track that was a lot different than the one you hear now. Sean Momberger, who produced “Lovin On Me” by Jack Harlow and “Not Like Us” by Kendrick Lamar (both of which went No. 1 in the hip hop world), produced the original version of this track. We added some country elements and kind of restructured it so it could fit in my world.

“Motion” is the first song I have written and recorded anywhere other than America (London) that has actually come out on one of my projects. Shout out to the international community for inspiring this one. I’ve always loved Afrobeats music and I’ve always been curious about what Afrobeats and country might be able to sound like together. And, to my knowledge, no one has really ever made a song like that. So “Motion” was one of my first attempts at trying to figure that out, and I think we did a pretty good job. It’s just a song about the end of a relationship. Lyrically, it’s kind of sad, but the actual vibe of the track, it still bops. So, if you don’t wanna listen to the lyrics, you can still enjoy it.

“Run” is a really special song because I wrote it with one of my favorite people on the planet, Stanley Cunningham. I’ve been working with Stanley since he was 15 and he’s 24 now. Just for context, we’ve written hundreds and hundreds of songs together over the years, across a million different genres, and this is the first song we’ve ever done that I was able to put out. And it’s his first country cut. Really excited to have him a part of this project, and it’s a really clever song. We tried to see how many different ways we could flip the word “run” or include different phrases that flip the word. I think we have 13 or 14 of them in the song, so as you listen through, you’ll see what we’re going for.

“Same Work (f/ The War And Treaty)” was inspired by a true story about a veteran I met who encouraged me and changed my perspective on what it is that I do and why it matters. A really beautiful conversation that turned into a song I wrote with Tenille Townes, who is one of my favorite artists in town. She really helped bring that concept to life. It was really great to be able to get The War And Treaty on this song, because Michael [Trotter Jr.] is a veteran and can relate to this song kind of from both perspectives. It’s a really beautiful one, and one I knew needed to close the project out.

Radiothon Pro-Tip: Local Celebs

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Then Mark loses it because he’s like, ‘Really? We’re going to do that?’ Well, in 2022 they set the goal of getting 250 Partners In Hope. And they got it. Do that math.” [Ed. Note: If the basic $20 monthly level is assumed for all 250, that’s $60,000 to the tote board ... in one hour.]

Get Air Liner: Longtime St. Jude supporter – including a two-year stint on staff – KKBQ/Houston OM Travis Moon immediately grasped the concept when Benefield explained it. “I’ve heard and tried a lot of ideas, but I’ve never heard that one,” he says. Moon reached out to ALSAC/St. Jude staff while still in Memphis to get artists to cut liners around the concept. “I’m sending them a few copy ideas to see if we can get, for instance, ‘Hey, it’s Keith Urban. Thanks for what you’re doing for St. Jude ... and I’ve got a goal for you this hour of getting X Partners In Hope. Good luck!’”

Moon says having local celebrities on the air is like an endorsement from an influencer outside of the radio station. “It kind of makes it look like there are more people on your team, which is what you want,” he says. “This approach shows a complete embrace from the community. With this idea and setting goals in that way, it takes it to another level.”

St. Jude Dir./Partner Support, Music & Audio Team Scott Hinshelwood says, “We love it when our partners invite the local celebs, especially TV because they usually bring a camera crew to film the event or go live. Obviously lots of local social influencers are popular today as well. After speaking to Travis, we are looking to have some artists cut liners to kick off hourly goals.”

Book ‘Em: On the operational level, the pitch to the “local celebrity” usually starts with a personal relationship. “We’re like, ‘Hey, you’ve heard about our St. Jude radiothon, right?’” Benefield explains. “We’re lucky enough that we live within a decent driving distance of Memphis – about five hours. So for years, every January and February, we would load people up and take them to Memphis. We would give them that hands-on St. Jude experience.”

Benefield and others on staff also reassure the local celebrities that they’ll get all the education and support they need to do well. “This is where we go

off-script from St. Jude’s playbook,” he says. “We pre-promote the hell out of our radiothon, because it’s become such a huge community event. People literally look forward to it. So we tell them to promote the crap out of the time they’re going to be with us through their social networks. We provide them with the toll free number and the text-to-give number. When they come in, it’s literally like activating a phone tree.”

One more story illustrates the unexpected connections the idea has brought to bear. “We have a guy from Owensboro, Jason Koger, whose name may not ring a bell, but in the world of prosthetic limbs, he’s a celebrity,” Benefield says. “He was involved in a tragic accident and lost both his arms at the elbow. He literally has bionic hands now and is a great motivational speaker. Randomly, there was a storyline on Hawaii Five-0 where they needed somebody with prosthetic hands and he was cast.

“During one of our radiothons, Jason was the local guest for an hour and, while he was going through his phone tree, we got a call from Peter Weller, the guy who played Robocop. They’d met on the Hawaii Five-0 set and Jason had sent him a message ... so Peter called in to the studio and became a Partner in Hope. That’s an extreme example, but that’s how this idea works. We use the power of our friends and their connections to throw a really wide net.”

And that net has helped WBKR go from raising $45,000 annually to topping $334,000. Benefield notes, “The people we bring in may only have a marginal working knowledge of St. Jude, but by the time they walk out of the studio after only an hour, the magic of the hospital has literally unfolded before their eyes and in their ears. It’s just awesome.” –Chuck Aly CAC

String Theory: WBKR/Owensboro’s Chad Benefield (l) and Mary-Katherine Maddox (second from right) with Emily and Mark Shelton during the station’s St. Jude radiothon.

October 2024 PPM Scoreboard

The Nielsen PPM October 2024 Survey (9/12-10/9) saw Country slip 1.7% in total shares to 345.0; that is down 5.6% from last October’s 365.4. Total cume rose 0.6% from last month at 22.2 million, but was down 7.4% since last October. After leading the format for the first time last month, WUBE/ Cincinnati holds on to the top spot in share,

while KKBQ/Houston retains the cume crown for the month. Legend: A “+” indicates a Classic Country outlet; a “^” designates co-owned Country stations in the metro; a “t” indicates a tie; and a “*” indicates a station that is a recent subscriber for which ratings were not currently available. Ranks are among subscribers.

AVAILABLE JOBS

MIDWEST

Morning Co-Host

Federated WBYT/South Bend, IN is seeking a morning co-host. Résumé, aircheck and production samples to PD Jesse Garcia here

Afternoon Host

Midwest KWTB/Sioux Falls, SD is looking for a live and local afternoon host. Aircheck and résumé here

Operations Manager

Keystone KICM/Ardmore, OK is seeking an OM who will work directly with the owners and the sales team, and oversee all aspects of the station’s programming. Send résumés here

Promotional Brand Ambassador

Hubbard/St. Louis is seeking a Promotional Brand Ambassador for the five-station cluster, which includes WIL. Full posting here

Midday Host

Zimmer KATI/Columbia, MO is looking for a host to fill the midday shift. See full post and apply here

NORTHEAST

Morning Co-Host

Cumulus WCTO/Allentown OM/PD Jerry

Padden is seeking a morning co-host to join incumbent Sam Malone. See full post here

VP/Sales

iHeartMedia is seeking a VP/Sales for its Wilmington-New Castle DE cluster, which includes WDSD. Find job details and apply here before Nov. 6.

Morning Co-Host

Cumulus WCTO/Allentown OM/PD Jerry Padden is seeking a morning co-host to join incumbent Sam Malone. See post here

Afternoon Personality

Beasley WKLB/Boston is looking for an afternoon driver. Apply here

SOUTHEAST

Air Talent and Board Ops

Bristol Broadcasting/Johnson City, TN, which includes Country WXBQ, is looking for full-time and part-time air talent and board ops. Résumés and airchecks to PD Nikki Thomas here

Promotions Dir.

Holston Valley Broadcasting/Tri-Cities TN, VA is looking for a Promotions Dir. for AC WTFM, Classic Hits WVEK and Rock WRZK. Résumé and social media samples here

APD/MD/Afternoon Host

Southern Stone WKRO/Daytona Beach has an APD/MD/airstaff opening. Résumés to VP/ Programming Jonathan Wiley (DJ Tremble) here

Morning Show Hosts

Mississippi Broadcasters WOKK/Meridian, MS PD Todd Berry is seeking a live and local morning host or existing team. Cover letter, aircheck and résumé to Berry here

Details on specific postings can be found searching call letters or company names in the archives at www.countryaircheck.com. Submit available jobs here

APD

Listen Up Y’all Media/Natchez, MS Group PD Kidd Conley is looking for a five-station APD for the cluster that includes WQNZ. Résumés, cover letters, production demos and airchecks here

Operations Manager

Renda/Jacksonville GM Bill Berry is seeking an OM to oversee WGNE and WEJZ. Reach him here

Morning Host:

Mississippi Broadcasters WOKK/Meridian, MS is looking for a live and local morning host or team. Send cover letters, airchecks and résumés to OM Todd Berry here

Various Roles

Stonecom has four openings in its Cookeville, TN, cluster, which includes Country WKXD and Classic Country WUCH. They are seeking a Programming Asst./air talent, broadcast journalist/news reporter, voice tracker and graphic designer. Submit résumé and other materials by April 30 to Stonecom, Attn: Human Resources, 1 Stonecom Way, Cookeville, TN 38501, or by email here

Morning Co-Host

Saga Classic Country WSIG/Harrisonburg, VA is seeking a morning co-host. Email aircheck audio and resume to OM Brandy Lindsey here

SVP/Programming

iHeartMedia/Atlanta is looking for a SVP/ Programming. See full post here

On-Air Programming Asst.

Vox AM/FM/Digital/Burlington, VT is seeking a programming assistant for WCPV and Top 40 sister WXXX who can also do middays at WXXX. Find more information about the job here

PD/Air Personality

Consulting firm RWPC, Inc. is seeking candidates for a PD/air personality opening at a client station in the Southeast. Send materials to RWPC Pres. Scott Huskey here

Market President

Townsquare/Lafayette, LA is seeking a Market Pres. Find details and apply here

Morning Show Producer

Hall WPCV/Lakeland, FL is seeking a producer for the Julie And DJ In The Morning show. Send airchecks, cover letter, résumé and social links here See the full job description here

SOUTHWEST

On-Air Host

LKCM KFWR/Fort Worth is recruiting for a fulltime on-air host. Cover letter, résumé and aircheck to PD Shayne Hollinger here

Midday Host

LKCM Classic Country KTFW/Fort Worth OM

Mark Phillips is seeking a midday host. Reach him here

Morning Host

Stephens Media Group KKAJ/Ardmore, OK is seeking a morning host. Résumé, aircheck and references to SVP/Programming Bob Thornton here

Dir./Production

Bryan Broadcasting has an opening for a fulltime Dir./Production based in College Station, TX for its 12 radio stations. Résumé and examples of produced and voiced audio or spots here

Air Personality

LKCM Texas Country/Red Dirt KFWR/Fort Worth is looking for a locally based on-air personality for various dayparts, potentially on multiple stations. Cover letter, résumé, aircheck and digital content samples here

WEST

Co-Host

Cumulus KBUL/Reno PD/morning host Bob Richards is looking for a co-host to join him on The Moo Crew. Complete posting here

Morning Show Producer

iHeartMedia KNIX/Phoenix is looking for a Morning Show Producer. Apply here

Air Personality

Owens KUZZ/Bakersfield is looking for future parttime and full-time talent. Send résumés and airchecks to PD Brent Michaels here. No phone calls.

OTHER

Radio & Digital Sales Marketing Consultant, Digital Support Specialist, Street Team Members

Midwest Communications is looking for a Radio & Digital Sales Marketing Consultant, a Digital Support Specialist and Street Team members. For the consultant and street team positions, send cover letter and résumé here. For the specialist opening, email Mgr./Digital Systems Support Brandon Wickwire here.

Dir./Regional Promotion

Monument Records is seeking a Dir./Regional Promotion. Find the job listing and apply here

Coord./Media Relations

Big Loud is seeking “entry level self starters” for a newly-created Coord./Media Relations role. Send resumes here

VP/Streaming

Big Loud is looking to fill a newly created VP/ Streaming position. Full details here; email here

Sales & Marketing Director

Nashville’s Listening Room Cafe is seeking a Dir./Sales & Marketing to lead its booking team. Send resume and cover letter here

VP/Publicity

Big Loud is seeking to fill a newly created VP/ Media position. See the posting here

Publicity Manager

BBR Music Group/BMG is seeking a Mgr./ Publicity. Find job details and apply here

this week

Junior Agent

Kincaid Entertainment Agency is seeking a full-time Junior Agent to join the team. Applicants should have at least a year of experience in the music industry. Submit resumes here

SEEKING JOBS

•Chuck Akers

Former KTHT/Houston morning co-host chuckakers@comcast.net

• Quinn Alexander

Former WSIG/Harrisonburg, VA morning host Askquinn01@gmail.com

•Mark Allen

Former OM for Schurz/Lafayette, IN and Wiregrass/Dothan, AL Markontheradio7661@gmail.com

•Donnie “Hollywood” Andrews

Former WKXD/Cookeville, TN OM/PD/mornings hollywoodandrews939@gmail.com

• Britt Bailey

Former KIAI/Mason City, IA Dir./Content and morning host brittsmorningbrewcrew@gmail.com

• Carletta Blake

Former WGAR/Cleveland PD/midday host carlettablake@gmail.com

•Kim Brixton

Former WNWN/Battle Creek, MI mornings/middays KimBrixton@gmail.com

• Karla Cantrell

Former KTST/Oklahoma City & KTGX/Tulsa PD/midday personality karla_cantrell@outlook.com

• Chris Carson Former Apple Music Radio Technical Producer crcarson@yahoo.com

•Kimmie Caruba

Former WUBL/Atlanta morning co-host kimberlycaruba@gmail.com

•Natalie Cash

Former KTGX/Tulsa MD/Digital Lead/afternoon host natcashradiojob@gmail.com

• Stacey Cato

Former CMT Dir./Music & Talent staceycato@hotmail.com

• Bryana Cielo

Former CMT Exec. Asst. bryanacielo@gmail.com

• Jim Clerkin

Former MD/morning producer WKLB/Boston Jimclerkin@comcast.net

•Greg Cole Former WKCQ/Saginaw, MI OM/PD GCole27000@gmail.com

• Chad Crawford Former Apple Music Radio Content Producer iamchadcrawford@gmail.com

•Don Cristi Former iHeartMedia SVPP/Oklahoma rocketsurgeryradio@gmail.com

•Jared “Banks” Danielson Former KUBL/Salt Lake City mornings JaredDanielson1@gmail.com

• Ashley Dawn Former morning co-host WUBE/Cincinnati Opportunitiesforashley@gmail.com

•David Dean Former KXDD/Yakima, WA afternoons DaviDean5@gmail.com

• Jennifer DeVault Former CMT Sr. Producer jmdevault1509@gmail.com

•Jimmy Elliott Former WOVK/Wheeling, WV VPP/PD/MD/mornings JimmyElliottSchlosser@gmail.com

• Colby Ericson Former My Town Media Group Dir./Programming colbyericson1@gmail.com

•“Uncle Sam” Eulenfield Former KRYS/Corpus Christi afternoon host, Dir./Production for the Corpus Christi and McAllen clusters, and News-Talk KKTX-AM PD bulkysam@gmail.com

•Alexa Fasheh Former Academy of Country Music VP/Finance & Operations Alexafash75@gmail.com

•Rosey Fitchpatrick

Formerly worked in event and artist management, and radio promotion roseyfitch99@gmail.com

• Kevin Freeman

Former WFMS/Indianapolis morning co-host kevin.freeman@gmx.com

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• Ransom Garcia

Former KCYE/Las Vegas MD/afternoon personality RansomReynolds@gmail.com

• Blair Garner

Former Westwood One national personality TruthOrBlair@gmail.com

•Aaron “Gator” Glass Former WQNU/Louisville mornings GatorGlass.53@gmail.com

•J.R. Gonzalez

Former East Texas Results Radio/Tyler, TX OM and WRSA/Huntsville, AL Production Dir. jrgonzalezradio@gmail.com

• Todd Haller Former Bahakel/Chattanooga, TN OM and WUUQ PD Toddhallerradio@gmail.com

•Jen Heaton Former Academy of Country Music VP/Partnerships jennifer.lori.heaton@gmail.com

•Bill Hickok

Former KBMR/Bismark, ND morning host BillHickok1950@gmail.com

• Lauren Hoffman Former Digital PD, Backstage Country laurenmariehoffman@gmail.com

•”Big” John Horton Former KFSA/Ft. Smith, AR afternoon host BigJohn@TheBigJohnShow.com

• Austin James Former WYNK/Baton Rouge APD/MD/afternoon host brettdiez@outlook.com

•Caitlin “CJ” Johnson Former KKBQ/Houston afternoons Caitlin.M.Johnson25@gmail.com

• Nick Jordan Former WNCB/Raleigh APD/afternoon host Nicktjordan9@gmail.com

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•Louis Kaplan Former iHeartMedia VPP/Fort Myers loukaps2@gmail.com

• Tiffany Kay Former Alpha WFLS/Fredericksburg, VA morning co-host tiffanykayradio@yahoo.com

• Steve “Shotgun“ Kelly (a.k.a. Steve Kiser) Former PD/afternoon host KKOW/Pittsburg, KS Djdude68@yahoo.com

•Bryant “Ryder” Konold Former KDBL/Yakima, WA Brand Mgr./mornings BryantRyderKonold@gmail.com

•Brian “Wookie” Kostek Former WDSY/Pittsburgh APD/MD/afternoons BKostek24@gmail.com

•Marc Lavik (aka Dave Marcus) Former on-air talent ZimaGuy@gmail.com

•Christopher “Boomer” Layfield Former Cumulus/Indianapolis OM and WFMS PD boomeradio@gmail.com

•“Frogman Frank“ Lewis Former WOGI/WOGG/WOGH/Pittsburgh mornings irishfc@cs.com

• John Lund Former iHeartMedia SVP/Programming Panama City/Tallahasee, FL John.Lund3811@gmail.com

• Pat McKay

Former OM Saga.Manchester, NH and WZID Brand Mgr. mixpat@yahoo.com

•T.J. “J.T.” Michaels

Former WCPV/Burlington, VT PD/afternoons TJMichaelsRadio@gmail.com

•Melissa Moldovan Former Academy of Country Music Dir./Communications, Media Relations & Radio melissamoldovan86@gmail.com

•Zack Owen

Former iHeartMedia SVPP/Waco, Temple & Killeen (TX) zackowen@att.net

•Lexi Papadopoulos

Former KUBL/Salt Lake City mornings LexiOnTheRadio@gmail.com

•Jim Pearson

Former KDBL/Yakima, WA PD/mornings JimsCoolEmail@gmail.com

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•Jacob Pecunes

Former Apple Music Radio Producer jacobnashville2013@gmail.com

• Michael Perez

Former WRNX/Springfield, MA midday host justperezplay@gmail.com

• “Sarah Quinn” Peters

Former iHeartMedia Greensboro Dir./Marketing sarahjaypeters@gmail.com

•Carly Quinn

Former WGH/Norfolk morning co-host NewEnglandClamChowder2021@yahoo.com

• Abbi Roth

Former CMT Sr. Mgr./Music & Talent abbiroth@gmail.com

• Sarah Scott

Former CKSA/Lloydminster, AB mornings sarahevelynscott@gmail.com

• Ray Sells

Former CMT Sr. Dir./Production raymondsellsmedia@gmail.com

• LJ Smith

Former IHeartMedia SVPP/Columbia, SC JimmySmith@Outlook.com

• Brook Stephens

Former KZPK/St. Cloud MD/afternoon host brookstephens@live.com

•Maddy Stessman

Former Academy of Country Music Dir./Industry & Talent Relations mlstessman@gmail.com

•Jake Thomson

Former Dick WUBB/Savannah, GA Prod. Dir./Midday Host jakethomson.dj@gmail.com

•Brad Thornton

Former Southern Stone WKRO/Daytona Beach APD/MD randawg_23@yahoo.com

• Lauren Tingle

Former Apple Music Radio Content Producer l_tingle@icloud.com

• Ray Vaughn

Former Magnolia Music Group National Dir./Radio & Streaming rayvaughn77@att.net

• Jordan Walker

Former CMT Mgr./Music & Talent jordanstephenswalker@gmail.com

• Cash Warren

Former WGH/Norfolk morning co-host jasonabrockett@gmail.com

• Steve Wazz

Former WGAR/Cleveland APD/morning co-host wazzradio@gmail.com

• Erich West

Former iHeartMedia SVPP/Huntsville, AL and WDRM PD ewestradio@hotmail.com

•Jonathan Wier

Former WKLB/Boston morning co-host JonWierWLCA@gmail.com

•Wingnut

Former KNUC/Seattle APD/MD/midday personality Wingnutt@me.com

• Isaac “Brooks” Wenzel

Former KBAY/San Jose APD/afternoon host BrooksOnTheRadio@gmail.com

• Randy “Mudflap” Wilcox

Former WWKT/Florence, SC morning co-host rhwilcox@gmail.com

• Vanessa Wojtusiak

Former iHeartMedia/Connecticut VP/Marketing Vanessa.Wojtusiak@gmail.com

• Andy Woods

Former WCOS/Columbia, SC APD/MD/afternoon host Andrewwoods@icloud.com

• Liz Yount

Former Summit/Knoxville Dir./Promotions lizkrozengard@gmail.com

Country Aircheck Add Leaders

Activator Top Point Gainers

MORGAN

Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers

DASHA/Austin (Warner/WMN) 2526 4

JELLY ROLL/I Am Not Okay (BMG/Republic/Stoney Creek) 2450 4

K. WETZEL & J. MURPH/High Road (Columbia/Records Nashville) 2230 4 MORGAN WALLEN/Lies Lies Lies (Big Loud) 1985 4

WALLEN/Love Somebody (Big Loud) 1734 4 E. LANGLEY & R. GREEN/You Look... (Sawgod/Columbia/Nashville Harbor) 1445

D. MARLOWE & D. SCOTT/Boys Back Home (Columbia/Curb) 1336

THOMAS RHETT/Beautiful As You (Valory) 1029

GEORGE BIRGE/Cowboy Songs (Records Nashville) 962

Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers

DASHA/Austin (Warner/WMN) 904

JELLY ROLL/I Am Not Okay (BMG/Republic/Stoney Creek) 883

K. WETZEL & J. MURPH/High Road (Columbia/Records Nashville) 734

MORGAN WALLEN/Love Somebody (Big Loud) 653

MORGAN WALLEN/Lies Lies Lies (Big Loud) 593

E. LANGLEY & R. GREEN/You Look... (Sawgod/Columbia/Nashville Harbor) 574

D. MARLOWE & D. SCOTT/Boys Back Home (Columbia/Curb) 423

THOMAS RHETT/Beautiful As You (Valory) 372

GEORGE BIRGE/Cowboy Songs (Records Nashville) 353

MATT STELL/Breakin' In

Activator Top Spin Gainers

MORGAN WALLEN/Love Somebody (Big Loud)

LANGLEY & R. GREEN/You Look... (Sawgod/Columbia/Nashville Harbor) 224

DAVIS/I Ain't Sayin'

Country Aircheck Top Recurrents Points

P. MALONE f/B. SHELTON/Pour Me A Drink (Mercury/Republic/Big Loud) 23114

SHABOOZEY/A Bar Song (Tipsy) (Empire/Magnolia) 17541

P. MALONE f/M. WALLEN/I Had Some Help (Mercury/Republic/Big Loud) 15262

LUKE COMBS/Ain't No Love In Oklahoma (7Ridges/Atlantic/ Columbia) 13818

M. WALLEN f/ERNEST/Cowgirls (Big Loud) 11733

DUSTIN LYNCH f/JELLY ROLL/Chevrolet (Broken Bow) 11631

DREW BALDRIDGE/She's Somebody's Daughter (Lyric Ridge) 9888

NATE SMITH/World On Fire (RCA) 9385

LUKE BRYAN/Love You, Miss You, Mean It (Capitol) 8661

SAM HUNT/Outskirts (MCA) 7309

MARKET AIRPLAY PROFILE - CHARLESTON, SC

COUNTRY AIRCHECK ACTIVITY

CHAYCE BECKHAM/Everything I Need (BMG/Wheelhouse)

Moves 47-45*

2555 points, 969 spins; No adds

SAM HUNT/Country House (MCA)

Debut 46*

2408 points, 801 spins

ADD DATES

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NOVEMBER 11

JUSTIN MOORE/Time’s Ticking (Valory)

LUKE BRYAN/Countr y Song Came On (Capitol)

JELLY ROLL/Liar (BMG/Republic/Stoney Creek)

NOVEMBER 18

8 adds: KFDI*, KHEY, KSD, KTTS*, WKHK*, WQNU*, WUSY, WZZK*

TYLER HUBBARD/Park (EMI Nashville)

Debut 47*

2308 points, 735 spins

3 adds: KCYE, WBEE, WGGY

RUSSELL DICKERSON/Bones (Triple Tigers)

Moves 50-48*

2246 points, 760 spins

1 add: KMNB

JON PARDI/Friday Night Heartbreak (Capitol)

Re-entry 49*

2216 points, 672 spins

1 add: WMIL

B. GILBERT f/A. COOKE/Over When We’re Sober (Back Blocks/Big Loud/Valory)

Moves 49-50

2211 points, 734 spins

1 add: WCKT

PARKER MCCOLLUM/What Kinda Man (MCA)

2170 points, 646 spins

3 adds: KMNB, WDAF, WRNS

BRAD PAISLEY/Truck Still Works (EMI Nashville) 2102 points, 629 spins

3 adds: WGNA, WKSJ, WUSN

JOE NICHOLS & ANNIE BOSKO/Better Than You (Quartz Hill)

1888 points, 633 spins

3 adds: KASE, WCKT, WLFP

RANDY HOUSER/Country Back (Magnolia)

1882 points, 635 spins; No adds

None listed

NOVEMBER 25

None listed

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Gabby Barrett Carols & Candlelight (Warner/WAR)

The 11-track Christmas project features collabs with husband Cade Foehner (“Baby, It’s Cold Outside”), The Piano Guys (“O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”) and For King & Country (“Go Tell It On The Mountain”).

Flatland Cavalry Flatland Forever (Interscope)

In addition to tracks from each of the band’s albums, the 10th anniversary project includes four new songs, alternate versions of previously released tracks and commentary from the band about each stage of their career.