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Brian Lang upped to SVP/Market Manager for CBS Radio's West Palm Beach
Brian Lang is promoted from VP/Director of Sales to SVP and Market Manager for CBS Radio’s five West Palm Beach properties: AC "Sunny" WEAT-FM, urban adult WHFS-FM, country WIRK-FM, rhythmic AC WMBX-FM and CHR WPBZ-FM. He succeeds Ben Hill, who was recently named SVP and Market Manager for CBS Tampa.
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KUZZ Bakersfield earns special NAB Crystal Heritage Award for community service
The Owens One country station becomes only the third station since the Crystal Awards program was begun in 1987 to win five of them, as recognition for year-round community service. KUZZ (107.9) was long owned by country music star Buck Owens and it has stayed in his family.
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Dale Turner’s Excellent Adventure (Back In Radio)
After 26 years as one of Nashville’s most respected country record promotion execs, Dale Turner has returned to his first career as a radio air personality. He’s now hosting mornings at country WDKN Dickson, Tenn., just outside of Nashville, and having the time of his life.“It’s one of the oldest AMs in the state of Tennessee, and it’s a real homet…
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CC Nashville ops manager Michael Bryan takes WSIX PD reins
Newly minted Clear Channel Nashville Operations Manager Michael Bryan takes the PD reins for iconic country WSIX (The Big 98) Nashville as part of his duties. That creates an opening for his previous post as PD at sister top 40 WRVW (107.5 The River).
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Gilbert, Hayes, McCreery Finalists For ACM New Artist Award
The Academy of Country Music announced today that Brantley Gilbert, Hunter Hayes and Scotty McCreery are the final nominees for this year’s ACM new artist of the year award, which will be given out during the 47th annual Academy of Country Music Awards, broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas April 1 on the CBS Television Networ… Read More
Jeff Roper lassoed by country KCYY San Antonio
Cox country KCYY (Y100) San Antonio lassos Jeff Roper for mornings, starting Monday, February 13, for the “Jeff Roper And the Y Morning Show,” joining current on-air co-hosts Clayton Allen and Laurie Pearson. It was only a week or so ago that Roper—who went to high school in San Antonio—cut ties with Clear Channel country WTQR Greensboro, after a t…
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Artist Jamie O'Neal Launches Her Own Label
Country singer/songwriter Jamie O'Neal has joined forces with her father, and contracted with several Nashville music industry veterans to launch her own independent record label, Momentum Label Group. O'Neal landed three top five hits between 2001 and 2005 when she was signed to Mercury, and then Capitol: "There Is No Arizona," "When I Think About…
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Celebrities To Fill In For 'After MidNite' Host Next Week
"After MidNite" host Blair Garner (pictured) goes on vacation next week, but a batch of stars have been lined up to sub for him on the Premiere Networks country show. They are actress Melissa Peterman, who played Barbara Jean on the sitcom "Reba" and hosts CMT’s "The Singing Bee"; country star Josh Turner; Chris Harrison, host of ABC’s "The Bachelo…
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CRS Will Debut Intranet Service For This Month's Seminar
Country Radio Seminar has announced the launch of CRSnet, an on-site intranet service debuting at CRS 2012, scheduled for Feb. 22-24 in downtown Nashville.
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Eric Church Reflects On A Whirlwind Year, And What's Next
The past seven months have been pretty incredible for Eric Church, who has watched his career emerge from the middle of a pack of male country stars to arena headliner status just since the release of his third album, “Chief,” last July. That album took the industry by surprise when it debuted at No.
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Dan Halyburton Joins 'Blake FM' Team
McVay New Media executive VP and country radio veteran Dan Halyburton has joined the team promoting and programming the new country format Blake FM. He joins Folger Media's Joel Folger and Tyler Media programmer Kevin Christopher in that venture, which is a "twin brother" to the similar Jake FM country format, heard on Christopher's Oklahoma City s…
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Big (Machine) Promotion For Jack Purcell
Jack Purcell has been promoted to the newly-created position of senior VP of promotion at Big Machine Records. Purcell joined the label at its inception in 2006 as VP of promotion.In his new position, Purcell will continue spearheading relationships between radio and Big Machine artists, which include Taylor Swift, Rascal Flatts, Edens Edge and new…
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Making Moves: Monday, February 6, 2012
Clear Channel AC WMYI “My 102.5” Greenville, S.C, hires Zac Morgan as morning co-host joining Marne Mason. He’ll do double duty as p.m.
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Some Stations Catch Super Bowl Fever, While Others Will Sit Out The Big Game
Excitement for this weekend’s Super Bowl is rising and, not surprisingly, radio stations are helping raise the heat with a variety of fun promotions and events centered around the big game. But not every station is staging an event this year.
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Michael Bryan upped from Clear Channel Orlando to Nashville OM
Newly minted Clear Channel Orlando OM Michael Bryan will have his hands full with the company’s five outlets in the market: country WSIX (The Big 98), CHR WRVW (107.5 The River), urban WUBT (101.1 The Beat), classic rock WNRQ (The Rock 105.9) and talk WLAC-AM. The former five-year Digital PD for CC Orlando and PD of CHR WXXL (XL 106.7) replaces Ric…
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More “Backseat Songwriters” Weigh In
In Tuesday’s Stark Country newsletter, we shared the thoughts of a bunch of “backseat songwriters” about the words or phrases that drive them crazy in hit country songs—the ones they wish the songwriters had spent just a little bit more time fine-tuning. Since that article was published, we heard from several more industry vets, who weigh in …
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Valory's Loss Is Stoney Creek's Gain
Chris Loss joins the staff at Stoney Creek Records as VP of promotion. He most recently held the same title for The Valory Music Co., a position to which he was promoted after serving for three years as the label’s director of national promotion.
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Jeff Roper Exits Country WTQR Greensboro
WTQR (The New Q 104-1) Greensboro, N.C., morning host Jeff Roper resigned from the station today. PD Bruce Logan says, "While Jeff offered to work his two week notice, we decided it was best to quickly move forward, so this morning was Jeff’s last day on the air .
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Bigger Picture Promotes Robkin To CEO/President
David Robkin has been named CEO and president and President of Bigger Picture Group, a Nashville-based music company. The announcement was made today by Bigger Picture Group chairman and chief creative officer Keith Stegall.
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Music Choice recharges image as "MC"
Music Choice is segueing into an acronym. The 25-year-old music service—which offers 45 multiple-genre audio channels and reaches 52 million television households—re-launched January 31 as “MC,” alongside a refreshed strategy for its TV, video-on-demand and online brands.
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