WEEKLY January 3, 2023 • Issue 839
Remembering Charlie Monk
Colleagues and friends share their memories of the late Mayor of Music Row. Townsquare Pres./Local Programming Kurt Johnson: “Charlie saw the humor in everything, including himself. And he never missed an opportunity to tease me – ideally in public. The night of his Country Radio Hall of Fame induction, he walked up to me and couple other people and noticed my trendy new footwear. Charlie: ‘Where’d ya get those shoes?’ Me: ‘Nordstrom.’ Charlie: ‘Take ‘em back.’ Then, he walked away. How could you not love him?” Cooped Up Records CEO Victoria Shaw: Charlie Monk “Charlie was one of the first people I met in Nashville. He set me up with some big dogs to write and let me use his office to make tape copies and calls. We talked a lot about [his wife] Royce and his kids, and he started calling me his third daughter. Fifteen years ago, I asked if he knew of any office space for rent, and he referred me to a woman whose office was two houses down from his. That woman was Leslie DiPiero, who not only became my landlord but my sister, my kid’s aunt and my dearest friend. Once again, Charlie had helped change my life.” UMGN EVP/Promotion Royce Risser: “Right outside the Opryland Hotel’s Pickin’ Parlor, CRS 1992: ‘I’m Charlie Monk, and you are...?’ We talked for over an hour. He was so kind, interested in my backstory and predicted how I would fare in the music industry. I’m guessing he was doing this with many people, but it meant so much that he expressed confidence in me. He always warned me not to get too attached to the corporate credit card, I guess because he saw too many people lose their way by abusing it. I’ve never forgotten that. For about five years, he’d ask me to his office before CRS to run jokes by me making sure they were funny but not too harsh. I got to pick a few people to target. That was fun.” Consultant Mike McVay: “I was in New York City and hopped into the back of a sedan. The driver had on SiriusXM’s Willie’s Roadhouse. Charlie Monk was hosting the morning show. (continued on page 5)
Jingle Taken : BMLGR‘s Chris Janson, EMI Nashville‘s Tyler Hubbard, Riser House/Columbia’s Mitchell Tenpenny and Broken Bow‘s Lainey Wilson at WIL/St. Louis’ JingleFest. Pictured (l-r) are the station‘s Zachary Hoesly (Remy) and Kasey Washausen, Janson, Hubbard, Tenpenny, the station‘s Marty Brooks, Wilson and the station‘s Jessi.
PPM Q4 Drivetime Leaders
Leaders mostly hold serve in fourth quarter dayparts, but leaps abound elsewhere in the rankings. As always, Nielsen PPM figures are Persons 6+. Mornings: With morning drive clearance in 17 PPM markets, The Bobby Bones Show remains firmly atop the cume rankings. The show was up slightly (50,100) from Q3 with a cume of just more than 1.3 million. KKBQ/Houston’s Q Morning Zoo with Erica Rico and Katelyn Maida finishes in second place with 325,000 (Andy Riggs joined the show during the final week of the quarter). WUSN/Chicago’s Melissa McGurren and Austin Huff slip to third with a cume of 292,600, despite an increase of 4,200. KSCS/Dallas’ Hawkeye jumps from seventh to fourth, and KILT/ Houston completes the top five. WQIK/Jacksonville’s Big Show with Robbie & John holds on to the largest morning drive share for the second straight quarter.
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