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March 8, 2021, Issue 746

CRS Research: Going Deeper

Highly anticipated every year, the CRS Research Presentation has been impactful enough to create noticeable shifts within the format. This year’s version, “The Road Forward” presented by NuVoodoo Media, surveyed more than 3,000 listeners in unearthing so much information, one viewing likely meant missing a lot. Country Aircheck spoke with NuVoodoo EVP/Research & CoFounder Leigh Jacobs and Big Machine GM and CRS Research Committee Chair Clay Hunnicutt – who’ve been immersed in the data for weeks – for clarity on key takeaways. They’ve Got Personality: Contrasting results from two questions stood out in a related way to Jacobs. When respondents were asked if they thought they would hear more songs they liked on FM radio or via DSP, the DSPs were favored at 64%. But when asked if they preferred to listen to music on FM or DSP, FM won 53% to 47%. “If we pare it down to just a playlist, we’re on equal footing Leigh Jacobs with technology that’s coming to the fight with a lot more armament than we have,” Jacobs says. “Having that human element makes it just that much more relatable. It’s that added value that stations provide.” The data further confirmed air talent to be an essential factor for radio (see graph page 10). A full 57% felt that DJs make listening a more enjoyable experience, while only 8% felt Clay Hunnicutt stations would be better without them. “Were air personalities as important as we thought they were?” asks Hunnicutt. “This came back with a resounding ‘yes,’ and that’s a huge point of differentiation for the radio side. And you see the DSPs responding to that with what they’re trying to do.” Solid Gold: Hunnicutt points out another surprisingly strong result in the research: the power of the gold category. “We’ve always heard that Country’s appeal is [ages] ‘8 to 80,’” he says, pointing to high scores for all eras of music across the (continued on page 8)

On Cloud Kline: 19th & Grand’s Tenille Arts (l) and producer Alex Kline celebrate the first Top 10 song that was both produced and performed by solo women, “Somebody Like That,” on International Women’s Day. Check out Kline’s “My Tunes” here.

Antman’s Post-Radio Podcast

On the day of his exit from iHeartMedia, former KASE & KVET/ Austin PD Anthony ”Antman” Allen was discussing the idea of starting a podcast with industry vet Skip Bishop. Although Allen had given the idea some thought in the past, he wasn’t sure what he’d talk about. “I didn’t want to do one for Allen (l) with Granger Smith. the sake of doing one,”

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he says. So, Bishop threw out an idea: incorporate his passion for photography with the relationships he’d built in the industry. The rest is browser history. “We’re always looking for new ways to connect in a real, tangible way with those we admire or find encouraging that live their life in the public eye,” begins Allen. “Clearly, there’s a certain filmy barrier to social media that leaves us wondering what’s real and what’s presented through a filter.” Call Me Maybe: Drawing from his background in photography and connection with artists strengthened by a 23-year radio career, Picture This! features guests picking 10-12 photos that spark a memory they then A few of Rice’s photos. share. The podcast launched Feb. 9 with Chase Rice, who reminisced about his time on Survivor, writing songs with Florida Georgia Line at the beginning of their careers “because no one else would give us a chance” and what he learned facing backlash from video taken at a concert during the pandemic. Watch Rice’s episode here, Dustin Lynch here and Granger Smith here. “The guests that have been on the podcast already, their numbers are in my phone,” Allen emphasizes. “I’m not saying that in a bragging way, but because they weren’t a PR set-up. They were a phone call telling them the idea and them saying yes to their friend.” Without his years in radio, Allen isn’t sure those connections, and the podcast itself, could have happened. “It’s led me to a place of trust with many of our guests, connected me with people behind the scenes I may have never met and, not to mention, helped me provide for my family.” He admits radio was a “great education full of successes, heartbreaks, triumphs and failures.” Pod Couple: Starting a podcast was “like a jumbled plate of spaghetti,” he jokes. “The twists and turns have been endless. We’ll get to one part and think, ‘Haven’t we already been here?’ and the answer is yes. A couple of times, as a matter of fact. But, it’s part of the process. The challenges are what makes this fun.” Allen exited iHeartMedia in November, launched Picture This! Feb. 9 and “there’s not a day in those 81 I didn’t touch something that had to do with this new venture.” Allen reiterates the need for “champions,” those who get the idea and vision, see what you don’t and will help you through challenges. “I’ve used this quote a few times, but it’s so applicable here: ‘If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together!’” Goals and hopes for the podcast are still forming in its infancy: “We’ve got several more diaper changes in our future.” He continues, “But, we see the potential. We see the unique qualities that keep the audience’s interest, and we’re excited about where it’s going.” Hopefully that future includes a visit from Allen’s dream guest: Dwayne The Rock Johnson. “He’s a great storyteller, and I’m sure has a plethora of photos to choose from.” As to whether or not he sees himself returning to radio, Allen never says never. “Radio wasn’t gone the day iHeart and I parted ways. Radio, or the idea of radio – the one that was there when we fell in love – had been slowly moving stuff out of the house every day for 23 years. I miss what it used to be. But, this time, I don’t see us getting back together.” Reach Allen here; watch and listen to Picture This! here. —Caitlin DeForest ©2021 Countr y Aircheck™ — All rights reser ved. Sign up free at www.countr yaircheck.com. Send news to news@countr yaircheck.com

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WI TH A look at how Big Machine signee Callista Clark is spending her Quaran-Time: I learned a lot of patience in 2020 in my personal and professional life. I learned to continue to focus on myself and my craft and take those moments to be as creative as I could. I don’t have much of a routine, but my quarantine has involved a lot of coffee, yoga, songwriting, singing, journaling and Zoom meetings. I’ve always loved thrifting, but I’ve been doing way more of it than usual! I’ve been using a bunch of thrifting apps and finding some super cool clothes from thrift stores in Nashville. I’m not going out and experiencing life as much as before the pandemic, so in a way, there is less to write about. On the other hand, when I do write or journal, I have way more time to do it, so I tend to be more focused. I love to go live on my socials. It’s super fun, and I try to post every day. Whether it’s a cover I’m loving that day, new music, hair tutorials or even a selfie. I’ve also been spending a ton of time on TikTok. I love that app right now. It feels like a super cool way to be even more personal about my dayto-day life with my fans and followers.

I have been doing everything on Zoom. Literally everything. I’m thankful to have such a great resource to rely on so my project hasn’t been fully stopped. I’m getting to talk to amazing people across the country, even as far as the UK, all from my music room in my house. I have been binge-watching America’s Next Top Model on Hulu for a while now. I’m trying to get through all of the seasons, but I also am loving Next In Fashion on Netflix. That’s a super cool one. My go-to snack lately has been either coffee, which isn’t technically a snack, Clif Bars, or Cheez-Its. At first, I thought this quarantine was going to present an obstacle for me and my career. I had been working on this project with my team since I was 14, and the time finally came for me to release … and the world shut down. Honestly, I wouldn’t want it any other way at this point. I have gotten to take the time to get better at things I probably wouldn’t have if it weren’t for quarantine. Even as simple as looking into the camera on Zoom helps me with performing in person and really connecting with my audience.

Chart Chat

Congratulations to Niko Moon, Steve Hodges, Dennis Reese, Lauren Thomas and the RCA promotion team on landing this week’s No. 1. “Good Time” is the first debut single from a new artist on RCA to top the chart since Old Dominion’s “Break Up With Him” did the trick on November 9, 2015. Songwriters are Anna Moon, Jordan Minton, Joshua Murty, Mark Trusell and Moon.

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With its move to No. 10 this week, “Somebody Like That” becomes the first top 10 hit for both Tenille Arts and the 19th & Grand imprint. Additionally, the song’s producer Alex Kline becomes the first solo female producer of a Country Aircheck/ Mediabase top 10. Kline charted as an artist 10 years ago as part of the group The Lunabelles with the single “A Place To Shine.” Kudos to Shane Allen and the Columbia crew on racking up 66 adds for Luke Comb’s “Forever After All.” His 11th promoted single becomes his eighth to lead the weekly add board. And finally, airplay for Morgan Wallen has grown from 278 spins three weeks ago to 360 and 454 spins the last two weeks.

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Eighteen stations from smaller companies and markets – none from the top three chains – are playing Wallen titles. Renda and Summit have the most combined spins of any owner at 99 and 92, respectively. Across radio, recurrents “Chasin’ You” and “More Than My Hometown” comprise 67% of Wallen’s airplay, with his most recent single, “7 Summers,” accounting for 9% of his airplay over the past week.

News & Notes

Beasley Media Group is celebrating Women’s History Month with on-air public service announcements, customized online content and in-car messaging across the company’s 62 radio properties as part of the Community Of Caring Initiative. Futuri Media announced the launch of Post Audio Shield, a patent-pending technology which will prevent copyrighted audio from inadvertently making it into podcast or social video. More here. Former iHeartMedia National Team Jingle & Audio Producer (CAT 11/3/20) Jason Phelps entered into a creative agreement with Benztown and Yamanair Creative to deliver commercial audio production and voice talent. Details here. Revenue Development Resources Pres. Mark Levy will be the featured speaker during the Independent Broadcasters Association (IBA) March webinar. Levy will present “Management vs. Leadership: The Differences And How To Be Good At Both” March 10 at 2pm ET. More here. Additionally, IBA Pres. Ron Stone says 250 stations have signed on to participate in the organization’s first national cash contest next month. A second contest is in the works for Fall 2021. Former Allegheny Exchange Managing Partner Matt Lutz has founded Music Benefactors offering a new approach to crowdfunding with a focus on the music industry. More here. Without Getting Killed Or Caught, a film chronicling the relationships among Guy Clark, his wife Susanna Clark and Townes Van Zandt, will debut at South By Southwest (SXSW) this month. Multiple virtual screenings are scheduled, and Q&As with songwriters including Rodney Crowell, Steve Earle and Kix Brooks accompany the screenings. The film was produced and directed by Nashville-based industry vet Tamara Saviano and filmmaker Paul Whitfield and is narrated by actress Sissy Spacek. More here. McLamb Broadcasting is purchasing Classic Country WPYB-AM/Benson, NC from Benson-Dunn Broadcasting, Inc. for $190,000. Hembree Communications, Inc. is selling Country WKLO/ Hardinsburg, IN and Classic Rock sister WRZR/Loogootee, IN to Daisy Holdings, Inc. for $215,000.

CRS Research: Going Deeper (continued from page 1) demographic spectrum (see graph page 10). Hunnicutt adds, “There’s a reason the format hasn’t dissected like Rock.” Preferences were strongest for music from the last 20 years, but the ‘90s remained solid as well, with an 80% favorable rating. “We’ve seen over and over again that listeners like ‘Friends In Low Places’ along with Carly Pearce, or Reba into Luke Combs,” Hunnicutt notes. “It can all live and coexist together, you’ve just got to find the right balance.” “Country’s got such an amazing library of deeply emotional songs,” adds Jacobs. “People identify and connect with them. There’s so much love for the gold that frankly doesn’t get a lot of airplay. There’s always going to be a desire among Country audiences to hear the next great song; meanwhile, they still love ‘The Dance.’ It’s up to programmatic art to figure out how often ©2021 Countr y Aircheck™ — All rights reser ved. Sign up free at www.countr yaircheck.com. Send news to news@countr yaircheck.com

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that actually gets played. How does it fit? When is it special?” Post Pandemic Playbook: The data can also inform programmers’ approach as vaccines rolls out, restrictions ease and life begins to resemble what preceded the pandemic. “The priority for me would be getting back to the product,” Hunnicutt says of lessons he saw in the research. “We get so caught up in [ancillary] things, when what really matters [to listeners] is whatever comes out of whatever speaker you’re listening from.” He also stressed taking advantage of as many platforms as possible to promote your station. “When hiring starts back up, I’d be hiring digital people that understand your radio station and understand how content is consumed.” To Hunnicutt, it is about much more than music. “People follow brands; it’s no different than following a football team. There’s a sense of community – a tribe mentality. Some of that has been lost – really getting down

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into the dirt with the listeners on a daily basis and being connected to them.” Jacobs sees pent-up demand radio can access. “The appetite to go out and do something is mammoth,” he says. “As people are allowed out, there’s an opportunity for stations. Spotify isn’t going to be welcoming listeners back to an arena.” Further, he echoes Hunnicutt’s focus on basics. “Radio needs to think of itself as a content creation engine. Music is the stuff we use to attract people that sticks things together, but what else can you create when resources are lean? You’ve got to get the timeline in front of you as far as you can.” The official announcement is forthcoming, but Hunnicutt and Jacobs will continue unpacking this year’s research in a CRS webinar March 18. CRS registrants can watch and download “The Road Forward” here. Reach Hunnicutt here and Jacobs here.

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AVAILABLE JOBS MIDWEST Summit KFDI/Wichita OM Justin Case is searching for a morning co-host. See the complete posting here; send résumés and airchecks to Case here. MacDonald WKCQ/Saginaw, MI OM/PD Jason Addams is looking to add a full-time on-air personality for nights. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. Townsquare KOEL/Waterloo, IA PD/morning host Johnny Marks is looking for a morning co-host who is “social media savvy and regularly contributes content to the station’s website and social media account. See the complete job description and apply here. Saga Classic Country WYXY/Champaign, IL PD Kurtis Allen is seeking an afternoon personality. Send résumés and cover letters to him here. Reising Radio WYGB/Columbus, IN PD Fritz Moser is seeking a morning host to succeed “Big Rick” Daniels. Send résumés and airchecks to Moser here. Cumulus/Detroit OM Mike Wheeler is searching for a Dir./Programming for Country WDRQ & Hot AC WDVD. See the complete job description and application here; send résumés and airchecks to Wheeler here. Midwest WDEZ/Wausau, WI OM Rusty James is looking for a Brand Mgr./on-air personality with strong music scheduling aptitude and digital and social media skills. Send résumés and airchecks to James here.

NORTHEAST

Forever WFGI/Johnstown, PA is seeking a fulltime morning co-host. Send résumés, airchecks and salary requirements here. WVRC WKKW/Morgantown, WV PD Mike Vincent is searching for part-time on-air talent for weekend and fill-in positions. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. Alpha/Fredericksburg, VA is looking for a Market Mgr. for the cluster, which includes Country WFLS. Interested candidates can see a complete job description and apply here. Saga Classic Country WSIG/Harrisonburg, VA Dir./Group Programming Scott Chase and PD Paul “Uncle Pauly” McDaniel are searching for a morning co-host. Send résumés and airchecks to Chase here. VerStandig WAYZ/Hagerstown, MD is seeking an afternoon personality. Send résumés and airchecks here.

SOUTHEAST Cumulus WKAK/Albany, GA PD Bill Dollar is looking for an afternoon personality/Production Dir. Apply here. Saga/Gainesville-Ocala, FL GM Howard Tuuri is looking for a Dir./Promotions for Country WOGK & Classic Rock sister WYND. Send résumés to him here. ADX WYCT/Pensacola OM Kevin King is seeking a full-time midday talent with additional duties that may

include promotions and on-air work for sister stations within the cluster. Interested candidates can send résumés and airchecks here. Golden Isle/Brunswick, GA Dir./Programming Mark “The Shark” Ediss is seeking a successor for outgoing OM/PD/on-air talent Paul Andresen. The cluster includes Country WRJY. Duties will include on-air, production, promotions, sales and handling technical issues. Send résumés and airchecks to Ediss here. Curtis/Lenoir, NC GM Charlene Hall is looking for an OM/on-air talent for the cluster that includes Country WKVS. See the complete job posting here; send résumés, programming philosophies and airchecks to Hall here. Beasley WKXC/Augusta, GA OM Tee Gentry is seeking an on-air personality to join the Kicks Wake Up Krew. Send résumés and airchecks to Gentry here.

See a complete job description here; reach Irwin here. Entercom KMLE/Phoenix morning co-hosts Gunner Jackson and Cheyenne Davis are seeking a full-time producer. Complete job description and application here. Cherry Creek Media Group PD Mark Elliott is looking for an OM to join the Wenatchee, WA cluster, including handling Country KYSN PD duties. Send résumés and airchecks to Elliott here. Beasley/Las Vegas VP/MM Peter Burton is searching for Cat Thomas’ successor to handle OM & Urban AC KOAS PD duties. Details here; send cover letters and résumés to Burton here. Townsquare KXLB/Bozeman, MT Market Pres. Scott Souhrada is seeking a Dir./Content with on-air duties to succeed Dave Wooten. See the complete job description and apply here.

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Townsquare KQBR/Lubbock, TX Brand Mgr. Lance Ballance is seeking an APD/on-air personality to succeed Jan Miller. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. Cox Country Format Leader & Country KKBQ/ Houston PD Johnny Chiang is searching for a midday personality for KKBQ to succeed Christi Brooks. Complete job description and application here. Champlin/Oklahoma City GM Kevin Waltman is looking for a Brand Mgr. for the group that includes Classic Country KNAH. Send résumés to him here. Cherry Creek Group PD Mark Elliott is seeking an OM for the company’s seven-station cluster in St. George, UT, which includes Country KCIN & KIYK. Duties include co-hosting Country mornings alongside PD Aaronee Cottam. Send résumés and airchecks to Elliott here.

Cherry Creek Media Group PD Mark Elliott is searching for experienced OMs and PDs for future openings. The company’s Country properties include KAAR/Butte, MT; KCIN & KIYK/St. George, UT; KMON/Great Falls, MT; KGGL/Missoula, MT; KKXK/Montrose, MT; KWCD/Sierra Vista, AZ; KYSN/Wenatchee, WA; KYYZ/Williston, ND; and Classic Country KMON-AM/Great Falls, MT. Candidates with a minimum of three-to-five years of experience and a background in programming multiple formats in small to medium sized markets can send résumés, airchecks and programming philosophies to Elliott here. CMT Radio Exec. Prod. Ashlee McDonald is seeking an experienced board operator available Monday-Friday from 4pm-11pm CT to run the live feed of a nighty syndicated radio broadcast. Interested applicants can send résumés to McDonald here. Entercom is adding a Coord./Country Content to serve as a conduit between national programming and local stations and deploy format-wide promotions and initiatives. Candidates should be located in one of the following cities: Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Greensboro, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Norfolk, Richmond or Seattle. See the complete job description and apply here. RWPC Pres. JJ Jobe is looking for a Brand Mgr./PD to join a three-station cluster in Tennessee. Must-haves include excellent writing skills, on-air and production chops and experience with Wide Orbit and Adobe Audition. Send résumés and airchecks to Jobe here. Monument VP/Promotion Drew Bland is searching for a Coord./Promotion to handle administrative support for him and the team of regional promotion executives. See a complete job description and apply here; reach Bland here.

WEST COAST Badlands/Rapid City, SD is searching for a GM/ DOS who can build, train and motivate a team for the cluster that includes Country KRKI. Interested parties can send résumés and references here. Frontier/Juneau, AK GM Cherie Curry is seeking an OM/PD/on-air talent for the cluster that includes Country KTKU. Send résumés with references and an aircheck to Curry here. Entercom is now searching for a Regional Dir./ Promotions for the Mountain Region, including Denver, Las Vegas and Phoenix markets. The position will manage all promotions and related activity for all brands in the region, including Country KMLE/Phoenix. See the complete job description and apply here. Townsquare/Yakima, WA Dir./Content Brian Stephenson is looking for a Brand Mgr./morning host for Country KDBL. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. Cumulus/Colorado Springs OM Bobby Irwin is searching for a PD/afternoon host to succeed Mike Dylan.

SEEKING JOBS •Cactus Jack Former Entercom/Phoenix Dir./Production GoGoJack@msn.com 602-430-5908

•Doug Dodds Former ZFKY/Grand Cayman PD/mornings DougDoddsEmail@gmail.com

•Marc Lavik (aka Dave Marcus) •Tony Kelly Former on-air talent Former WUSN/Chicago morning producer ZimaGuy@gmail.com KellyT_60468@yahoo.com 401-467-6737 708-642-8518 •Cory Mikhals •Greg Cole Former KIZN/Boise morning co-host Former WKCQ/Saginaw, MI OM/PD CoryProductions@icloud.com GCole27000@gmail.com 916-502-4734 •”Big” John Horton Former KFSA/Ft. Smith, AR afternoon host •Jonathan West BigJohn@TheBigJohnShow.com Former WKTI/Milwaukee afternoons •Kris Richards JSWest33@yahoo.com 320-774-9300 Former WKJO/Smithfield, NC afternoons FireCop947@yahoo.com

•AJ McCloud •Bill Hickok Former WWFF/Huntsville, AL APD/afternoons Former KBMR/Bismark, ND morning host AJ.McCloud@charter.net BillHickok1950@gmail.com 256-503-2301 •Amy Nic •Mac Daniels Former WAMZ/Louisville afternoon host Former KPLX & KSCS/Dallas PD AmyNicRadioChick@gmail.com MacDaniels@me.com •Ron “Keyes” Stevens •Dave Schaefer Former iHeartMedia/Farmington, NM SVPP Former WQRB/Eau Claire, WI afternoons RonStvns@yahoo.com & Country KTRA PD DRSchaefer@gobrainstorm.net •Scott Davidson •Brittany Tully Former WHOF-HD2/Canton, OH PD/ Former WYNK/Baton Rouge PD on-air host BriLynn718@gmail.com Davidson1023@gmail.com •Steve Knoll •Trace Hamilton Former KMAG/Ft. Smith, AR PD/on-air talent Former WEBG/Chicago night host SteveKnoll@cox.net TheTraceHamilton@gmail.com

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•Daryl Thomas Ledyard Former WBBS/Syracuse on-air talent DarylLedyard@gmail.com

•Tim Taylor Former KWJJ/Portland afternoons Tim.Taylor1@comcast.net

•Ryan McCall Former WGLR/Platteville, WI MD/afternoons RyanMcCall@yahoo.com

•Ginny Harman Former KFRG/Riverside mornings GinnyHarmanVO@gmail.com

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

•Nina D. Former KMLE/Phoenix afternoons MissNinaD@gmail.com

•Kasper Former WUSN/Chicago afternoons KasperShow@gmail.com and www. KasperShow.com

•Erin Austin Former KILT/Houston Asst. MD/middays ErinAustinOnline@gmail.com

•Brian “Wookie” Kostek Former WDSY/Pittsburgh APD/MD/afternoons BKostek24@gmail.com •Chuck Edwards Former WYCD/Detroit mornings ChuckOn995@yahoo.com •Blair Thomas Former WXCY/Wilmington, DE mornings BThomas330@yahoo.com •Brad King Former WBYT/South Bend, IN APD/MD/middays BradKingRadio@yahoo.com and here •Dr. Don Carpenter Former WYCD/Detroit mornings Dr.DonCarpenter@gmail.com •Jake Byron Former KUPL/Portland mornings JakeByronMedia@gmail.com •Adam Rondeau Former WCVL/Charlottesville, VA mornings BrondeauShow@gmail.com •Corey Dillon Former KNUC/Seattle afternoons/Social Media Mgr. CoreyDillonRadio@gmail.com •Jeff Hunt Former WXCY/Wilmington, DE MD/evenings JeffreyJHunt@gmail.com 570-309-4698 •Brent Jones Former Capitol Dir./Midwest Promotion DBJones615@gmail.com 615-482-5653 •Kim Brixton Former WNWN/Battle Creek, MI mornings/middays KimBrixton@gmail.com •Mark McKay Former Riser House Dir./Southeast Promotion MMcKay973@gmail.com •Fletcher Keyes Former WWQM/Madison, WI PD KeyesCreative@gmail.com www.FletcherKeyes.com •Steve Richards Former Townsquare/Albany, NY OM SVal622@sbcglobal.net 901-481-2669 •Kelley Bradshaw-Brock Former WKDF/Nashville afternoons KelleyBra13@gmail.com 423-802-4987

•Amber Rainey Former KSON/San Diego middays AmberRaineyOnAir@gmail.com •Jared “Marshall” Goldberg Former KMLE/Phoenix APD/middays & Cluster Dir./Digital Programming ImJaredGoldberg@gmail.com •Tami Rumfelt Former WPAW/Greensboro afternoons TamiRumfelt@gmail.com •Mike Allan Former WNSH/New York nights MikeAllanRadio@gmail.com •Darlene Evans Former WKIS/Miami middays DarleneInc@yahoo.com •Nathan Cruise Former In2une Dir./Regional Promotion NCruise27@gmail.com 615-496-6356 •Mark “Skid” Lavin Former WOTW/Orlando Dir./Production & On-Air MarkLavin@yahoo.com 407-619-5346 •“Wes McShay” Gardipe Former Appaloosa Dir./Western Region Programming WesGardipe@gmail.com 307-899-0007 •Nicholas Nixon Former KFRG/Riverside personality Kn3ick@outlook.com 909-754-3031 •Kerry Wolfe Former WMIL/Milwaukee SVPP & PD KerryLWolfe@hotmail.com 414-788-3764 •Chase Daniels Former WRWD/Poughkeepsie, NY PD/afternoons ChaseDaniels106@gmail.com •Keith Abrams Former iHeartMedia/Cleveland OM KeithAbrams961@gmail.com •Mike McKay Former WQRB/Eau Claire, WI Brand Mgr./mornings McKProd@charter.net •Jimmy Elliott Former WOVK/Wheeling, WV WPP/PD/ MD/mornings JimmyElliottSchlosser@gmail.com

SEEKER SPOTLIGHT •BRITTANY TULLY

Former WYNK/Baton Rouge PD BriLynn718@gmail.com Find her résumé, references and airchecks here. “I don’t just work 40 hours per week, and at every radio job I’ve had, I give my all. I constantly work ahead and am always multitasking – as PD, MD, in promotions and on-air. I want to work late hours and work hard each day, because I love radio that much and only want to put forth my best work at all times.”

•JJ Cook Former iHeartMedia/Cedar Rapids, IA SVPP IowaViking@mchsi.com

•Jeremy “Otis” Maher Former WUBL/Atlanta MD/afternoons JeyMaher20@yahoo.com

•Jim O’Hara Former iHeartMedia/Quad Cities, IA SVPP & Country WLLR PD/on-air JimOHara@mchsi.com

•Claire Beverly Former KNUC/Seattle mornings ClaireBeverlyRadio@gmail.com

•Steve Powers Former iHeartMedia/Mobile, AL SVPP StevePowers961@yahoo.com •Jim Dorman Former iHeartMedia/Wichita SVPP & Country KZSN PD/middays JimDorman2@aol.com •Eddie Rupp Former iHeartMedia/Sarasota, FL SVPP/ OM & Country WCTQ middays ER-1001@hotmail.com •Mike Rowe Former WAMZ/Louisville nights MikeRoweRadio1@yahoo.com •Mike Tyler Former WCKT/Ft. Myers, FL PD/ afternoons RadioGuy.101@gmail.com •Amy Lynn Former WCKT/Ft. Myers, FL middays AmyLynnRadio@gmail.com •Jake McBride Former KKIX/Fayetteville, AR afternoons MrJakeMcBride@gmail.com •Bill “Stu” Stewart Former KASH/Anchorage, AK PD/ morning co-host BStu1013@gmail.com •Doug Kramer Former KHLR/Little Rock, AR mornings DougKramerLive@gmail.com •Ashley King Former KHLR/Little Rock, AR afternoons AKingMarsh@gmail.com •Matt Cruz Former KSSN/Little Rock, AR on-air/promotions MatthewsPersonalEmail@gmail.com

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March 8, 2021

Artist/Title (Label)

NIKO MOON

Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS

Good Time (RCA)

26387

3537

8667

1125

43.407 6.385

155

PARMALEE f/BLANCO BROWN/Just The Way (Stoney Creek)

25604

555

8332

231

45.246 1.384

158

THOMAS RHETT/What's Your Country Song (Valory) 4

24191

1488

7616

524

44.563 2.372

159

LUKE BRYAN/Down To One (Capitol)

24054

-2949

7558

-939

45.017 -4.324

158

BRETT YOUNG/Lady (BMLGR) 4

20675

2109

6488

648

38.891 3.996

159

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Long Live (BMLGR)

19259

590

6085

266

34.305 0.808

159

CHRIS STAPLETON/Starting Over (Mercury)

18823

230

6245

33.237

158

GABBY BARRETT/The Good Ones (Warner/WAR)

17222

948

5623

289

30.803 1.984

157

DUSTIN LYNCH/Momma's House (Broken Bow)

16860

505

5428

203

29.299 0.775

158

TENILLE ARTS/Somebody Like That (19th & Grand)

15856

626

4925

226

27.306 1.204

158

DARIUS RUCKER/Beers And Sunshine (Capitol)

15506

-4857

5021

-1447

29.86 -7.962

159

RASCAL FLATTS/How They Remember You (Big Machine)

14658

340

4709

100

24.256 -0.024

159

DYLAN SCOTT/Nobody (Curb)

13567

367

4279

22.409 1.492

159

JAKE OWEN/Made For You (Big Loud)

13101

566

4298

225

22.117 1.868

159

ERIC CHURCH/Hell Of A View (EMI Nashville)

12365

351

4009

124

0.917

158

JORDAN DAVIS/Almost Maybes (MCA)

12328

434

3968

20.677 0.907

157

SAM HUNT/Breaking Up Was Easy In The... (MCA) 4

11293

967

3610

92 -340

18.639 1.943

153

T. MCGRAW & T. HUBBARD/Undivided (Big Machine/BMLGR)

9975

158

3241

17.005 0.627

157

KEITH URBAN w/PINK/One Too Many (RCA/Capitol)

9784

216

3230

15.596

148

DIERKS BENTLEY/Gone (Capitol)

9412

747

3108

251

14.978 1.253

154

BLAKE SHELTON/Minimum Wage (Warner/WMN)

8820

502

2828

159

14.163 0.331

158

BROTHERS OSBORNE/All Night (EMI Nashville)

8752

2844

-2

12.956 -0.212

158

MIRANDA LAMBERT/Settling Down (RCA)

8614

2801

13.499 0.569

154

JASON ALDEAN/Blame It On You (Macon Music/Broken Bow)

7967

414

2429

126

12.564 0.486

149

CARLY PEARCE/Next Girl (Big Machine)

7369

443

2420

170

157

21.12

9.316

0.52

0.27

0.38

4 =Top 5 Point Gainers

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March 8, 2021 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS

CHRIS YOUNG & KANE BROWN/Famous Friends (RCA)

7064

690

2190

211

11.29

1.509

149

COLE SWINDELL/Single Saturday Night (Warner/WMN)

6712

728

2221

250

9.948

1.343

140

BRANTLEY GILBERT/Hard Days (Valory)

6566

286

2181

8.591

0.551

154

DAN + SHAY/Glad You Exist (Warner/WAR)

6363

259

2053

9.644

0.258

148

JUSTIN MOORE/We Didn't Have Much (Valory)

5773

423

1898

146

9.335

0.459

143

LITTLE BIG TOWN/Wine, Beer, Whiskey (Capitol)

4579

104

1450

4.602

0.12

137

CHASE RICE f/FGL/Drinkin' Beer... (Dack Janiels/BBR/BMLGR)

4324

415

1273

118

6.38

0.756

119

SCOTTY MCCREERY/You Time (Triple Tigers)

4181

482

1330

117

5.512

0.801

133

ELVIE SHANE/My Boy (Wheelhouse)

4166

175

1460

4.785

0.336

118

KANE BROWN/Worship You (RCA)

4061

125

1293

4.6

0.431

120

LEE BRICE/Memory I Don't Mess With (Curb)

3531

215

1145

5.124

0.046

112

RUNAWAY JUNE/We Were Rich (Wheelhouse)

3493

-772

1181

-273

4.248 -0.606

143

GARTH BROOKS & TRISHA YEARWOOD/Shallow (Pearl)

3264

163

1008

PRISCILLA BLOCK/Just About Over You (InDent/Mercury)

3165

984

3.593 -0.037

104

ROBERT COUNTS/What Do I Know (Arista)

2696

-36

830

-19

2.634

0.01

101

MICHAEL RAY/Whiskey And Rain (Warner/WEA)

2503

104

800

3.461

0.31

LAINEY WILSON/Things A Man... (Broken Bow) DEBUT

2463

643

879

222

1.951

0.726

114

2451

793

2.559

0.281

3.529

0.147

J. ALLEN & B. PAISLEY/Freedom Was A Highway (Stoney Creek)

C. JOHNSON & R. MCENTIRE/Dear Rodeo (CoJo/Warner/WMN) 2420

356

587

3.944

0.633

J. RODGERS f/L. COMBS/Cold Beer... (River House/Columbia)

2394

151

722

3.078

0.331

CHRIS JANSON/Waitin' On 5 (Warner/WAR)

2384

771

2.24

-0.124

JON PARDI/Tequila Little Time (Capitol)

2308

655

2.745 -0.143

INGRID ANDRESS/Lady Like (Warner/WEA)

2283

253

738

2.478

0.408

LOCASH/Beers To Catch Up On (Wheelhouse)

2279

743

-7

2.185

0.146

LUKE COMBS/Forever After All (River House/Columbia)

2205

713

756

229

3.917

0.812

4 =Top 5 Point Gainers

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March 8, 2021 Country Aircheck Add Leaders LUKE COMBS/Forever After All (River House/Columbia) LAINEY WILSON/Things A Man Oughta Know (Broken Bow) LILY ROSE/Villain (Big Loud) HEATH SANDERS/Old School's In (Valory) LAUREN ALAINA w/JON PARDI/Getting Over Him (Mercury) SCOTTY MCCREERY/You Time (Triple Tigers) BRETT ELDREDGE/Good Day (2021) (Warner/WMN) ELVIE SHANE/My Boy (Wheelhouse) JON PARDI/Tequila Little Time (Capitol) CAYLEE HAMMACK/Just Friends (Capitol) CHRIS YOUNG & KANE BROWN/Famous Friends (RCA) DAN + SHAY/Glad You Exist (Warner/WAR) MATT STELL/That Ain't Me No More (Records/Arista)

Adds 66 37 23 21 10 9 8 7 7 6 6 6 6

THOMAS RHETT/What's Your Country Song (Valory)

934 4

NIKO MOON/Good Time (RCA)

789 4

SAM HUNT/Breaking Up Was Easy In The... (MCA)

649 4

LUKE COMBS/Forever After All (River House/Columbia)

591 4

CHRIS YOUNG & KANE BROWN/Famous Friends (RCA)

509 4

JASON ALDEAN/Blame It On You (Macon Music/Broken Bow) 487 TENILLE ARTS/Somebody Like That (19th & Grand)

484

BLAKE SHELTON/Minimum Wage (Warner/WMN)

437

BRETT YOUNG/Lady (BMLGR)

390

GARTH BROOKS & TRISHA YEARWOOD/Shallow (Pearl)

362

Activator Top Spin Gainers

Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers NIKO MOON/Good Time (RCA)

3537

BRETT YOUNG/Lady (BMLGR)

2109

THOMAS RHETT/What's Your Country Song (Valory)

1488

RYAN HURD w/MAREN MORRIS/Chasing After You (Arista)

1234

SAM HUNT/Breaking Up Was Easy In The... (MCA)

Activator Top Point Gainers

967

4 THOMAS RHETT/What's Your Country Song (Valory) 4 NIKO MOON/Good Time (RCA) 4 SAM HUNT/Breaking Up Was Easy In The... (MCA) 4 LUKE COMBS/Forever After All (River House/Columbia) 4 CHRIS YOUNG & KANE BROWN/Famous Friends (RCA)

310 153 133 126 104

GABBY BARRETT/The Good Ones (Warner/WAR)

948

BRETT YOUNG/Lady (BMLGR)

DIERKS BENTLEY/Gone (Capitol)

747

TENILLE ARTS/Somebody Like That (19th & Grand)

728

JASON ALDEAN/Blame It On You (Macon Music/Broken Bow)

713

GARTH BROOKS & TRISHA YEARWOOD/Shallow (Pearl)

690

PARMALEE f/BLANCO BROWN/Just The Way (Stoney Creek)

COLE SWINDELL/Single Saturday Night (Warner/WMN) LUKE COMBS/Forever After All (River House/Columbia) CHRIS YOUNG & KANE BROWN/Famous Friends (RCA)

Country Aircheck Top Recurrents

Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers NIKO MOON/Good Time (RCA)

101

1125

Points

LUKE COMBS/Better Together (River House/Columbia)

21759 16612 13954

BRETT YOUNG/Lady (BMLGR)

648

LEE BRICE/One Of Them Girls (Curb)

THOMAS RHETT/What's Your Country Song (Valory)

524

RUSSELL DICKERSON/Love You Like I Used To (Triple Tigers)

357

CHRIS LANE/Big, Big Plans (Big Loud)

10762

SAM HUNT/Breaking Up Was Easy In The... (MCA)

340

BLAKE SHELTON f/G. STEFANI/Happy... (Warner/WMN)

10396

GABBY BARRETT/The Good Ones (Warner/WAR)

289

GABBY BARRETT/I Hope (Warner/WAR)

9467

266

MAREN MORRIS/The Bones (Columbia)

7637

DIERKS BENTLEY/Gone (Capitol)

251

LUKE COMBS/Lovin' On You (River House/Columbia)

7585

COLE SWINDELL/Single Saturday Night (Warner/WMN)

250

JAMESON RODGERS/Some Girls (River House/Columbia)

7378

231

KELSEA BALLERINI/Hole In The Bottle (Black River)

6842

RYAN HURD w/MAREN MORRIS/Chasing After You (Arista)

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Long Live (BMLGR)

PARMALEE f/BLANCO BROWN/Just The Way (Stoney Creek)

4 =Top 5 Point Gainers

Chart Page 3

March 8, 2021

COUNTRY AIRCHECK ACTIVITY JAMESON RODGERS f/L. COMBS/Cold... (River House/Columbia) Moves 46-45* 2,394 points, 722 spins 1 add: WKRO CHRIS JANSON/Waitin’ On 5 (Warner/WAR) Moves 44-46* 2,384 points, 771 spins; No adds JON PARDI/Tequila Little Time (Capitol) Moves 47-47* 2,308 points, 655 spins 7 adds: KASE, KDRK, KEEY, WGH, WKIS, WSSL, WYCT INGRID ANDRESS/Lady Like (Warner/WEA) Moves 50-48* 2,283 points, 738 spins; No adds

ADD DATES Send yours to adds@countryaircheck.com

MARCH 15

KENNY CHESNEY/Knowing You (Blue Chair/Warner/WEA) FAITH SCHUELER/Rainy Day Lover (Gulko) LADY A/Like A Lady (Big Machine)

MARCH 22

RYAN HURD w/MAREN MORRIS/Chasing After You (Arista)

MARCH 29

CALLISTA CLARK/It’s Cause I Am (Big Machine) THREE DAYS DIRTY/Talegate (Copper1Music) TRAVIS DENNING/Abby (Mercury)

LOCASH/Beers To Catch Up On (Wheelhouse) Moves 45-49* 2,279 points, 743 spins; No adds 1 add: WOKQ LUKE COMBS/Forever After All (River House/Columbia) Debuts 50* 2,205 points, 756 spins 66 adds including: KCYE, KHGE, KKBQ, KNCI, KSOP, WNGA, WKIS, WMAD, WPGB, WSLC

CHECK OUT

TEDDY ROBB/Heaven On Dirt (Monument) 2,97 points, 807 spins; No adds

MARCH 16

RUSSELL DICKERSON/Home Sweet (Triple Tigers) 2,167 points, 681 spins 2 adds: WDRQ*, WKIS

MARCH 19

HARDY/Give Heaven Some Hell (Big Loud) 1,604 points, 553 spins 1 add: WGTY CAITLIN SMITH f/OLD DOMINION/I Can’t (Monument) 1,591 points, 397 spins 3 adds: WDRM, WNSH, WYCD

GABBY BARRETT Live From The Goldmine (Warner/WAR)

MIDLAND: The Sonic Ranch (Big Machine) LORETTA LYNN Still Woman Enough (Legacy Recordings)

MARCH 26

CARRIE UNDERWOOD My Savior (Capitol)

Chart Page 4

March 8, 2021 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

THOMAS RHETT

Points

What’s Your Country Song (Valory)

10719

+/- Points

934

Plays

+/- Plays Stations ADDS

2273

310

LUKE BRYAN/Down To One (Capitol)

10268

-621

2130

-119

CHRIS STAPLETON/Starting Over (Mercury)

10016

-475

2141

-94

PARMALEE f/BLANCO BROWN/Just The Way (Stoney Creek)

9400

273

1982

NIKO MOON/Good Time (RCA) 4

9275

789

2120

153

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/Long Live (BMLGR)

7823

113

1579

BRETT YOUNG/Lady (BMLGR)

7240

390

1504

101

ERIC CHURCH/Hell Of A View (EMI Nashville)

6923

1423

10 9

GABBY BARRETT/The Good Ones (Warner/WAR)

6913

1497

11 10

TENILLE ARTS/Somebody Like That (19th & Grand)

6652

484

1378

12 11

TIM MCGRAW & TYLER HUBBARD/Undivided (Big Machine/BMLGR)

6018

1189

-9

15 12

JAKE OWEN/Made For You (Big Loud)

5549

272

1172

14 13

DIERKS BENTLEY/Gone (Capitol)

5426

1055

16 14

DUSTIN LYNCH/Momma's House (Broken Bow)

5369

144

1134

17 15

JORDAN DAVIS/Almost Maybes (MCA)

5222

1089

19 16

BLAKE SHELTON/Minimum Wage (Warner/WMN)

5177

437

1028

18 17

DYLAN SCOTT/Nobody (Curb)

4731

-33

998

20 18

BROTHERS OSBORNE/All Night (EMI Nashville)

4518

-15

884

-1

21 19

KEITH URBAN W/PINK/One Too Many (RCA/Capitol)

4495

-15

910

23 20

SAM HUNT/Breaking Up Was Easy In The... (MCA) 4

4456

649

901

133

22 21

MIRANDA LAMBERT/Settling Down (RCA)

4308

-58

843

24 22

CHRIS YOUNG & KANE BROWN/Famous Friends (RCA) 4

3730

509

718

104

26 23

DAN + SHAY/Glad You Exist (Warner/WAR)

3380

247

645

25 24

CARLY PEARCE/Next Girl (Big Machine)

3368

174

660

27 25

JASON ALDEAN/Blame It On You (Macon Music/Broken Bow)

3112

487

593

28 26

JUSTIN MOORE/We Didn't Have Much (Valory)

2537

184

554

29 27

BRANTLEY GILBERT/Hard Days (Valory)

2200

451

31 28

LUKE COMBS/Forever After All (River House/Columbia) 4

1995

591

365

126

30 29

ELVIE SHANE/My Boy (Wheelhouse)

1545

-34

293

33 30

COLE SWINDELL/Single Saturday Night (Warner/WMN)

1510

138

341

4 =Top 5 Point Gainers

Chart Page 5

March 8, 2021 LW

Artist/Title (Label)

Points +/- Points

32 31

LITTLE BIG TOWN/Wine, Beer, Whiskey (Capitol)

1439

Plays

285

+/- Plays

Stations Adds

34 32

SCOTTY MCCREERY/You Time (Triple Tigers)

1232

262

36 33

KANE BROWN/Worship You (RCA)

1152

175

35 34

RUNAWAY JUNE/We Were Rich (Wheelhouse)

1090

-95

227

-22

37 35

CHASE RICE f/FGL/Drinkin' Beer. Talkin' God. Amen. (Dack Janiels/BBR/BMLGR)

1081

197

-5

51 36

GARTH BROOKS & TRISHA YEARWOOD/Shallow (Pearl)

945

362

208

39 37

HARDY/Give Heaven Some Hell (Big Loud)

897

150

40 38

JON PARDI/Tequila Little Time (Capitol)

896

163

43 39

LAINEY WILSON/Things A Man Oughta Know (Broken Bow)

839

130

45 40

LEE BRICE/Soul (Curb)

810

110

42 41

MICHAEL RAY/Whiskey And Rain (Warner/WEA)

754

-13

120

-2

44 42

TIM DUGGER/You're Gonna Love Me (MCC/Curb)

699

-6

131

-1

48 43

CHRIS JANSON/Waitin' On 5 (Warner/WAR)

698

148

47 44

JIMMIE ALLEN & BRAD PAISLEY/Freedom Was A Highway (Stoney Creek)

674

145

46 45

PRISCILLA BLOCK/Just About Over You (InDent/Mercury)

646

-38

153

50 46

LILY ROSE/Villain (Big Loud)

600

-30

-3

52 47

ERIC CHURCH/Lynyrd Skynyrd Jones (EMI Nashville)

590

Debut 48

RYAN HURD w/MAREN MORRIS/Chasing After You (Arista)

576

264

58 49

BROTHERS OSBORNE/I'm Not For Everyone (EMI Nashville)

550

110

54 50

CHRIS STAPLETON/You Should Probably Leave (Mercury)

540

41 51

HARDY/Unapologetically Country As... (Big Loud)

520

-300

-30

49 52

THE DESERT CITY RAMBLERS/Comin' Home (Crank Kick Media)

507

-147

-28

53 53

LARRY FLEET/Where I Find God (Big Loud)

504

-28

-14

60 54

MITCHELL TENPENNY/Bucket List (Columbia)

480

55 55

TEDDY ROBB/Heaven On Dirt (Monument)

478

-26

122

-6

56 56

TIFFANY WOYS/Do Ya (Tiffany Woys)

448

-9

-2

Debut 57

KYLIE FREY/I Do Thing (Independent)

445

Debut 58

CARLY PEARCE/Should've Known Better (Big Machine)

440

PARKER MCCOLLUM/To Be Loved By You (MCA)

434

-3

JAMESON RODGERS f/L. COMBS/Cold Beer Calling... (River House/Columbia)

420

59 59

Debut 60

4 =Top 5 Point Gainers

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