When Beasley/Philadelphia Active Rock WMMR & Classic Rock WMGK PD Chuck Damico added programming responsibilities for the cluster’s Country WXTU on May 23 (Breaking News 5/20), he had big shoes to fill, succeeding PD Mark “Razz” Radziewicz, who retired after 20 years with the station. Get to know Damico here, including his surprising pastime.
CA: How long have you worked for Beasley, and what’s your radio background before that?
CD: Since they acquired Greater Media back in 2018, but I have been with WMMR across a couple of owners before that. I started in the summer of 1994 as an intern doing anything they would let me do ... for free! I’ve held a ton of positions here and in our group. I was a Promotions Dir., APD and PD of all of our FMs here in Philly at some point.
What drew you to a career in radio?
Honestly, it was my love of WMMR and what radio had done for me personally. I knew that I loved music, but when I realized the power of radio as a medium and that it could be such a positive force in so many lives right in the moment, that is when I knew I wanted to be a part of it.
You just got 33% busier. What is the plan for managing a three-station workload, especially with no APD at ‘XTU? Is sleep now just off the table?
Ha, no. Believe me, I do love my sleep, and I will make time for it. Most importantly, even without an APD we still have incredible people at all of our stations. The staff is so strong at WXTU that I would not have considered it if not for them. [Morning host] Andie Summers is not only a Radio Hall of Fame-level talent, but an incredibly well-rounded radio person off the air. Her influence is all over this brand and she sets a high bar every morning on her show that the rest of the staff works to meet. And I think they do.
As far as managing the three stations, it’s all about being as organized as possible with my – and everyone else’s – time, and also trusting the amazing people we have. If you’re organized and people can be trusted to be fully engaged in what we are trying to accomplish together, we can figure out the workload … mostly.
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More Than My Chi-Town: Big Loud's Morgan Wallen at Chicago's Soldier Field. Pictured (l-r) are the label's Lauren "LT" Thomas and Shari Roth , KTOM/Monterey & KHGE/Fresno’s Sam Diggedy , WSIX/Nashville's Ryan McKiddy , iHeart's Rod Phillips , Audacy's Marci Braun , WNCY/Appleton-Green Bay's Hannah Damas , Wallen, Albright & O'Malley & Brenner's Jay , the label's Lisa Smoot , WWQM/Madison's and Kristi Kelly and the label's John D’Amico
FBMM@35: People Behind The Business
How do I get an exotic animal across state lines? Can my cousin be my stockbroker? When can I start flying private? These are just some of the questions the folks at Flood, Bumstead, McCready & McCarthy (FBMM) have fielded from artists – and the queries keep coming. Having recently celebrated 35 years,
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Power Trio: FBMM founders Chuck Flood, Mary Ann McCready and Frank Bumstead.
FBMM is a cornerstone of country music (among other genres), even if artist business managers aren’t quite as visible as others on the team.
Remarkably, FBMM has grown to more than 100 employees representing many of the biggest names in entertainment, and done so without giving in to the merger and acquisition pressures that have swallowed many of their competitors.
Co-founder Mary Ann McCready – along with her late co-founders Chuck Flood and Frank Bumstead – prioritized a succession plan that would give future generations ownership in the company. “There’s a big payday for the owners,” McCready says of the incentives to sell. “The problem is
that business managers who weren’t owners see their potential income get hosed. Then the company is owned by [a conglomerate] that’s trying to sell financial services, wealth management, insurance – it compromises the whole system.”
“We got lucky running into founders who wanted to pass it down to the next group,” says second-generation owner Jamie Cheek “Frankly, they probably gave up some stuff to take the risk of this being worth more in the long run than what they could get out of selling.”
I’m Yelling Timber: That collaborative approach allows for varied expertise, echoing the Wall Street connections Bumstead brought to the firm.
“We had an artist call because he ran into somebody who told him Northeast timber was the hottest investment going,”
Cheek says. “I walked over to Frank’s office, he made one quick call and got someone on the phone who was literally about to get in a helicopter to look at the largest tract of timber in Maine. Within an hour, we had our client on the phone with the leading expert in the state.”
Building out that kind of knowledge was intentional.
“We realized this isn’t a one man or two man game, which most of the business management in Nashville was when we started,” McCready says. “Let’s get the
Went To Own: FBMM owners as of 2026 are (l-r) Carmen Romano, Julie Boos, Erica Rosa, Jamie Cheek, Jen Conger, David Boyer, Dan Killian and Duane Clark.
Mary Ann McCready
Jamie Cheek
Dan Killian
smartest people we can and inspire them to take on areas of expertise.”
FBMM is now on its third generation of owners. Among them, Dan Killian “What was unique was I was able to see a clear path to build my own business,” he says, noting the depth of expertise was a big draw. A recent case involving a consumer brand and an artist royalty illustrates the point: “I’d encountered all kinds merch deals, but not one with those specifics,” he says. “I shot the team an email and had multiple people hit me back with info on similar deals. I was able to go back to the artist team – not with the specifics – but with background and a royalty range that made sense.”
The Art Of The Matter: From venue charges and label contracts to buying a first home and setting up education funds, business managers are likely involved. And then there are tougher issues including shaky investment offerings, family members asking for money and poor spending habits. McCready admits, “Sometimes you get a client who says, ‘My priorities in life are sex, drugs and playing music. I know I should be saving money – I hear you. It’s not your fault.’”
In response, FBMM broke new ground. “They brought in a guy named Ted Klontz to do money coaching from a clinical psychology background,” Killian explains. Adds Cheek, “I went into a meeting with a client who was about to sell their very last asset.” As instructed by Klontz, Cheek drew details on a sheet of paper and ripped it up in front of the client – and it worked. “I was shaking,” he says. “They were in tears. But I saw this breakthrough. When you’re telling people things for months and they don’t change their patterns, it made us look at ourselves. Ted helped us understand that there are reasons they aren’t picking up on things that seem simple. They’re shutting down somewhere inside and we had to figure out why to be able to help them.”
The glut of artist signings increases the likelihood that new clients have ended up in deals with unproven or even unscrupulous advisors. “The lack of gatekeeping in the digital age is allowing artists to have organic followings, which is great, but there was a certain amount of protection in some of the old processes,” Killian says. “Professionalism is harder to decipher behind a four inch screen. So we think a lot about that and the artist development process.”
Which, in the end, is what it’s all about. “When the 22-year-old walks into our office with a guitar, fresh from wherever their small town was, we get to see them through every step – up to arenas and stadiums,” Killian says. “Helping achieve what matters to them is the best part of what we do.” –Chuck Aly
Chart Chat
Congratulations to Ella Langley, Raffaella Braun and the Triple Tigers promotion team on holding “Be Her” at No. 1 for a second week. This is the first time a female artist has had solo back-toback multi-week chart toppers since 2008, when
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MY TUNES
Spirit Music songwriter Ryan Beaver shares the stories behind the songs:
1. Warren Zeiders’ “Pretty Little Poison”: This was only the second song I’d ever written with Warren, and one of many with Jared [Keim]. It all started with a title I had written down, followed by a conversation about toxic love. We settled into that 6/8 groove and it just started happening. As soon as we heard Warren put his voice on it, we knew we had something special. I never would’ve guessed it would go on to become one of the year’s biggest singles … and all of our first No. 1 at Country radio.
2. Midland’s “Shooting Memories With Tequila”: Joe Clemmons and Mike Walker are two of my favorite human beings and some of my oldest pals in town. We sat around laughing, talking about the good old days, and throwing the title around for a while. Mike played that verse progression and sang most of what became the second verse right there on the spot. Joe came up with some incredible melodic hooks and really helped shape the chorus, while I leaned into figuring out a lyrical angle that could tie it all together. We recorded a rough voice memo after we finished writing it, and it just felt great. The worktape demo ended up being enough to get the song recorded, and Midland made it sound incredible.
3. Emily Ann Roberts’ “Jack And Jill Daniel’s”: Jeremy [Spillman] and I were sitting around one day talking about ideas for Emily when we started carving out the concept of rewriting the history of why Jack made Jack Daniel’s whiskey in the first place. It was a lot of fun writing a story song that danced so much with fiction. Trent [Willmon] and Emily really brought it home, and I think we all felt like we landed on something unique that day.
4. Luke Bryan’s “Country Song Came On”: This was the first song I’d ever written with Dan [Alley], and Neil [Medley] is literally one of the first people I ever co-wrote with, so we go way back. Come to think of it, Neil had never written with Dan either. I honestly don’t remember who threw the title out first, but I do remember lighting up thinking about all the nights I stayed out a little too late because the music was too good to leave. There’s just something perfect about a strong drink and a George Jones song. After we worked up what became the chorus, Dan actually thought it was the verse. We still laugh about that because the chorus doesn’t really explode — it just grooves. This song ended up becoming my second No. 1 at Country radio.
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Ella Langley
Taylor Swift’s “Should’ve Said No” and “Love Story” achieved the feat. Songwriters are Jordan Schmidt, Michael Hardy, Smith Ahnquist and Langley.
Kudos to Michael Chase and the Warner/WAR promotion team on scoring 113 adds for “Girl Dad” by Cole Swindell. This is Swindell’s 11th release to lead the CA/MB Add Board and his largest career add week, topping the 89 for “Never Say Never” with Lainey Wilson in November 2021.
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Lee Greenwood will co-headline the Countdown 250 Ball July 3 at the Washington Hilton in Washington, DC, where he will also be among those receiving the All-American Icon Award.
Chris Janson and Carly Pearce will perform at meetings, events, and hospitality technology provider Cvent’s Cvent Connect conference, happening July 13-16 in Nashville. CMA Sr. Dir. Event Operations & Production Ryan Nelson will appear on a panel.
Dylan Gossett will headline Silobration, an event organized by Chip and Joanna Gaines’ lifestyle brand, Magnolia, Oct. 22-25 in Waco, TX.
Brian Kelley and his Gulf Coast Cowboys Angling Club are the Sport Fishing Championship’s 2026 Gulfport Mississippi Open champions, reeling in first place June 14 with six blue and one white marlin. It was the group’s first SFC victory since the 2024 season. Kelley owns the club, a professional sport fishing team of the SFC league.
Russell Dickerson, Hannah Dasher, David Nail and Filmore are among the artists newly added to the lineup for Country Cruising’s sevennight 2027 sailing, set for April 11-18. See the full lineup and destinations here SuiteRadio’s Rowdy Yates is offering a trio of fully produced daypart shows to help stations fill in programming over Independence Day weekend with a no obligation “test drive.” The shows are Ridin’ with Rowdy, Rowdy on the Rise and The Rowdy Ride Home. Reach Yates here for details.
Cooper Alan is expanding his upcoming Australia run with the addition of a headlining show at Perth’s Ice Cream Factory Oct. 15 in addition to his previously announced appearances at Strummingbird Festival. Tickets (6/24) here June 22, 2026
Meet WXTU’s Chuck Damico
In our “exit interview” with Razz, he said he was leaving you notes, contacts, “theories” and a list of country websites to follow. What exactly did he leave behind for you, and what’s been most useful so far?
His usernames and passwords mostly. Just kidding … but not really. He left me great systems to manage the radio station overall. Everyone has a workflow and how they like to do things and, thankfully, Razz was very sensible in
Trophy Case: Damico with WMMR's 2025 Marconi Awards.
the way he liked to run the station. If I have any tweaking to do, it won’t be much. But also, those usernames and passwords have been huge!
When and how did you start becoming a fan of country music? Have you programmed the format before?
My mom was a big country fan growing up so the music has never been foreign to me. I have been away from it for a while, but I am excited to immerse myself back into it. I have never programmed Country before. I really wanted the PD gig back when Beasley reacquired WXTU into our cluster but, ultimately, lost out to some guy named Razz!
What are you anticipating your learning curve will look like in country?
The nuts and bolts of programming should be mostly the same; the learning curve will come in a few areas. I have a really good feel for our market, but I don’t want to make any assumptions about the WXTU brand. I will be relying on our staff and learning to see the station through their eyes. We first and foremost must be true to the brand while always looking to grow it. Then the music, and the country music community. Thankfully, we have so many strong players in that space, Andie Summers, Nicole Michalik, Jeff Kurkjian, Donnie Black and of course [Beasley Chief Content Officer] Justin Chase. I will be learning what I don’t know I don’t know from them.
Is there anything about the way the Country format or Nashville label system operates that’s different from your experience in other formats?
The “point” system is something new to me, but I actually really like it, and it makes a ton of sense. Big stations in bigger markets have larger audiences and more reach [and] impact.
Anything about WXTU you think needs tweaking, or that you want to put your attention on right away?
Not at all. I’m not here because something needed fixing or changing. I am here because a legend in the business had the good fortune to go out, riding high on his own terms and go start the next chapter for himself and his family. It’s my honor to take the wheel from Razz. He’s a great programmer, friend and family man.
Any plans yet for a successor for Razz in middays?
Yes. We are doing final interviews. The position will be filled shortly.
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What are a couple of things you’d like the Country radio industry, and Nashville label reps, to know about you?
First, I got your message and I am trying my best to email, text or call you back, I promise! But about me: I’m a simple guy. I love my family and my friends. I am a rule follower, I’m honest and I have nothing to hide. If you want my opinion, just ask, but be ready for a straight answer.
Any Chuck Damico “fun facts” you can share?
I play drums in a local cover band, “Beer:30,”… As in, “What time is it? It’s Beer:30.” I guess you can say I’m in full-on mid-life crisis mode, but being in a band is a lot of fun. I’ve done it on and off for 30 years or so. Also, I am a bit of handyman – whenever anything needs to be built or fixed, I will try my very best to get it done myself before thoroughly messing it up and having to call in a professional.
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I'm With The Band: Damico with his drum kit.
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• Bethany Kent Former Audacy Dir./Music Initiatives Bethany.kent@gmail.com
• Jimmy Knight Former WQHK/Fort Wayne, IN OM/PD/MD/midday host djJimmyKnight@yahoo.com
• Jonathan Knight Former KXIA/Marshalltown, IA afternoon host Jonathanknight00@gmail.com
• Jesse Knutson Former ACM Dir./Publicity & Media Relations jessedknutson@gmail.com
• Mike Krinik Former EMI Nashville/Northeast Regional mikekrinik@gmail.com
• Andrew “Latty” Latimer Former WGKX/Memphis morning co-host aclatimer@gmail.com (901) 515-7327
• Amber Lee Former Cumulus/Topeka, KS OM AmbersHome@gmail.com
• Hannah Loomis Former Monument Coord./Marketing & Promotion hannahgraceloomis@gmail.com
• Jerry Mac Former Cumulus/Toledo OM and Country WKKO and Classic Hits WRQN PD jerrymacsparty@yahoo.com
• Jeremy “Otis“ Maher Former MD/air personality WUBL/Atlanta jeymaher20@yahoo.com
• Jim Malito Former Black River Dir./Radio Promotion West Coast jmalito@cox.net
• Lisa Manning Former WKDF/Nashville midday host lisamanningvo@aol.com
• Ray Mariner
Former Warmer/WEA Mgr./Regional Radio & Streaming RayMarATL@gmail.com
• Kyle Matthews Outgoing KBEQ/Kansas City morning co-host kylmtthws@icloud.com
• Chance Maxwell Former MCA Dir./Streaming Marketing chancexmaxwell@gmail.com
• Alex Mazza
Former MCA Marketing Project Coord. agdmazza@gmail.com
• Shane McClintock Former KSKG/Salina, KS OM shane.mcclintock809@gmail.com
• Vicki "Pepper" McDonel Former KFRG/Riverside, CA PM drive traffic reporter and weekend air talent Vickipepper@aol.com
• Mike McKenzie Former Summit/Birmingham Mgr./Creative Content & Production mikemckenzieradio@yahoo.com
• Justin Michael The Big Time With Whitney Allen Producer Justin@RadioJustin.com
• Fritz Moser Former Midwest/Peoria OM and WXCL PD moserfritz@hotmail.com
• Alexa Neo Former WWWF/Nassau-Suffolk midday host neoalexa1@gmail.com
• Julian Nieh Former KMXB/Las Vegas morning co-host julianontheradio.com
• Glenn Noblit Former Monument Dir./Regional Promotion GPnoblit@icloud.com
• Naomi Onsri Former CMT Coord./Music & Talent Naomi.Onsri@gmail.com
• Denise Pagano Former middays KSBJ/Houston, WXXQ/Rockford, IL MD/morning host and KILT/Houston part-timer ddpagano3@yahoo.com
• Chris Palmer Former Valory Music VP/Promotion & Marketing chris.palmer1@comcast.net
• Erik Peterson Former Borman Entertainment VP/Management & Artist Development ErikTPeterson@gmail.com
• Erik Powell Former Big Machine VP/Promotion & Marketing erikpowell37@gmail.com
• Christopher Raphael-Reily Former Capitol Promotion Coord. Chrisraphaelreily@gmal.com
• Sophia Rafalli
Former MCA Coord./Digial Marketing skrafalli@gmail.com
• April Rider
Former Quartz Hill Music Group/Brown Sellers Brown Management SVP/Promotion aprilriderhelm@me.com
• Will Robinson
Former Quartz Hill Music Group VP/Promotion radioeffects@me.com
• Dylan Salisbury
Former KUPL & KBFF/Portland, OR Dir./Content dylanmsalisbury@gmail.com
• Mike “Sandman” Sanders
Former PD/midday host WZZK/Birmingham sandersonair@gmail.com
• Ryan Sartori
Former WRTB/Rockford, IL morning producer/co-host and midday host ryansartori34@gmail.com
• Brody Smith
Former Exec. Producer, Katie & Company brodyradio76@gmail.com
• Jeff St. Pierre
Former WPOC/Baltimore MD/afternoon host jeffstp@gmail.com
• Gerardo Sproet
Former KKBQ/Houston midday host gerardosproet@gmail.com
• Chandler Stebbins
Former MCA Mgr./Strategic Marketing chandler.stebbins@gmail.com
• Nick Steele and Kristen Flowers
Former KWJJ/Portland morning hosts NKMornings@gmail.com.
• Taylor Steele
Former MCA Coord./Media Marketing taylorellensteele@gmail.com
• Val Steele
Former Bicoastal Media Eugene, OR OM/PD/ afternoon host valsteeleradio@gmail.com
• Devin Tingle
Former Dirt Road Radio (online station) weekend/ fill-in host devintingle101@gmail.com
• Patrick Thomas
Former PickleJar Up All Night host theradiopatrick@gmail.com
• Sarah Thomas Former WYCD/Detroit afternoon co-host SarahThomas.Radio@yahoo.com
• Jake Vega
Former MCA Mgr./Business & Legal Affairs jbvega.law@gmail.com
• Jason Wilson
Former iHeartMedia Area Pres./Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas & Missouri jasonstuwilson@gmail.com
• Tim Winebrenner
The Big Time With Whitney Allen Producer TimWinebrenner@Live.com
• Matt Wood
Former co-host, Taste of Country Mornings matthewwood73@gmail.com
• Megan Youngblood
Former Capitol/MCA Dir./Regional Promotion Megayoungblood@gmail.com
May 2026 PPM Scoreboard
The Nielsen PPM May 2026 Survey (4/305/27) saw total Country shares increase 0.9% to 319.7. Cume was up 0.2% on a same-station basis, or approximately 36,000, to 19.6m. WCTK/Providence claimed the largest share in the format with a 10.8 share. KKGO/Los Angeles took the cume lead for the first time since the Holiday 2019 survey,
when the station aired all-Christmas music. The last time KKGO led the format in cume during regular programming was September 2018. Legend: A “+” indicates a Classic Country outlet; a “^” designates co-owned Country stations in the metro; a “t” indicates a tie. Ranks are among subscribers.
Country Aircheck Add Leaders
Activator Top Point Gainers
TAYLOR SWIFT/I Knew It, I Knew You (Disney/Republic/MCA) 1358
KENNY CHESNEY/Carry On (Hey Now) 589
E. LANGLEY & M. WALLEN/I Can't Love... (Sawgod/Col. NY/Triple Tigers/Big Loud) 546
LAINEY WILSON & JOHN MAYER/Phone, Keys, Wallet (Broken Bow) 521
JASON ALDEAN/Don't Tell On Me (Macon Music/Broken Bow) 489
COLE SWINDELL/Girl Dad (Warner/WAR) 482
STELLA LEFTY/Boston (Sandlot/Atlantic Outpost)
f/E. CHURCH, M. WALLEN & T. MCGRAW/McArthur (Big Loud)
ROSS/Hate How You Look (Core/Mercury)
Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers
COLE SWINDELL/Girl Dad (Warner/WAR) 4086 4
TAYLOR SWIFT/I Knew It, I Knew You (Disney/Republic/MCA) 3015 4
MORGAN WALLEN/Don't We (Big Loud) 2580 4
E. LANGLEY & M. WALLEN/I Can't Love... (Sawgod/Col. NY/Triple Tigers/Big Loud) 2436 4
JASON ALDEAN/Don't Tell On Me (Macon Music/Broken Bow) 2265 4
Cody Johnson Banks Of The Trinity (Warner/ CoJo/WRN)
Among the 16 tracks on the Trent Willmon-produced project are collaborations with Luke Combs (“Shoot The Bull”) and Brothers Osborne (“Fool Proof”), along with two songs written by Johnson. The album’s cover image is a photo of Lawrence’s Grocery Store in Sebastopol, TX, where, as a kid, Johnson would ride his bike two miles down an old dirt road to get a cream soda and a Blue Bell ice cream bar.
Cole Goodwin Howdy (Big Machine)
New song “Girl That’s How” was penned by Kevin Denney, Tom Botkin and Mike Rogers, and produced by Ryan Youmans. “’Girl That’s How’ is an easy listening ‘good ole boy’ song that takes me back to my high school and college days spent riding around in my truck,” says Goodwin.
Avalon’s sophomore album includes recent singles “Hypothetically Speaking” with Kaitlin Butts, “Easy On The Eyes” and “Cardinal Sin,” featuring Jason Isbell.
GAVIN ADCOCK/Wannabe (Warner/WRN) 2519 Points, 759 Spins; No adds
CHRIS JANSON/Fight For A Girl (Warner/Harpeth 60)
JULY 6
None listed
Sela Campbell Lovin’ Made Me Mean (Leo33) “‘Cowboy A Try’ came from realizing that sometimes love isn’t loud or dramatic, sometimes it’s just disappointing in a quiet way,” Campbell says of the single. “This song is definitely more emotional and stripped back than my first release, and I wanted people to hear a different side of me as a writer and artist.”
B. LAKE & C. JOHNSON/When A Cowboy Prays (PLG/SMN) 2370 Points, 697 Spins; No adds
IAN MUNSICK/Love Is Blind (Triple Tigers) 2345 Points, 733 Spins
JULY 13
3 adds: KJKE, WKXC, WUSH
None listed
PARMALEE/God Knew Better (Stoney Creek) 2098 Points, 587 Spins; No adds COUNTRY AIRCHECK
CARTER FAITH w/WYATT FLORES/Nothin’ Better To Do (MCA/Gatsby)
Frank Ray Good For The Soul (BBRMG/BMG)
The first song released from the five-track EP was “Third Row George Strait,” written by Ben Hayslip, Dan Isbell and Ben Stennis.
