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July 20, 2020, Issue 714 Welcome Aboard. Please Stay Home Starting a new job is hard; starting a new job in the midst of a global pandemic adds its own unique set of challenges. Cherry Creek Country KIYK & KCIN/St. George, UT midday personality Chris Cruise, Warner/WAR Dir./National Radio & Streaming Promotion Michael Chase and Stoney Creek VP/Innovation, Radio & Streaming Adrian Michaels shared how they’re overcoming those challenges — hint: it involves a lot of video chat — with Country Aircheck. “[PD] Aaronee Cottam saw a couple of my videos on Facebook, and we started talking Chris Cruise via phone and Facebook Messenger about Go Chard Or Go Home: Black River’s Kelsea Ballerini spends putting my The Premix show on,” says Cruise. time with radio in support of “Hole In The Bottle.” Pictured (first “That didn’t work out, but she said they were row, l-r) are the label’s Bill Macky, Ballerini, the label’s Jane looking for a midday personality. I said, ‘Let’s O’Malia-Staszak, WPOR/Portland, ME’s Jonathan “JR” Ruppel go.’” Now on his “third or fourth” Country and WBWL/Boston’s Amanda Jo Parker; (second row, l-r) Max/ station, Detroit-based Cruise has not only Norfolk’s Eddie Haskell, WGNA/Albany’s Matty Jeff, WXTU/ never met his co-workers in person, but he’s Philadelphia’s Mark Razz, WDSY/Pittsburgh’s Mark Anderson never stepped foot in St. George, UT. When and WKLB/Boston’s Dawn Santolucito; (third row, l-r) WXCY/ asked about moving there – or anywhere – in Wilmington, DE’s Tyler Daniel, WQMX/Akron’s Ken Steel, WGTY/ the future, Cruise says, “I love Detroit. I have Michael Chase York, PA’s Scott Donato, WEBG/Chicago’s Lance Houston and two nephews who I get to see every weekend, WBEE/Rochester’s Billy Kidd; (fourth row, l-r) WUSH/Norfolk’s and my parents live 20 minutes from me. I’ve Dave Parker, the label’s Mike Wilson and Rick Froio, WTHT/ had to tell a couple of programmers, ‘Hey, I Portland, ME’s Corey Garrison and the label’s Bailey White. appreciate it, but I need six figures and some change to even think about it.’ Not because I’m cocky or think I deserve it … I just don’t Inside Moving The CRHoF Dinner want to move.” Originally set for June 24 and moved to Sept. 3, the Country Exhibit Opening: Michaels left Warner/ Radio Hall of Fame Dinner has been WEA at the end of May (CAT 4/28) after pushed again. The overarching reason – Adrian Michaels six years at the label group … well, maybe worldwide pandemic – is obvious, but the left isn’t the right word. “My contract was nuts and bolts involved and implications on coming up, and I knew that I was going to take on a different future planning merit a check-in with CRB job,” he explains. “But the way it came up, my office is still there; Exec. Dir. RJ Curtis. everything’s still on my desk. There is an Adrian Michaels museum For starters, communication with the sitting in the middle of Warner.” (continued on page 8) host hotel was a prime factor. “More than ©2020 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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WITH ... JOSH EASLER

A day in the self-isolated life of Arista VP/ weeks and a big chunk of money playing garden, but it’s Promotion Josh Easler: listener lounges, conference rooms and PD much larger Not having shows to cover or actual offices. This week, we’re launching Robert this year. promotion tours and the associated travel is Counts with a fully produced virtual tour that The only the biggest difference. The nuts and bolts of includes a welcome from [Sony/Nashville thing I’ve calling PDs and asking for adds or conversions Chairman/CEO Randy Goodman], a lyric watched on hasn’t changed much, whether I’m in my office video and performance, followed by a virtual TV is Schitt’s in The Gulch or at home. Zoom hang with Robert. It’s more intentional Creek, and I Setting appointments with radio is and produced than others I’ve seen done, and didn’t binge the most important thing I’ve found. Their we’ve spent a lot of time, energy and money it. If there’s schedules are fragmented, and they are often putting it together. any leisure splitting time between home and the station, I make a point to get out of the activity I’ve so it’s best to block time to talk with them. You house before and after work, riding my bike given more get more business done that way. on trails every morning and hitting some golf time to, it’s Another significant change is how far balls after work. I’ve also made it a point to golf. The down the audience has been. That’s tragic for eat lunch from a local restaurant ... sometimes days are Easler Acres radio but also impacts us in how much longer I’ll take it to a local park and sit at a picnic equally if it can take to get a song to familiarity. It takes table. Getting out at least two, maybe three not busier a while for research to come around, which times a day creates some routine. than before with makes it tougher to know what you have. I’ve always loved to cook, but now I calls and Teams meetings. The difference is The biggest thing we’ve come up do more meal prep to have a couple of days not being on the road or in traffic at the end with is a virtual promotion tour concept we’re of food on hand. So, I’m more strategic in that of the day. The extra hour or two of daylight proud of. Traditionally, we’d spend six or eight way. Even when I was traveling, I always had a really helps.

us, they’re really paying attention to Nashville’s mayor and what Beasley, Tim Wilson, Chuck Edwards and Mark “Hawkeye” the city and state are doing,” Curtis says. “We knew canceling the Louis now have to wait even longer for a career crowning September date was a possibility but were careful to assess our moment. “We notified them all, of course, and several had already needs with the Westin. What table spacing would look like, how reached out with inquiries and assured us they were in support of food would be served – all those things.” whatever decisions we had to make,” Curtis says. Additionally, the event is largely supported through sponsorships, While a new date hasn’t been set, it’s a safe bet it won’t be in and many of the large companies involved have stepped back 2020. “It’s right to assume the 2020 class will actually be inducted from allocating for events. “Plus, several of our board and agenda in 2021, hopefully early,” he says, which means two inductions committee members are not allowed to travel or be in large next year. “As we’ve done in the past, the plan is to announce the gatherings. We wanted to get all the possible information and not 2021 Hall class during CRS, with induction set for the summer.” make the decision prematurely, but when Nashville walked back About that Feb. 17-19 plan for next year’s CRS ... “We’re full steam reopening to Phase 2, we knew the date would have to be moved.” ahead. Of course, things could change, but we’ll address those The first concern, beyond general health and safety, was the situations as they come to us. I’m hopeful and thinking that CRS 2021 inductees themselves. Jim Duncan, Victor Sansone, George could be an incredible reunion for our whole industry. CRS sort of

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WITH ... ANTHONY DONATELLI

A day in the self-isolated life of Entercom KFRG/ got me a bike for my birthday in May, and I’ve been Riverside, CA afternoon personality/digital content looking up different trails nearby to ride. I’ll pop my creator Anthony “Frogatelli” Donatelli: headphones in, and it’s a great escape. Forty miles I’m saving big on gas money now that I’m is my current personal best. working from home every day. I get to see my wife Socially, I find myself coming up with more and dog more, which is great, but I do miss seeing interactive content to get listeners involved, and my K-Frog family. I also haven’t worn real pants in programmatically, it’s nice knowing there are a lot close to five months! of people in the same boat as I am, so I can make I didn’t know how to balance work and down- being stuck at home sound relative for all of us. time while working from home when this first started; Going live has been my listeners’ favorite part now, I have it down perfectly. I’ll wake up, go on a of the day. I do a show on Instagram Live called bike ride, have breakfast with my wife, start working, Fun At 4 where every day at 4pm PT, I play different take a lunch break, get back to work, go on a walk games – Connect 4, Pictionary, Tic-Tac-Toe – with with the dog, finish work, have dinner and read listeners. It’s been a great way to connect and show before bed. Then, I call it a day. that we really are all in this together. I’ve been working from home since March, I can’t stop watching Friends. It’s one of my all- and there have been ups and downs. I start the day time favorite shows, and it’s a comfort show for me. by taking a look at what new info is trending and I’ve also been watching The Bachelor: The Greatest make sure I’m on top of everything that I may have Seasons of All-Time, because I love the drama, and missed while I was sleeping. I’ll write a few pieces of I’ve been reading Extreme Ownership, which is a content for the website, schedule posts for our social fantastic read for anybody who works with a team. Bike Turner media pages, then do my show later in the day. My go-to snack has been ice cream. Before My wife has been so supportive making sure I’m or after dinner, I find myself taking a spoon to the taking breaks and not skipping meals. I wouldn’t have carton almost every day. over again one day so they can see what we’ve been able to get through this without her. My dog barks I had so many house projects I’d been putting done over here. a lot throughout the day, so he’s been the annoying one. off, and I was finally able to do those and more Argue about the best-ever episode of Friends by I have a newfound love for bike riding. My wife since being home. Now I’m excited to have people emailing Donatelli here. has that vibe anyway, but what a celebration it would be as our first version of Strait’s “The Fireman.” opportunity get back together and see live music again.” –Chuck Aly “This new company Copperline Music is run by some guys I know, and they signed an act of ours – Davisson Brothers Band – to the label,” he says. “We were looking for distribution on Stone Erv Rolls The Dice Senate and decided to give it a roll.” Artist manager Erv Woolsey (George Beyond Erv himself, Rollin’ The Dice also has industry vet Allen Strait, Lee Ann Womack) once worked in radio Mitchell on staff. “We’ve got some people working social media, promotion, but digital’s easy access is behind too,” Woolsey says. “This effort is all about getting a bigger his decision to launch Rollin’ The Dice audience for the band.” Records (CAT 7/16). The label’s first signing, Stone Senate has had success primarily touring the rock circuit Stone Senate, is fronted by Woolsey’s son on the east coast and, despite its lineage, “The Fireman” isn’t Clint and has released as its first single a new Erv Woolsey targeted at Country ... or terrestrial radio at all. “Their blues and ©2020 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

July 20, 2020 Page 8 southern rock roots are showing out, and we’re seeing what we FTP site which are can get done,” he says. “If you can get on SiriusXM, Spotify and then uploaded in the those kinds of things, you can generate some interest without system. “I’ve listened competing with major labels. Radio is still the driver, but other quite a few times, things have come into play that make things kind of interesting.” and it sounds pretty As to future signings and working in his country music good,” he says. “I wheelhouse, Woolsey says, “It just depends what’s a good fit.” send to Keysight, and –Chuck Aly whatever happens next is magic.” Other than needing to Chart Chat increase his volume a Congratulations to Sam Hunt, Royce bit, Cruise maintains Back In Plaque: Adrian Michaels’ Risser, Katie Dean, David Friedman, it sounds live. “You’d at-home setup. Chris Schuler and the MCA promotion team never know in a on landing at No. 1 with “Hard To Forget.” million years if you weren’t a radio nerd.” The song is the fourth single from Hunt’s Zoom Where It Happened: All three men “met” their team sophomore studio album, Southside, and is his — an essential part to starting any job — without the ability to be seventh career No. 1. Songwriters are Ashley Sam Hunt in the same room as them. “I think the weirdest thing is coming Gorley, Josh Osborne, Luke Laird, Shane into a place and the only way to meet your people is on a Zoom McAnally, Audrey Grisham, Mary Jean Shurtz, Russ Hull and Teams screen,” says Michaels. “I’ve realized how much I and Hunt. actually learned at previous jobs from watching other people in the And kudos to Shari Roth and the Blue Chair/Warner/WEA office. You learn by assimilating with the whole crowd that’s there. crew on notching 64 adds for Kenny Chesney’s “Happy Does,” Losing that means you’re on your own. It’s really different.” Adds landing atop this week’s board. Chase, “I have not come in human contact with anyone that I work with since I’ve started this job. It’s very unusual to work with these people every day and have never actually shaken their hand, given News & Notes them a hug or been in a meeting in the same room. It hasn’t been Arkansas Broadcasters Association has cancelled its bad, it’s just been really interesting.” ARKCON 2020 event and migrated to an online platform. ABA While Cruise misses the “hallway vibes” of working in an office, will host its sales and management media summit July 22-23 free he’s fully embraced his current situation. “I love working from home,” for members. he admits. “It’s calm – not stressful at all. There’s none of that, Camellia City WTHO/Thomson, GA has added custom ‘Where’s this prize form?’ I just do my show. It’s very stress-free.” outsourced local news, sports and weather provider Virtual News Both Michaels and Chase join Cruise in missing the in-office Center for newscasts. connection and camaraderie but are finding new and creative Benztown and P1 Media Group are partnering to offer a free solutions to the challenges presented. For Chase, that included webinar entitled Creating Powerful Radio For Uncertain Times July virtually meeting his team, artists and radio programmers. “We 23 at 12pm CT. Register here. did Gabby Barrett Zooms with radio partners for a week leading up to the release of her new single,” he recalls. “It ended up being really great, because my background is not primarily in country Welcome Aboard. Please Stay Home music. I was meeting a lot of the programmers for the first time.” (continued from page 1) Michaels strives to adopt new Unlike Michaels, who had years of experience in the country systems and find better practices music industry and already resided in Nashville, Chase had spent in his newly-created role, the past 16 years in Atlanta working in Pop — both on the radio stressing, “We have to find new ways to radio. We can’t not put and label side (CAT 4/8). He visited Nashville and met with [VP] Room At The Lap Top: Tom Martens, [EVP/GM] Ben Kline and [Chairman/CEO] John out new content.” Cruise and his team haven’t Michael Chase in his new Esposito a couple weeks before the company’s offices closed, home office. which slowed the onboarding process and caused him to wonder, yet figured out the phones, “Is this a sign?” but he’s staying connected A longtime admiration of Warner and the WAR team bolstered with listeners via posts and replies on the stations’ social media his confidence. “I knew that if and when I ever got a chance to accounts. He reports it’s been all “positive feedback so far with work with them, I was definitely going to jump on it,” Chase says. no complaints,” although the similarity between his and afternoon “So I decided to go with it. I was betting on the future after the personality DJ Tischner’s voices has produced a pretty hilarious pandemic.” What was the process of moving during a pandemic conspiracy theory. “People think I’m his fake alter ego, and I’m not like? Luckily for Chase, he had a “man” on the inside. “I have a real person.” family here, so my sister did a little house hunting and FaceTimed Looking to the collective future of the industry, Michaels believes us from a neighborhood in Spring aspects of promotion previously seen as integral could become Hill a friend told us about. We kind of mostly unnecessary. “When we’re watching the bottom line, you bought a house sight unseen, which ask, ‘Was a grown person actually needed to fly from their house was weird.” all the way to a concert to grab another grown man or woman Rather than moving, Cruise that they’ve known for 10 years, walk them 80ft. backstage, say focused on upgrading his at-home hi to an artist, take two pictures and then go on your way?” Chase set-up, adding acoustic panels, a mic also views the current situation as an opportunity to “throw out the processor and a “decent” mic and playbook” and get creative. “There are a lot of very exciting ideas windscreen. He prerecords a couple floating around. We can’t wait to test them out.” Distressed Leather: Cruise Reach Chase here, Cruise here and Michaels here. of hours – not days – in advance to in his natural habitat. “keep it fresh,” sending MP3s over an —Caitlin DeForest CAC ©2020 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. 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July 20, 2020 SEEK & EMPLOY AVAILABLE JOBS MIDWEST Blakeney WBBN/Laurel-Hattiesburg, MS is Bonneville KYGO/Denver PD Brian Michel is seeking a morning co-host and midday personality. searching for a morning co-host to join incumbent Zimmer KCLR/Columbia, MO is looking for a PD/ Résumés and airchecks can be sent here. Tracy Dixon. Reach Michel here, and apply here. on-air talent. Send résumés and airchecks here. Alpha/Fredericksburg, VA is looking for a iHeartMedia EVP/Country Programming Strategy Summit KFDI/Wichita OM Justin Case is Market Mgr. for the cluster, which includes Country Rod Phillips and Central California/Nevada RSVP searching for a morning co-host. See the complete WFLS. Interested candidates can see a complete job Tony Matteo are looking for a PD/on-air personality to posting here; send résumés and airchecks to Case here. description and apply here. join KWNR/Las Vegas. Interested candidates should American Media KKOW/Pittsburg, KS PD Steve Heritage WGGC/Bowling Green, KY PD Greg send résumés and airchecks to both Phillips here and “Shotgun” Kelly is seeking a “Jill of all Trades” to Almond is looking to fill a commercial production Matteo here. handle an air shift, production and live broadcasts. position with potential for an on-air shift and/or board Frontier/Juneau, AK GM Cherie Curry is seeking Send résumés, airchecks, production samples, op duties. Applicants can send résumés and airchecks an OM/PD/on-air talent for the cluster that includes personality websites and social links to him here. to Almond here. Country KTKU. Send résumés with references and an Hubbard WIL/St. Louis OM Tommy Mattern iHeartMedia/Nashville SVPP Gator Harrison is aircheck to Curry here. is looking for an MD/afternoon personality with a seeking an afternoon co-host/producer to join Wayne minimum of two years on-air experience, demonstrable “Big D” Danielson on Country WSIX. Interested OTHER ratings success stories and impeccable references. See parties may apply here. the complete posting and apply here. Consultant Joel Raab is looking an on-air PD Cumulus/Appleton-Oshkosh, WI VP/MM John SOUTHWEST for a reporting station in a Top 100 market. Send Rowe is searching for an OM for the five-station cluster materials here. that includes Country WPKR. See the complete job Townsquare/Lubbock, TX MM Rosalie Drake RWPC Co-President and consultant Scott Huskey posting and apply here. is looking for a Dir./Content for the cluster, including is on the hunt for a Country PD/on-air talent in a Entercom WUSN/Chicago VP/Programming Todd Country KQBR. Send résumés here. medium market in the South. Send résumés and Cavanah and APD/MD Marci Braun are seeking Radio Ranch KRNH/Kerrville, TX is in need of a PD/ airchecks to him here. a morning team. Interested candidates should send morning host with a strategic programming mind and RWPC Pres. JJ Jobe is seeking a GM for a small résumés and airchecks to Cavanah here and Braun here. strong on-air skills. Send résumés and airchecks here. market radio cluster in the South. Interested parties can Federated WQHK/Ft. Wayne, IN OM Jimmy send a résumé with references to him here. Knight is searching for a morning co-host to join WEST COAST Summit National PD John Olsen is looking for incumbent Josh Michaels. Send résumés and on-air talent. The company’s Country stations include airchecks to Knight here. Momentum KJUG/Visalia, CA PD Rik McNeil is WZZK/Birmingham; WQNU/Louisville; WKHK/ Alpha KIAI/Mason City, IA is in need of a PD/ looking for a morning co-host. See the complete job Richmond, VA; and WCYQ/Knoxville, TN. Send résumés morning host. See the complete posting and apply here. posting here; résumés and airchecks to McNeil here. and airchecks to Olsen here. RMG KOLC/Reno, NV VP/GM Tricia Gallenbeck Cherry Creek Media Group PD Mark Elliott NORTHEAST is seeking a PD/on-air talent. Send résumés and is searching for experienced OMs and PDs for future airchecks to her here. openings. The company’s Country properties include Forever WFGI/Johnstown, PA is seeking a full-time Badlands/Rapid City, SD is searching for a GM/ KAAR/Butte, MT; KCIN & KIYK/St. George, UT; KMON/ morning co-host. Send résumés, airchecks and salary DOS who can build, train and motivate a team for the Great Falls, MT; KGGL/Missoula, MT; KKXK/Montrose, requirements here. cluster that includes Country KRKI. Interested parties MT; KWCD/Sierra Vista, AZ; KYSN/Wenatchee, WA; WVRC WKKW/Morgantown, WV PD Mike Vincent can send résumés and references here. KYYZ/Williston, ND; and Classic Country KMON- is seeking part-time on-air talent for weekend and fill-in Cameron KFLG/Big River, CA is looking for a AM/Great Falls, MT. Candidates with a minimum of positions. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. morning personality with five-plus years of on-air three-to-five years of experience and a background in experience. See the complete posting here. programming multiple formats in small to medium sized SOUTHEAST Ruby Radio/Elko, NV VP/Programming Tom markets can send résumés, airchecks and programming Chase is seeking on-air talent for the cluster that philosophies to Elliott here. Cumulus WKAK/Albany, GA PD Bill Dollar is includes Country KBGZ and Classic Country translator looking for an afternoon personality/Production Dir. K263BD. Applicants can send cover letters, résumés Apply here. and airchecks to Chase here. SEEKING JOBS •Cactus Jack •Marc Lavik (aka Dave Marcus) •AJ McCloud •Dan Mason Former Entercom/Phoenix Dir./Production Former on-air talent Former WWFF/Huntsville, AL APD/ Former iHeartMedia/Mobile, AL-Pensacola, [email protected] [email protected] afternoons FL SVPP 602-430-5908 401-467-6737 [email protected] [email protected] 256-503-2301 •Heather Stevens •Denis “Catfish” Miller •Dave Schaefer Former WQXK/Youngstown, OH middays Former KSNI/Santa Maria, CA afternoon •Kristin Monica Former iHeartMedia/Farmington, NM SVPP [email protected] host Former WQNU/Louisville APD/mornings & Country KTRA PD [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] •Alex Guerra •Ginny Rogers Brophey Former Entervision/Sacramento MD/Promo •Cory Mikhals •Paul Cannell Former WBWL/Boston PD Dir. Former KIZN/Boise morning co-host Former WRKN/New Orleans PD [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 916-397-9353 •Brittany Tully 630-335-3838 •Katie Carmichael •Charlie Dean Former WYNK/Baton Rouge PD Former WTVY/Dothan, AL morning co-host Former Mercury Sr. Dir./Midwest Promotion [email protected] •Tony Kelly [email protected] [email protected] Former WUSN/Chicago morning producer •Brian Cleary [email protected] •”Big” John Horton •Mac Daniels Former WEZL/Charleston, SC PD 708-642-8518 Former KFSA/Ft. Smith, AR afternoon host Former KPLX & KSCS/Dallas PD [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] •Greg Cole •Steve Knoll Former WKCQ/Saginaw, MI OM/PD •Kris Richards •Tim “Tiny” Burger Former KMAG/Ft. Smith, AR PD/on-air talent [email protected] Former WKJO/Smithfield, NC afternoons Former KFDI/Wichita mornings [email protected] 916-502-4734 [email protected] [email protected] •Bree Wagner •Jonathan West •Jason Ryan •Tom Travis Former KAJA & KRPT/San Antonio APD/MD/ Former WKTI/Milwaukee afternoons Former WWQM/Madison, WI nights Former iHeartMedia/Oklahoma City SVPP on-air and KASE & KVET/Austin APD/MD/on-air [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 320-774-9300 •Jeff Davis •Chuck Knight •Tige Rodgers •Doug Dodds Former Big Label Dir./Promotions Former iHeartMedia/Austin-San Former iHeart Custom Tige & Daniel Former ZFKY/Grand Cayman PD/mornings [email protected] Antonio RSVPP afternoon personality [email protected] 615-260-4975 [email protected] [email protected] ©2020 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

July 20, 2020 SEEK & EMPLOY SEEKING JOBS (continued) •Daniel Baker •Brian “Wookie” Kostek Former iHeart Custom Tige & Daniel Former WDSY/Pittsburgh APD/MD/ afternoon personality afternoons [email protected] [email protected]

•HJ “JoJo” Meza •Cadillac Jack Former KAJA/San Antonio morning co-host Former WYCD/Detroit APD/middays SEEKER SPOTLIGHT [email protected] [email protected]

•Ritch Cassidy •Chuck Edwards Former KFFF/Omaha morning host Former WYCD/Detroit mornings JONATHAN WEST [email protected] [email protected] Former WKTI/Milwaukee afternoons •Bill Hickok •Terry Phillips Former KBMR/Bismark, ND morning host Former Entercom/Detroit Dir./Creative [email protected] [email protected] Services [email protected] Hear his aircheck here. •Dave Conrad Jonathan West Former WBCT/Grand Rapids, MI •Bernadette Gibbons afternoon host Former Entercom/New York Coord./ [email protected] Promotions [email protected] “The greatest joy of my career is being a part of •Amy Nic Former WAMZ/Louisville afternoon host •Jeff Pierce and serving my community. During quarantine, I [email protected] Former Saga/Portland, ME OM [email protected] started a weekly new music show and streaming •Ron “Keyes” Stevens station for displaced personalities. When we have Former WQRB/Eau Claire, WI •Blair Thomas afternoon host Former WXCY/Wilmington, DE mornings live events again, I’m the best host on the streets. [email protected] [email protected] My travels and experiences create unique and •Carrie Leigh •Joe Bleacher relatable stories for your brand.” Former WTWF/Erie, PA midday host Former WXCY/Wilmington, DE Dir./ [email protected] Promotions [email protected] •Lee France Former KAGG/Bryan, TX PD/midday host •John Shomby [email protected] Former Nash Dir./Programming & •Jeff “Reyn” Reynolds •Brian McKay WKDF/Nashville PD Former Brewer WQLK/Richmond, IN mornings Former WXTU/Philadelphia middays, •Scott Davidson [email protected] [email protected] Dir./Production Former WHOF-HD2/Canton, OH PD/ 765-465-0568 [email protected] on-air host •Brad King [email protected] Former WBYT/South Bend, IN APD/MD/ •David Sommers •Guy David middays Former WDJR/Dothan, AL PD Former KYGO/Denver mornings •Trace Hamilton [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Former WEBG/Chicago night host [email protected] •Dr. Don Carpenter •Tori Dunn •Joe Cassady Former WYCD/Detroit mornings Former Hubbard/Seattle Dir./Marketing Former Pritchard/Burlington, IA OM/ •Daryl Thomas Ledyard [email protected] & Promotions middays Former WBBS/Syracuse on-air talent [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] •Joseph Pitt Former WRTB/Rockford, IL Regional MD/ •Jerry Broadway •Jason Pullman •Lizz Ryals middays Former WIL/St. Louis Bud & Broadway Former WUSN/Chicago mornings Former WESC/Greenville, SC on-air talent [email protected] morning host [email protected] [email protected] 312-869-9728 [email protected] •Presleigh Webb •Shawn Carey •MoJoe Roberts •Bud Ford Former KTCS/Fort Smth, AR mornings Former KXXY/Oklahoma City on-air talent Former Alpha Country Format Captain Former WIL/St. Louis Bud & Broadway [email protected] [email protected] and KUPL/Portland PD morning host [email protected] [email protected] •Jeff Hunt •Christian “CHoff” Hoffer 209-541-4829 Former WXCY/Wilmington, DE MD/ •Chuck Wicks Former WBCT/Grand Rapids, MI weekender evenings Former Cumulus/Westwood One [email protected] •Tony Russell [email protected] nationally syndicated The Ty Bentli Show Former KUPL/Portland mornings 570-309-4698 •Ryan McCall [email protected] morning host [email protected] Former WGLR/Platteville, WI MD/afternoons •Brent Jones [email protected] •Jake Byron Former Capitol Dir./Midwest Promotion •Tricia “TJ” Jenkins Former KUPL/Portland mornings [email protected] Former Cumulus/Westwood One •David Dean [email protected] 615-482-5653 Former KXDD/Yakima, WA afternoons nationally syndicated The Ty Bentli Show morning host [email protected] •Nancy Mack •Don Jarrett [email protected] Former KGNC/Amarillo, TX mornings Former KTHK/Idaho Falls, ID PD/ •Dan Jessop [email protected] •Adrian Kulp mornings Former KKUT/Pleasant, UT Station Mgr. Former Cumulus/Westwood One [email protected] [email protected] •Adam Rondeau nationally syndicated The Ty Bentli Show Former WCVL/Charlottesville, VA •Kasper Sr. Exec. Producer •Kim Brixton mornings [email protected] Former WNWN/Battle Creek, MI Former WUSN/Chicago afternoons [email protected] [email protected] and www. mornings/middays KasperShow.com •Jackie Proffit [email protected] •Corey Dillon Former ALSAC/St. Jude Sr. Specialist/ Former KNUC/Seattle afternoons/Social •Toni Marie Radio & Entertainment Development Media Mgr. [email protected] Former KWJJ/Portland APD/middays [email protected] [email protected] 615-479-4067 ©2020 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] July 20, 2020 LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS SAM HUNT 2 1 Hard To Forget (MCA) 26406 1006 8361 290 50.51 1.903 154 0

1 2 LUKE BRYAN/One Margarita (Capitol) 25546 -1838 7984 -604 48.329 -3.133 156 0

3 3 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Bluebird (RCA) ✔ 24884 1732 7733 461 45.59 4.544 157 0

4 4 CHRIS JANSON/Done (Warner/WAR) ✔ 22512 1033 7033 281 41.426 2.299 157 0

6 5 MADDIE & TAE/Die From A Broken Heart (Mercury) ✔ 20773 2071 6632 579 39.097 5.534 157 0

5 6 LOCASH/One Big Country Song (Wheelhouse) 20617 857 6423 245 39.515 1.871 157 0

7 7 JUSTIN MOORE/Why We Drink (Valory) 18519 302 5743 141 36.271 0.667 157 0

8 8 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/I Love My Country (BMLGR) 18038 236 5666 37 32.335 0.798 157 0

9 9 T. RHETT f/McENITE, SCOTT, URBAN & TOMLIN/Be A Light (Valory) 17349 82 5652 26 30.88 0.311 156 0

11 10 KEITH URBAN/God Whispered Your Name (Capitol) 17065 151 5401 61 30.778 0.576 157 0

12 11 KANE BROWN/Cool Again (RCA) 15429 160 4732 55 27.705 0.169 157 0

13 12 ASHLEY MCBRYDE/One Night Standards (Warner/WMN) 12986 136 4192 69 21.249 0.118 154 0

14 13 TIM MCGRAW/I Called Mama (Big Machine) 12770 268 4102 94 22.884 1.684 157 0

15 14 JAMESON RODGERS/Some Girls (River House/Columbia) 12271 340 3934 108 20.601 1.18 156 1

18 15 LUKE COMBS/Lovin' On You (River House/Columbia) ✔ 11468 1355 3520 467 21.95 2.934 156 4

16 16 JASON ALDEAN/Got What I Got (Macon Music/Broken Bow) 10906 581 3421 132 18.524 1.668 157 0 -- 17 17 CHASE RICE/Lonely If You Are (Dack Janiels/Broken Bow) 10685 413 3377 105 18.09 0.987 152 0

20 18 LEE BRICE/One Of Them Girls (Curb) ✔ 10451 1139 3275 372 16.563 1.738 157 0

19 19 MATT STELL/Everywhere But On (Records/Arista) 10163 124 3210 76 17.105 0.601 155 0

21 20 KIP MOORE/She's Mine (MCA) 9570 572 2918 118 15.178 1.686 153 0

22 21 PARKER MCCOLLUM/Pretty Heart (MCA) 8940 474 2626 148 14.616 0.782 144 3

23 22 BRAD PAISLEY/No I In Beer (Arista) 8311 149 2627 45 14.209 0.42 151 1

24 23 HARDY f/L. ALAINA & D. DAWSON/One Beer (Big Loud) 8144 240 2536 67 12.466 1.073 140 4

26 24 JON PARDI/Ain't Always The Cowboy (Capitol) 6592 211 2036 53 10.468 0.953 149 1

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LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Total Points +/- Points Total Plays +/- Plays Audience +/- Aud Stations ADDS

27 26 LADY A/Champagne Night (BMLGR) 6056 502 1844 193 8.57 0.168 141 2

28 27 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Love You Like I Used To (Triple Tigers) 5435 44 1673 43 8.689 0.248 142 4

29 28 OLD DOMINION/Some People Do (RCA) 4983 -3 1544 30 8.018 -0.077 127 0

30 29 DUSTIN LYNCH/Momma's House (Broken Bow) 4687 0 1378 16 5.67 -0.044 134 3

31 30 JON LANGSTON/Now You Know (32 Bridge/EMI Nashville) 4575 38 1504 15 6.471 0.823 135 2

32 31 LAUREN ALAINA/Getting Good (Mercury) 4511 -11 1467 6 4.997 -0.373 129 0

34 32 MORGAN WALLEN/More Than My Hometown (Big Loud) 4237 283 1261 88 7.272 0.317 105 8

33 33 CHRIS LANE/Big, Big Plans (Big Loud) 4135 59 1304 38 5.846 0.159 115 2

35 34 ERIC CHURCH/Stick That In Your Country Song (EMI Nashville) 4025 297 1363 64 5.733 0.821 117 11

37 35 RASCAL FLATTS/How They Remember You (Big Machine) 3839 292 1145 73 6.35 0.235 116 3

36 36 LANCO/What I See (Arista) 3603 -90 1148 -32 3.527 -0.078 119 0

38 37 BRETT ELDREDGE/Gabrielle (Warner/WMN) 3498 -2 1058 46 5.244 -0.345 103 2

39 38 TENILLE ARTS/Somebody Like That (19th & Grand) 3274 86 1134 3 3.906 0.431 112 4

40 39 BROTHERS OSBORNE/All Night (EMI Nashville) 3160 4 934 -17 3.551 -0.174 93 2

41 40 DYLAN SCOTT/Nobody (Curb) 3120 3 1058 19 3.981 0.797 104 1

44 41 MAREN MORRIS/To Hell & Back (Columbia) 2651 5 820 -9 2.765 0.138 84 1

42 42 KANE BROWN/Worldwide Beautiful (RCA) 2612 -334 779 -103 4.681 -0.581 91 0

43 43 GRANGER SMITH/That's Why I Love Dirt Roads (Wheelhouse) 2598 -90 835 -22 2.659 -0.178 96 0

46 44 KELSEA BALLERINI/Hole In The Bottle (Black River) 2583 162 770 87 3.185 0.008 90 9

47 45 NIKO MOON/Good Time (RCA) 2423 28 753 4 3.281 0.204 78 2

45 46 BRETT YOUNG/Lady (BMLGR) 2404 -109 742 -20 4.117 -0.82 83 0

48 47 JORDAN DAVIS/Almost Maybes (MCA) 2388 36 756 14 2.991 -0.135 85 6

49 48 BRANTLEY GILBERT/Hard Days (Valory) 2095 25 688 15 2.222 0.037 86 1

50 49 PARMALEE f/B. BROWN/Just The Way (Stoney Creek) 2040 -9 701 8 1.872 -0.1 76 0

Debut 50 RUNAWAY JUNE/We Were Rich (Wheelhouse) 1992 326 569 95 2.266 0.346 59 2

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Country Aircheck Add Leaders Adds Activator Top Point Gainers KENNY CHESNEY/Happy Does (Blue Chair/Warner/WEA) 64 LUKE COMBS/Lovin' On You (River House/Columbia) 971 ✔ MO PITNEY/Ain't Bad For A Good Ol' Boy (Curb) 16 ERIC CHURCH/Stick That In Your Country Song (EMI Nashville) 11 CHRIS JANSON/Done (Warner/WAR) 874 ✔ KELSEA BALLERINI/Hole In The Bottle (Black River) 9 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Bluebird (RCA) 728 ✔ MORGAN WALLEN/More Than My Hometown (Big Loud) 8 ZAC BROWN BAND/The Man Who... (Home Grown/19th & Grand) 8 LEE BRICE/One Of Them Girls (Curb) 634 ✔ JORDAN DAVIS/Almost Maybes (MCA) 6 CHRIS BANDI/Man Enough Now (Records/GCE) 5 LADY A/Champagne Night (BMLGR) 510 ✔ DANIELLE BRADBERY/Never Have I Ever (Big Machine/BMLGR) 5 MADDIE & TAE/Die From A Broken Heart (Mercury) 491 HARDY f/L. ALAINA & D. DAWSON/One Beer (Big Loud) 4 JOSH ABBOTT BAND/Little More You (Pretty Damn Tough) 4 JAMESON RODGERS/Some Girls (River House/Columbia) 455 LINDSAY ELL/Want Me Back (Stoney Creek) 4 /Everywhere But On (Records/Arista) LUKE COMBS/Lovin' On You (River House/Columbia) 4 MATT STELL 405 RAYNE JOHNSON/Last Name (Legend/In2une) 4 LOCASH/One Big Country Song (Wheelhouse) 327 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Love You Like I Used To (Triple Tigers) 4 TENILLE ARTS/Somebody Like That (19th & Grand) 4 PARKER MCCOLLUM/Pretty Heart (MCA) 310 Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers Activator Top Spin Gainers MADDIE & TAE/Die From A Broken Heart (Mercury) 2071 ✔ LUKE COMBS/Lovin' On You (River House/Columbia) 203 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Bluebird (RCA) 1732 ✔ CHRIS JANSON/Done (Warner/WAR) 164 LUKE COMBS/Lovin' On You (River House/Columbia) 1355 ✔ MIRANDA LAMBERT/Bluebird (RCA) 137 LEE BRICE/One Of Them Girls (Curb) 1139 ✔ LEE BRICE/One Of Them Girls (Curb) 123 CHRIS JANSON/Done (Warner/WAR) 1033 ✔ MADDIE & TAE/Die From A Broken Heart (Mercury) 105 SAM HUNT/Hard To Forget (MCA) 1006 LADY A/Champagne Night (BMLGR) 89 LOCASH/One Big Country Song (Wheelhouse) 857 JAMESON RODGERS/Some Girls (River House/Columbia) 66 JASON ALDEAN/Got What I Got (Macon Music/Broken Bow) 581 PARKER MCCOLLUM/Pretty Heart (MCA) 65 KIP MOORE/She's Mine (MCA) 572 MATT STELL/Everywhere But On (Records/Arista) 64 KENNY CHESNEY/Happy Does (Blue Chair/Warner/WEA) 538 KENNY CHESNEY/Happy Does (Blue Chair/Warner/WEA) 56 Country Aircheck Top Spin Gainers Country Aircheck Top Recurrents Points MADDIE & TAE/Die From A Broken Heart (Mercury) 579 MORGAN WALLEN/Chasin' You (Big Loud) 19199 LUKE COMBS/Lovin' On You (River House/Columbia) 467 B. SHELTON w/G. STEFANI/Nobody But You (Warner/WMN) 16341 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Bluebird (RCA) 461 GABBY BARRETT/I Hope (Warner/WAR) 13658 LEE BRICE/One Of Them Girls (Curb) 372 L. COMBS f/E. CHURCH/Does To Me (River House/Columbia) 13552 SAM HUNT/Hard To Forget (MCA) 290 KENNY CHESNEY/Here And Now (Blue Chair/Warner/WEA) 12504 CHRIS JANSON/Done (Warner/WAR) 281 TRAVIS DENNING/After A Few (Mercury) 11499 LOCASH/One Big Country Song (Wheelhouse) 245 MAREN MORRIS/The Bones (Columbia) 11248 LADY A/Champagne Night (BMLGR) 193 T. RHETT & J. PARDI/Beer Can't Fix (Capitol/Valory) 10369 KENNY CHESNEY/Happy Does (Blue Chair/Warner/WEA) 177 JAKE OWEN/Homemade (Big Loud) 7920 PARKER MCCOLLUM/Pretty Heart (MCA) 148 OLD DOMINION/One Man Band (RCA) 7857

Chart Page 3 July 20, 2020 COUNTRY AIRCHECK ACTIVITY A D D D AT E S NIKO MOON/Good Time (RCA) Moves 47-45* 2,423 points, 753 spins July 27 2 adds: KKBQ, WUBE MITCHELL TENPENNY/Broken Up (Riser House/Columbia) TYLER FARR/Soundtrack To A Small Town Sundown BRETT YOUNG/Lady (BMLGR) (Night Train/Broken Bow) Moves 45-46 CHRISSY METZ/Talking To God (EMI Nashville) 2,404 points, 742 spins; no adds JORDAN DAVIS/Almost Maybes (MCA) August 3 Moves 48-47* None Listed 2,388 points, 756 spins 6 adds: KAWO, KMDL, WDRM, WITL, WOKQ, WYRK August 10 BRANTLEY GILBERT/Hard Days (Valory) A THOUSAND HORSES/A Song To Remember (Warner/WEA) Moves 49-48* 2,095 points, 688 spins CAM/Classic (Triple Tigers) 1 add: *WPCV

PARMALEE f/B. BROWN/Just The Way (Stoney Creek) Moves 50-49* 2,040 points, 701 spins; no adds

RUNAWAY JUNE/We Were Rich (Wheelhouse) Send yours to [email protected] Debuts at 50* 1,992 points, 569 spins 2 adds: KNUC, WAVW

J. ALLEN & N. CYRUS/This Is Us (Records/Columbia/Stoney Creek) 1,976 points, 709 spins; no adds

JAKE OWEN/Made For You (Big Loud) CHECK OUT 7/24 1,859 points, 538 spins 1 add: KKWF Bill Anderson The Hits Re-Imagined (TWI Records) Anderson’s 73rd album includes 10 songs GABBY BARRETT/The Good Ones (Warner/WAR) written and recorded by himself or made 1,712 points, 564 spins famous by artists including George Strait, 2 adds: KBQI, KHEY Brad Paisley and Kenny Chesney, as well as instrumental versions of each track. ZAC BROWN BAND/The Man Who... (Home Grown Music/19th & Grand) July 31 1,351 points, 493 spins Rascal Flatts How They Remember You (Big Machine) 8 adds: KJUG, KMNB, KPLM, KSOP, MCCN, WAVW, WCKN, Mac McAnally Once in a Lifetime (Mailboat Records) WGNE

Chart Page 4 July 20, 2020 LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Points +/- Points Plays +/- Plays Stations ADDS

1 LUKE BRYAN 11442 113 2215 24 45 0 1 One Margarita (Captiol) 4th Week at No. 1

3 2 MIRANDA LAMBERT/Bluebird (RCA) ✔ 10520 728 2143 137 45 0 2 3 SAM HUNT/Hard To Forget (MCA) 10293 -87 2022 -41 45 0 4 4 T. RHETT f/McENTIRE, SCOTT, URBAN & TOMLIN/Be A Light (Valory) 9369 -83 1849 -1 46 0 8 5 CHRIS JANSON/Done (Warner/WAR) ✔ 8898 874 1753 164 45 0 5 6 MADDIE & TAE/Die From A Broken Heart (Mercury) 8820 491 1747 105 45 0 6 7 JUSTIN MOORE/Why We Drink (Valory) 8316 100 1597 17 45 0 10 8 LOCASH/One Big Country Song (Wheelhouse) 8128 327 1604 53 44 0 7 9 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE/I Love My Country (BMLGR) 8074 47 1574 19 45 0 11 10 KEITH URBAN/God Whispered Your Name (Capitol) 7605 -93 1457 6 45 0 12 11 ASHLEY MCBRYDE/One Night Standards (Warner/WMN) 6723 7 1342 -2 45 0 13 12 TIM MCGRAW/I Called Mama (Big Machine) 6334 152 1221 22 45 0 14 13 KANE BROWN/Cool Again (RCA) 6021 -35 1165 -16 44 0 15 14 JASON ALDEAN/Got What I Got (Macon Music/Broken Bow) 5946 183 1105 47 47 0 16 15 JAMESON RODGERS/Some Girls (River House/Columbia) 5782 455 1129 66 44 1 17 16 LEE BRICE/One Of Them Girls (Curb) ✔ 5515 634 1025 123 46 0 18 17 LUKE COMBS/Lovin' On You (River House/Columbia) ✔ 5352 971 1006 203 46 3 21 18 CHASE RICE/Lonely If You Are (Dack Janiels/Broken Bow) 4294 302 816 38 40 0 20 19 KIP MOORE/She's Mine (MCA) 4226 153 801 23 43 0 19 20 BRAD PAISLEY/No I In Beer (Arista) 4082 -3 785 -20 45 0 22 21 MATT STELL/Everywhere But On (Records/Arista) 4029 405 825 64 43 3 23 22 JON PARDI/Ain't Always The Cowboy (Capitol) 3815 210 654 29 42 1 24 23 PARKER MCCOLLUM/Pretty Heart (MCA) 3326 310 681 65 45 1 25 24 MIDLAND/Cheatin' Songs (Big Machine) 3029 42 558 -1 40 0 28 25 LADY A/Champagne Night (BMLGR) ✔ 2928 510 568 89 46 4 26 26 HARDY f/L. ALAINA & D. DAWSON/One Beer (Big Loud) 2920 130 554 13 45 0 27 27 ERIC CHURCH/Stick That In Your Country Song (EMI Nashville) 2752 13 472 2 36 1 29 28 RUSSELL DICKERSON/Love You Like I Used To (Triple Tigers) 1845 38 323 7 35 1 31 29 BROTHERS OSBORNE/All Night (EMI Nashville) 1672 162 276 23 27 0 30 30 BRETT ELDREDGE/Gabrielle (Warner/WMN) 1614 63 296 12 37 1

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LW TW Artist/Title (Label) Points +/- Points Plays +/- Plays Stations Adds 32 31 OLD DOMINION/Some People Do (RCA) 1566 100 328 22 39 0 33 32 RASCAL FLATTS/How They Remember You (Big Machine) 1505 204 286 43 35 1 36 33 KELSEA BALLERINI/Hole In The Bottle (Black River) 1420 277 212 48 20 0 34 34 BRETT YOUNG/Lady (BMLGR) 1342 106 211 17 16 0 38 35 MORGAN WALLEN/More Than My Hometown (Big Loud) 1260 223 251 48 30 3 35 36 JON LANGSTON/Now You Know (32 Bridge/EMI Nashville) 1193 34 248 4 32 0 37 37 LAUREN ALAINA/Getting Good (Mercury) 1024 -29 240 -6 31 0 40 38 LANCO/What I See (Arista) 836 -63 198 -16 28 0 53 39 KENNY CHESNEY/Happy Does (Blue Chair/Warner/WEA) 830 298 158 56 21 5 41 40 TRAVIS DENNING/ABBY (Mercury) 800 -20 80 -2 1 0 42 41 GRANGER SMITH/That's Why I Love Dirt Roads (Wheelhouse) 742 -63 157 -6 19 0 43 42 CHASE RICE/Forever To Go (Dack Janiels/Broken Bow) 690 -50 69 -5 1 0 48 43 THE DESERT CITY RAMBLERS/Hillbilly Rollin' Stone (Crane Creek) 690 66 127 15 10 0 44 44 PARMALEE f/B. BROWN/Just The Way (Stoney Creek) 686 -16 123 -1 13 0 47 45 CHRIS LANE/Big, Big Plans (Big Loud) 628 -8 141 -5 26 0 49 46 MAREN MORRIS/To Hell & Back (Columbia) 600 7 112 0 16 0 50 47 DUSTIN LYNCH/Momma's House (Broken Bow) 587 0 142 0 28 0 45 48 DYLAN SCOTT/Nobody (Curb) 564 -72 126 -13 16 0 46 49 JORDAN DAVIS/Almost Maybes (MCA) 557 -79 87 -11 12 0 51 50 JIMMIE ALLEN & NOAH CYRUS/This Is Us (Records/Columbia/Stoney Creek) 523 -34 67 -7 5 0 52 51 ZAC BROWN BAND/The Man Who Loves... (Home Grown/19th & Grand) 479 -57 99 -9 14 0 60 52 LITTLE BIG TOWN/Wine, Beer, Whiskey (Capitol) 464 77 58 6 5 0 Debut 53 DANIELLE BRADBERY/Never Have I Ever (Big Machine/BMLGR) 447 257 58 38 10 1 55 54 JAKE OWEN/Made For You (Big Loud) 437 -1 76 -1 8 0 54 55 ROSS ELLIS/Home To Me (Sony) 420 -40 42 -4 1 0 Re-Enter 56 BRANTLEY GILBERT/Hard Days (Valory) 418 38 77 9 21 0 56 57 SHY CARTER/Good Love (Warner/WAR) 410 -10 41 -1 1 0 57 58 BRELAND/My Truck (Atlantic) 400 -20 40 -2 1 0 59 59 INGRID ANDRESS/The Stranger (Warner/WEA) 394 5 46 0 3 0 58 60 TENILLE ARTS/Somebody Like That (19th & Grand) 380 -24 97 -6 22 1 ©2020 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected]

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