March 9, 2015, Issue 438 Terry Dorsey Remembered The unexpected passing of legendary KSCS/Dallas morning personality and Country Radio Hall of Famer Terry Dorsey has stunned and saddened all who knew him. Country Aircheck reached out to a few for their thoughts on what made him so special as a broadcaster ... and as a person. • Former KPLX/Dallas PD and Arista VP/Promotion Bobby Kraig: The first thing is his sense of humor. I’ve never laughed harder or longer with anyone in my whole life, and I could count on that happening on a regular basis. He wasn’t a radio geek, like so many of us. He liked radio because it was the perfect job for him – a perfect extension of his per- Mac Daniels, Bobby Kraig, sonality. He was al- Dorsey ways thinking about what might make a funny bit, but he had a whole life outside of radio when so Bones Chilling: Arista’s The Swon Brothers hide Bobby many people around Bones’ car in vanilla ice cream after Bones calls them vanilla him made it their on-air. Pictured (l-r) are Colton Swon, Bones and Zach Swon. whole life. He found After the prank, the ice cream was donated to Nashville’s a balance and that Second Harvest Food Bank. Watch it all play out here. showed on the air. When I was Pugilism Do-Goodism there, Terry typi- The first-ever bout between music biz women, and a couple of cally wanted to get industry attorneys dropping their briefs for trunks – boxing trunks – out of the station are the highlights of this year’s “Rumble On The Row” during the as soon as his shift was over. So during the last 20 minutes of 11th Annual Ringside: A Fight For Kids Friday (3/13) in Franklin, TN. the show he’d get a music set going and go into the production Having Republic Nashville regional Stacy Blythe and MCA studio to lay down some commercials and get all that stuff done. rep Anna Johnson duke it out was not an easy decision for One day our overnight guy Mac Charley Foundation founder and Ringside organizer Carolyn Daniels thought it would be cute to (continued on page 8) Miller. “I never felt comfortable with it,” Miller says. “I’ve done ©2015 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] March 9, 2015 Page 3 training that incorporated boxing and would spar with my best friend, but I would start laughing because I can’t hit my friend. She PAGE THREE PIC could hit me, though. No problem.” The shift came courtesy of former Rumble fighter and Mercury VP/Promotion Damon Moberly, who seems to be a Don King of music industry boxing. “He said, ‘Carolyn, do you want to raise money? It’s going to be huge.’ And those words changed my mind.” Johnson was more than up for the challenge. “I took a few kickboxing classes and decided I was a badass,” she says, acknowledging that the reality is a bit harsher. “Training seems like fun until you get hit full-on Safford & Femia square in the face. Bigger In Texas: The KPLX/Dallas crew gathers in But when you land front of their snazzy station van in 1983. Pictured a punch, that balances it out.” And former participants have been (l-r, standing) are the station’s Jack Monroe, Mike supportive. “Jimmy Rector, Shane Allen and Van Haze have offices McBride, Mac Daniels, the late Terry Dorsey and PD all in a line and they’re having me check in, making sure I’m train- Bobby Kraig; (l-r, kneeling) are KPLX’s John Bibbs and ing and checking my arms.” OM Dan Halyburton. Send your own time machines to “I’m so ready for it,” Blythe says, admitting she’s eager for a [email protected]. few days off from the intense discipline required of boxing. “I pride myself on being a scrappy girl, but it’s tough – a lot tougher physi- from Femia, and he’s not backing down from the challenge. “Rob cally and more demanding than I would have ever expected.” deserves to be punished for all the bad deals he’s given poor, starving UMG/Nashville VP/Business & Legal Affairs Rob Femia’s artists over the years,” Safford says. “I will do my best to exact revenge.” involvement came when he was “asked” by UMGN COO Tom Femia retorts, “The deal an artist gets is only as good as his Becci. “He told me he volunteered me representation, so I understand Scott’s for something,” Femia says. “When he bitterness.” For those considering attend- said it was a fight, I was like, ‘Oh, okay. ing – and tickets are still available – he I’ll fight. I was afraid you wanted me to adds, “This is a great opportunity. It’s not speak at something.’” too often you get to see lawyers you’d Safford Motley partner and attorney love to hit punch each other as much and Scott Safford blames his friend Femia as hard as they can.” for getting him on the card. “This is Rob’s The evening’s special guest is Mick- fault,” Safford says. “He got suckered into ey Ward, famously portrayed by Mark it first, then called me. Despite the fact Wahlberg in the movie The Fighter. Three that he’s one big, solid muscle, a former amateur fights, a seated dinner and live New Jersey policeman and I’ve never and silent auctions are also part of the been in a fight in my life, I said I’d do it.” festivities. “More than anything, this is a As an artist representative, Safford is huge opportunity for Nashville to give used to being across the negotiating table Blythe & Johnson ©2015 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] March 9, 2015 Page 5 back to less fortunate children,” Blythe says. “I hope people will come out and support us in helping the kids.” Standing-room-on- OFF THE RECORD: SARAH ROSS ly tickets are still available for $100 at rumbleontherow.com or charleyfoundation.org. –Chuck Aly Average Joes’ Sarah Ross puts an indus- try spin on the artist interview: I grew up listening to WXTU/ Chart Chat Philadelphia, WPUR/Atlantic City, [Top Congrats to Jason Aldean, Carson 40] WSJO/Atlantic City ... I had a lot of James, Lee Adams and the whole Broken Bow promotion crew on scoring this week’s choices, it was great. [WXTU MD] Razz No. 1 with “Just Gettin’ Started.” The song is stood out to me. He’s helped me a lot in the second single and second chart-topper my career. from Old Boots, New Dirt. My favorite road companion – And kudos to Matthew Hargis and Sarah Ross and she’s gonna get a big head over the Republic Nashville reps on landing 49 this – is my mother. She’s a pain in the adds for the Eli Young Band’s “Turn It On,” Jason Aldean topping this week’s board. butt sometimes like all moms are, but she just wants the best for me. She pushes me to do what I need to do and not mess around as much. News & Notes I stopped playing Candy Crush because there’s that thing CBS Radio’s WUSN/Chicago and Hubbard’s WUBE/Cin- where you play another game to get to the next level instead of cinnati are the latest Country stations to enlist The Reynolds paying and I could never get past it. I think I was on level 40. Group for talent coaching. Locally Owned KYUN/Twin Falls, ID is a new affiliate of My mom plays all the time. For me it’s a dorky game, but I was Envision’s AmeriCountry prep service. obsessed with Clash of Clans for a while. I do like to play Call of Tanya Tucker has signed with APA Nashville for booking, Duty: Zombies with my brothers when I go home. with tour dates revealed soon. When I was in California for American Idol my mom and I got a rental car and drove to San Diego. We went to the zoo, Artist News and then it was about 10 o’clock at night and we went to a gas Garth Brooks has broken his Portland, OR ticket sales re- station. Being from Jersey, I don’t pump gas. They don’t let you cord with his World Tour, selling more than 61,000 and still going. do it there, it’s against the law. I pumped seven gallons of diesel The previous record was 54,873 set in 1996. into a brand new Buick LaCrosse rental car. There were hobos Lee Ann Womack will release Trouble In Mind, a limited helping us siphon it out. It’s midnight by this time, and it’s three edition three-song 12” vinyl for Record Store Day April 18. hours earlier there than it is back home and I’m trying to call my A rare collection of Jimmie Rodgers’ letters, souvenir pro- dad. I was crying and going, “I don’t know what to do.” grams, newspaper clippings and signed and unsigned photos of the singer will be auctioned by Boston-based RR Auction begin- I think I’m the only female that’s doing country rap ning Thursday (3/12) here. so maybe that will make people want to check out my EP. It’s Stoney Creek’s Randy Houser will perform at WNSH/New different.