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2021 March 15 CountryInsider.com | Sign Up For Daily Email Here Resurfacing In A Pandemic: Why Radio Re-Embraced . It all begins with a song. When Steve Stewart, director of operations for Orlando and PD at “K92.3” WWKA, first heard Parmalee’s “” feat. in October 2019, he knew the band had a hit on its hands. It took more than a year for other stations to agree. Parmalee, who first played Stewart the song on a tour bus after an Orlando show, is No. 1 on this week’s country chart — eight years after last topping the chart with “Carolina” in 2013. The band released “Just the Way” December 2019 and WWKA became the first station to add it the following month. (Continued on page 4)

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Amy James Lonnie Middays Napier “K102” KEEY 5 Favorite Reba 5 Favorites On The Executive Producer , MN American Country Countdown McEntire Songs: Charts Right Now: with Kix Brooks” 1. “What’s Your Country 1. “The Night the Lights Went Song” - Out in Georgia” 2. “Just the Way” - 2. “The Greatest Man I Parmalee/Blanco Brown Never Knew” 3. “Settling Down” - 3. “I’d Rather Ride Around With You” 4. “All Night “ - 4. “” 5. “Till You Love Me” 5. “Hell of a View” -

Tyler Hubbard, Rapper Lathan Warlick Team Up For “My Way.” First there was “Undivided” with Tim McGraw. Now Georgia Line’s Tyler Hubbard is releasing a collaboration called “My Way” with rapper and TikTok sensation Lathan Warlick. “My Way,” out Friday, is one of the songs Hubbard wrote while isolating on his bus with COVID-19 last fall. Warlick has previously released collaborations with Matt Stell and RaeLynn, contributing to 5.6 million streams for the developing artist. He will release his first country EP this spring on RECORDS Nashville / .

Garth Brooks’ Weekly Facebook Live Show Returns Tonight. Garth Brooks’ “Inside Studio G” returns to Facebook tonight after the singer briefly suspended the show while wife Trisha Yearwood recuperated from COVID-19. Brooks will update viewers on his future plans, which include a Friday appearance on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.” This past Friday, Yearwood showed off her new Gwendolyn dinnerware collection in an unboxing video on Facebook. The stoneware collection has embossed patterns based on icing designs Yearwood’s mother, Gwen, made for cakes she created and is available exclusively via Williams Sonoma. Yearwood also recently announced a cookbook, “Trisha’s Kitchen: Easy Comfort Food for Friends and Family,” that will be published in September.

Grassroots Promotion’s Business Manager Scott Whitehead Passes. Scott Whitehead, business manager for Grassroots Promotion and FanTheJam.com, passed away suddenly Friday, March 12. Whitehead was the husband of Grassroots managing partner and co-owner Nancy Tunick. He also was a , producer and manager, as well as a former member of Hometown News, a duo that charted two country singles in 2002. No funeral, but the family plans to hold a celebration of life later this year.

Sister Duo Tigirlily Sign With Monument Records. Monument Records signs sisters Krista and Kendra Slaubaugh, the duo announced Friday on Ty Bentli’s Apple Radio show. The news follows the February release of Tigirlily’s single “Somebody Does,” which topped both the iTunes Country Songs and iTunes All Genres Songs charts. “Monument is our dream team,” Krista said in a release. “After years of being independent artists, we are so excited to be part of a label that brings out the best in their unique artists.”

CountryInsider.com MARCH 15, 2021 | 3 Radio Re-Embraces Parmalee. (Continued from page 1) Stewart immediately saw the streaming numbers come and when a couple get convinced, then others get in, he says. When lockdown hit in March, “Just the Way” convinced.” remained in steady rotation. Parmalee isn’t the only act reemerging in 2021. Brooke “When we went into COVID, Eden and have resurfaced, while veteran people were looking for acts Clay Walker and eye their return to something to feel good about,” radio. Joe Nichols reportedly will re-emerge this spring Stewart tells Country Insider. with Quartz Hill Records, reuniting with Benny Brown, “That song already had a place who ran Broken Bow when Nichols recorded for its on our radio station and was Red Bow imprint. Nichols, like Parmalee, last charted already seeing consumption in 2017. Walker last charted in 2012 before returning numbers coming in. We just last year with “Need a Bar said, ‘Let’s put this all the way Sometimes” on Show Dog up to power and see what Nashville. happens.’” Show Dog Nashville SVP/ Stewart says “Just the Way” did Promotion Rick Moxley well for the station on every metric and had a positive says working “Need a Bar response from listeners. “This is a song that has earned Sometimes” has been an its way permanently onto our library and permanently uphill battle. Moxley, who first into our research,” he says. worked with Walker as a Giant Records Southeast regional, WWKA was an early champion, but sister “Y100” KCYY says introducing any new song waited a full year to add “Just the Way.” to radio during a pandemic has Stoney Creek Records used the song’s streaming been difficult. numbers, consumption stats and the band’s story to help generate buzz at radio. “It is hand-to-hand combat for us since day one,” he says. “The music has to lead,” BBR “You have to knock down some Music Group SVP JoJamie doors with veteran artists.” Hahr says. In Walker’s case, people know “It took a really long time a catalog of hits dating back to [for ‘Just the Way’]. When the ’90s. Touring has remained you see the numbers, the a staple throughout his career, consumption, the social and and he’s now embracing the digital marketing work TikTok. With more than 730,000 on a song, it’s probably followers and 4.8 million likes going to translate to radio.” on the video-sharing platform Hahr credits Parmalee’s work ethic and radio he’s seeing a resurgence of older hits with a younger relationships for helping propel the song. “When a audience while introducing his latest single. Moxley programmer needs them for something at their station, says the label’s pitch to radio was always Walker’s “big they’re there and they always have been,” she says. familiar country voice, big catalog of hits, big single and “They have a great reputation for that.” big star.” He cites ’ as an early believer of “Need a Bar Sometimes,” with United Stations’ Radio Network “Backstage Country” Walker visiting “” ahead of the talent relations consultant and Country Insider single’s add date. iHeartCountry also named Walker a columnist John Shomby says artists rarely return to No. spotlight artist for its digital Artist Integration Program 1 after spending years off the charts. in January.

“There’s a hesitancy to jump out on a band that hasn’t “We feel he’s still very relevant,” Moxley says. “If it really had a hit in eight years,” Shomby says. “It took a while is about the music, (Continued on page 8) to convince programmers that this one was for real

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“Things A Man Oughta Know” Singer Lainey Wilson’s Journey To Nashville. Everything Lainey Wilson needs to know about life she says. While the song, which appears on her Jay Joyce- learned in Baskin, LA. produced Broken Bow “Sayin’ What I’m Thinkin,’” refers to such traditional masculine tasks as shooting “I’m from a town of 300 people — 299 when I left,” she guns and hooking trailer hitches, “it’s not really about says of the town in the northeastern part of the changing a tire,” she says. state near Monroe. “A caution light, no red light, and a bunch of farming. It made me who I am At 19, Wilson bought a Flagstaff bumper-pull and what I believe. I grew up around a lot of trailer and boldly moved to Nashville. blue-collar folks who believe in working hard and providing for their families.” Her mentor has been Baskin native Jerry Cupit, a veteran songwriter and producer. She shares a bit of that homespun “My grandfather gave him $300 to move to wisdom in her single, “Things A Man Nashville to get started,” she says. “As a Oughta Know,” which includes the favor in return years later, he let me live lyrics, “If I can’t have it, I can do in his studio parking lot for free with my without/ I can hang a picture same as camper. I can take it down/ And how to keep it hidden when a heart gets broke/ “I knew I would have one person in my Yeah, I know a few things a man corner in Nashville. That made the oughta know.” decision to move easier, but it was still terrifying.” Eight months after going to radio, “Things a Man Oughta Know” broke She lived in that trailer for three of her Mediabase’s Top 50 last week at No. 11 years in Nashville. She has written 42. Wilson makes another leap on the chart this week, about 3,500 songs, and a 2016 song appropriately moving to No. 37. She had her best add week ever last called “Dreamcatcher” changed her life. It led to a week when 36 iHeartMedia outlets, including stations publishing deal with Sony/ATV and a record deal with in and , added the record as part of the Broken Bow Music Group. company’s On the Verge feature. Previously, Wilson “ called me the day her independent had been among a week’s five most-added records EP came out and said ‘You gotta check out Lainey just once, when 14 stations picked up “Things a Man Wilson; she is the best unsigned artist out there,’” BMG Oughta Know” in its first week last August. As a result, Nashville President Jon Loba says. “I immediately pulled the record saw a 34% increase in spins from reporting the EP up and was interested before hearing a note. It stations between the last week of February and the first felt like there was a strong brand there. Then I dug into week of March and another spin increase of more than the music and was even more excited. 60% this past week. “She seemed at first glance to me, the total package. “This song had and continues to have consistently She had such a unique identity visually, vocally and over-performing metrics — individual stations bought in what she was wanting to say and how she wanted into Lainey and this song,” BBR Music Group SVP of to say it. Over the last couple of years she has just Promotion Carson James tells Country Insider. refined and strengthened all those elements. She is the consummate constant creator on multiple levels, with “She is the type of artist who routinely over-delivers the work ethic to match.” for our partners. This single was primed for the type of breakthrough success we are seeing now with the Along the way, some suggested Wilson change her support of all the chains and iHeartCountry’s On the looks, her sound or her style. “Of course, everybody Verge. We could not be more proud of Lainey.” moving to Nashville, you look around and see the things that are working,” she says. “It definitely crossed Wilson drew on her upbringing when she co-wrote my mind: Maybe if I was this, it would be working or “Things a Man Oughta Know” in 2018 with Jason Daniel moving quicker. I was encouraged by my family and Mix and Jonathan David Singleton. “We talked about support system to really not be anything but myself. how I grew up and the characteristics that my parents taught me to look for in myself and others,” she “I feel like me being myself is the thing that has worked. Whether it is writing music or being onstage, people 6 | MARCH 15, 2021 CountryInsider.com POWER TITLE AIRPLAY RETENTION CALL OUT AUDIO POWER SALES COMPOSITE # ARTIST - LABEL Down To One 4 2 5 5 5 1 1 - Capitol Nashville Good Time 3 10 14 1 3 2 2 - RCA Nashville What's Your Country Song 2 8 10 9 6 3 3 THOMAS RHETT - Valory The Good Ones 8 12 19 2 1 4 4 - Warner/WAR Beers And Sunshine 11 9 2 8 2 5 5 - Capitol Nashville Just The Way f/Blanco Brown 1 11 8 4 12 6 6 PARMALEE - Stoney Creek Starting Over 5 6 27 7 4 7 7 - Mercury Nashville Forever After All 36 x 1 3 10 8 8 - River House/Columbia Lady 6 20 3 14 11 9 9 BRETT YOUNG - BMLG Long Live 7 7 7 6 23 10 10 - BMLG NATIONAL CALLOUT TITLE N`EAST MID WEST WEST SOUTH # ARTIST Forever After All 1 4 1 8 1 Combs, Luke Beers And Sunshine 11 13 2 3 2 Rucker, Darius Lady 14 3 4 2 3 Young, Brett Made For You 8 1 9 5 4 Owen, Jake Down To One 9 5 7 4 5 Bryan, Luke Dear Rodeo 17 15 16 1 6 Johnson, Cody Feat. Reba Mcentire Long Live 3 7 10 12 7 Florida Georgia Line Just The Way 4 2 11 14 8 Parmalee & Blanco Brown Somebody Like That 6 11 18 10 9 Arts, Tenille What's Your Country Song 5 14 12 19 10 Rhett, Thomas ACTION - UNDEREXPOSED TITLE AIRPLAY COMPOSITE # ARTIST - LABEL WITH P!NK 8 20 1 7 - One Too Many DAN + SHAY 3 26 2 10 - Glad You Exist 4 31 3 9 - Wine, Beer, Whiskey ELVIE SHANE 5 32 4 9 - My Boy LUKE COMBS 1 36 5 28 - Forever After All 9 38 6 7 - Worship You 10 39 7 7 - Memory I Don't Mess With HARDY 6 42 8 9 - Give Heaven Some Hell CODY JOHNSON & REBA MCENTIRE 7 45 9 9 - Dear Rodeo W/ 2 48 10 22 - Why Radio Re-Embraced Parmalee. (Continued from page 4) listen to this song because this song is competitive as because nowadays you have to have that story going to anything out there. Clay’s back, and he’s back in a big radio.” way.” Several terrestrial stations For Eden and Bryant, who’ve both been off the charts are playing “No Shade,” since 2017, there are no immediate plans for radio. with SiriusXM and CMT Much like Parmalee, Eden’s also supporting. Eden is team is crafting a story for the CMT Radio’s “Next Women” singer by releasing three new artist of the month for songs. Ahead of first release “No March, and “After MidNite” Shade” in February, Eden, who is playing “No Shade” every is signed to BBR Music Group, Wednesday during the came out as a lesbian; her new month. music reflects finding love and acceptance. As Eden, Bryant, Walker and Nichols plot their returns, Parmalee’s success story “We don’t have a specific timeline is a reminder that radio always has room for a great that we’re going to go to radio on one of these three song. songs,” Hahr says. “The great news about it, in my opinion, is it’s doing exactly what we would like it to do. “It’s a good message to any artist out there that’s had a We have people asking us about it, so this is a beautiful hit that’s been gone that if you have the setup for exactly what we would hope would happen. song, just stick with it,” Shomby says. “It could take you … It’s a strategy that we’re embracing across the board to that hallowed Top Five, No. 1 spot.” — Annie Reuter

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8 | MARCH 15, 2021 CountryInsider.com Consultant Joel Raab Offers 10 Tips For Helping Your Air Talent Shine. Coaching air talent is difficult. But it’s a vital part aircheck. By showing genuine appreciation upfront of the job. I’ve seen so many program directors/ for something you really liked, your session will go brand managers resist what is arguably their most more smoothly. important task (in addition to music management): to work with and improve the sound of their air 6. Let talent point out their own mistakes. staff (I realize some PD’s don’t have an air staff, Usually, they will do so. You don’t need to pile on but you might in the future.) criticism if an obvious mistake has been made. To err is human, and you need to show that you understand.

7. Give talent specific ideas to make their shows better. Ask the talent what they think is working or not working. If a bit is tired, make suggestions tailored to that show. Make it clear that these are suggestions and not commands. If you force a bit on a show, it will never work.

8. Advocate for talent. The best way to have a good relationship with your morning show, especially, is to show that you’re helping your talent to get what they need. You’d be surprised at how many points you’ll gain by simply getting Here are 10 tips for coaching air talent: something fixed in the studio that they’ve been 1. Set a weekly appointment. Your talent needs to asking about for a year. know that that’s their one-on-one time with you. “Show that you’re helping your talent to Stick to it. Adjust the time as needed. get what they need. You’d be surprised at 2. Put the phone down. Turn off the computer how many points you’ll gain.” screen, set your phone to “Do Not Disturb” and give your talent your full attention, with eye contact. You can do more damage to the relationship with constant interruptions, which tell 9. Follow through. There’s nothing worse than the talent they’re not as important as other things. telling talent you’ll get that show-prep service they’ve wanted, then dropping the ball. If you can’t 3. Coach with airchecks. Pardon the sports get it, that’s OK. Just tell them. They’ll appreciate analogy, but I view audio airchecks as “game film.” the effort. Together, you can hear what’s working and what’s not working. 10. Finally, make it clear that your only agenda is to help. Ask them, “How can I help?” Hopefully, 4. Listen to the aircheck ahead of the session. they will tell you. Then follow through. Don’t have time? Make time. Take notes, so you can tailor your comments to the specific talent. Determine the order of the clips you want to play. Some talent are fine receiving tough love (and want it), while others may need a more gentle approach. Contact: 5. How to start a session: This is critical because [email protected] it sets the tone. Before starting the aircheck, I like 214-750-6868 to try to put the talent at ease initially by giving a brief overview, pointing out what I liked about the joelraab.com

CountryInsider.com MARCH 15, 2021 | 9 Reach The Country Insider Staff: Managing Editor Brian Mansfield, Editor Annie Reuter, Columnist Beverly Keel. Sales: Karen Rogers

10 | MARCH 15, 2021 CountryInsider.com anybody,” the artist told the of “CMT ARTISTS publication. “I knew that he was Crossroads” The Store, and great.” Campbell Entertainment since March Kimberly Williams-Paisley’s non- Group also represents Tenille Arts, 2020. profit free-referral based grocery and Skip Ewing. “Through the store, marks years the two its one-year Actor and co-host of of us have anniversary Country’s “Hunker Down Radio” sat in and this month. Leslie Jordan enlists the help of sang with The Store opened March 12, Ashley McBryde, , both Willie 2020, in Nashville and quickly Charlie Worsham, , [Nelson] and his son Lukas, but changed its operation model Eddie Vedder, Katie Pruitt, Tanya we have never sang together following the pandemic. Since Tucker and on our own material,” Price said pivoting to a food delivery service Brothers in a release. “I’m really looking to elderly households and those Osborne’s TJ forward to collaborating after all in need, The Store has delivered Osborne for this time.” 1 million meals. “None of us his upcoming could have done this alone,” the gospel- Morgan Wallen’s “Dangerous: Paisleys said in a release. “We are inspired The Double Album” remains on definitely Better Together.” album. top of the Billboard 200 “Company’s chart for Country singer Craig Campbell Comin’” is a ninth hires Craig Campbell for publicity out April 2 and his new single, consecutive tied to his upcoming single, “Farther Along,” available now, week — the “What a Girl Will Make You Do.” features Chris and Morgane most weeks Campbell, Stapleton. The album includes 10 at No. 1 for now an duets and five vignettes and was any album independent produced by Travis Howard and since singer after Danny Myrick. ’s his departure “Views” from Broken and Nathaniel in 2016, Bow Records, Rateliff team up for “CMT according to Billboard. Only three detailed Crossroads” Friday, March 26 country albums have spent more hiring (10pm ET, CMT). The performance weeks in the chart’s top spot: Campbell Entertainment Group has Rateliff, backed by The Night Garth Brooks’ “Ropin’ the Wind,” with Billboard. “With this particular Sweats, and Price taking the stage Billy Ray Cyrus’ “Some Gave All” decision, I didn’t have to ask together for the first new episode and ’s “Fearless.”

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Exchange as BYDM in 2016 and was previously INDUSTRY CEO, succeeding the Label Services Manager, Creative Artists Agency (CAA) Matthew Smith, while Karliak joined in 2020 names Josh Lindgren Head of its who remains with and previously worked as Label Podcast department. Since joining the company Services Coordinator. Tusch CAA in 2018, as Chairman. will oversee BYDM record-label Lindgren has Martini sold a projects and releases, while been a driving majority stake in Karliak will assist with those force in the his Commission projects. agency’s triple- Records label to Big Noise in 2019 digit growth in and has a background in artist Nashville publicity and marketing the audio space, management and music licensing. firm2911 Media ups Scott building a roster Sexton to director of publicity that includes Brett Boyett and Logan DeLoye to publicity many of the most successful and Karen Clark manager. Sexton, who formerly podcast properties, creators and launch Fate served as publicity manager, production companies. Entertainment, has been with 2911 since 2018. a multi-genre DeLoye joined 2911 Media CAA also announced the independent in February 2020 as media promotion of multiple agents in coordinator after graduating from and executives Nashville. Initial Middle State University during its recent signings are pop- in December 2019. company retreat. rock singer Ariel The promotions Bellvalaire and Jim Casey joins Outsider as include the Nashvillains, a senior managing editor where elevation of trio consisting he will oversee the digital media Nashville-based of Boyett, Troy and publishing Evan Kantor, Johnson and company’s New York-based Scott Lindsey. Jasmin Nash Vydia will handle content. Casey and -based Chris Ibbs the label’s previously to agents in the firm’s Music distribution. has served as department. editor-in-chief Emily Furman of Cumulus Tom Foley rises to Senior Vice joins Nashville-based music Media’s Nash­ President, Worldwide Portfolio service company Creative CountryDaily.com, managing Management and Analysis at Nation, where she will help lead editor of Country Weekly Publishing. In his the publishing team, sign new magazine and host of “The Writers new role, Foley talent and develop the company’s Room” podcast. is responsible roster of and artists. for providing Furman has spent the past 11 Warner Music Nashville Senior analysis on the years working in publishing and Director, Publicity, Mary performance of artist development at Carnival Catherine Rebrovick and the company’s Music, which she joined after Ryan Williams investments graduating from Belmont welcomed a son around the world University in 2009. March 9. Walton and working Glaser Williams with regional Kara Tusch was born at and local management teams to rises to Director, 4:11pm, weighing maximize investment returns. Label Services, 7 pounds 9 Foley, who joined Sony in 2013 at Big Yellow ounces and and is based in the company’s Dog Music, and measuring 19.5 Nashville office, reports to Global Claire Karliak is inches long. The Chief Financial Officer Tom Kelly. upped to Senior family is “all healthy and happy.” Coordinator, Anthony Martini joins online Label Services. music rights marketplace Royalty Tusch joined

CountryInsider.com MARCH 15, 2021 | 13 Ally Hart departs Townsquare General Counsel duties from RADIO Media “XL Country 100.7” KXLB Richard Bodorff, who will remain SummitMedia Louisville President Bozeman, on the Board of Directors. Todd Pitt is exiting the cluster, MT, a week which includes “Q103.1” WQNU after co-host TJ McEntire, Music Director/ Louisville, and and Brand afternoon host at Steel City Media has relocated to Manager country “Q104” KBEQ-FM Bradenton, FL. ”I Dave City, exits after will remain with Wooten 28 years with the SummitMedia exited the station. Wooten had station. McEntire working remotely been with KXLB since 2014; Hart plans to focus until my joined the show in 2017. on her podcast replacement is “Mac & The named, and since Cookeville, TN, hosts Jason Millennial” and I’m too young to retire, I will need Bailey and Tony Randolph have her “What’s Cooking with TJ” social to find a job eventually but what a taken their “Jason & Tony” show channel. to Zimmer “94.7 The Country great place to do it in,” he says in a McLamb Broadcasting has filed Facebook post. Giant” WGSQ for weekends and classic hits sister “106.1 The a $190,000 deal to buy country Josh “Bru” Brubaker has exited Eagle” WPTN for afternoons. WPYB (1130) from Benson-Dunn “New Country 93.1” WDRQ Bailey and Randolph previously Broad­casting. The deal includes Detroit, where he was afternoon had been the morning team a $170,000 promissory­ note. host, for a to-be-announced across town at Stonecom McLamb Broadcasting does not opportunity. Cookeville “106-9 Kicks Country” own any other stations. And Brubaker, who WKXD. Dimes Media has filed a $150,000 joined WDRQ in deal to buy country KRKC (1490) 2017, also has Melissa Hering of Brazos Valley and hot AC “KC-102” KRKC-FM developed a large Communications KORA Bryan- from King City Commu­ ­nications. social-media College Station, TX (98.3) has The deal also includes the King following, topping created a City, CA-licensed translator 3 million followers GoFundMe K285FW at 104.9 FM which for his @bruontheradio TikTok drive to simulcasts KRKC-AM; the King account. “My experience in help her City, CA-licensed K295BZ at 106.9 Detroit radio has catapulted me morning co- FM which relays KRKC-FM; and into the next chapter of my career host, Roger the King City, CA-licensed 228FT and the exposure Tik Tok has Garrett, with at 93.5 FM which has not yet been provided me is life-changing,” he expenses constructed. relating to recently told Detroit NBC affiliate The following country stations WDIV-TV. wife Laurie’s two-year cancer journey. As of Monday, the drive are among the finalists for the NAB’s 2021 Crystal Radio Quinn Alexander departs had raised more than $24,000 of a $100,000 goal Awards: Townsquare Media KGKL San “100.7 KIK FM” KIKV Angelo, TX (97.5) to join Hoosier Kathleen A. Kirby was voted Alexandria, MN; Cox AM/FM AC “Z92.5” WZWZ Media Group “The Kokomo, IN, as morning host. Secretary and General Counsel to the Broadcasters New 93Q” KKBQ Alexander also ; Bonneville will host middays Foundation of America during International KYGO at country sister (98.5); “Your Country a virtual meeting of the Board of Federated Media 99.3” WCJC. “Being “B100” WBYT on a morning show Directors. Kirby, who is a Partner Mishawaka, IN; Entercom “Y108” has been a dream WDSY ; Cromwell of mine for many with Wiley Rein LLP Washington, Group WMCI Mattoon, IL (101.3); years.” Alexander ADX Communications “Cat joined Townsquare San Angelo DC and Co-Chair of the firm’s Telecom, Media & Technology Country 98.7” WYCT Pensacola, last year as operations manager FL. and KGKL’s afternoon host. group, takes over Secretary and

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