more food and drink weren’t supplied, so that’s why the TalenTrak Happy Volume XXXI • Number 36 • September 9, 2005 Hour wraps up the day! Faculty for all these sessions will be announced THE shortly. The price for all this learning? Just $49 – for one more week. On 9/16, tuition rises to $59...so why wait? (The group rate of $39 each AIN TREET for a group of 4 or more from the same station/cluster who register at M S the same time has been extended until 9/16, as well!). For more details, Communicator Network check www.theconclave.com or call the Conclave office at 952-927- 4487. AA TT TT LL EE TT RR Changes. Former News Director Tom Peterson will retire from his current morning anchor position at Tribune Talk WGN/Chicago at the Publisher: Tom Kay Associate Publisher/Editor • Claire Sather end of 2005...Nikki Chuminatto gets Assistant MD stripes added to her air talent role at Bonneville Hot AC WTMX/Chicago...Clear Channel “Doesn’t Know How To Play The Blame Game” Top 40 WSNX/Grand Rapids hires Michelle Taylor for middays...Ryan Springer is promoted to PD at New Life Media Network Christian The blogosphere, spearheaded by conservative scribe Michelle Malkin WGBL/Champaign, Il. (www.michellemalkin.com), is buzzing this week about the latest developments in the Air America/Gloria Wise Boys and Girls Club South Dakota’s Stockinrock Records is proud to announce the signing affair, only this time the ire is focused not on former executive Evan to exclusively represent country music artist and Wilmot, SD native, Cohen, but on 2005 Conclave Keynoter Al Franken. Malkin, along Greg Hanson. His Stockinrock CD will be re-issued in the Spring of with New York Sun reporter David Lombino and others, are claiming 2006 (FYI- it was written and recorded with Dennis Morgan, a Minnesota that contrary to his initial claims of ignorance, left-leaning talker Franken native, who resides in Nashville and has penned more than 20 number knew all about the money exchanging hands between the Boys and one hits for artists like Faith Hill, Rod Stewart, Reba McEntire and many Girls Club and Cohen’s Piquent, LLC, which owned Air America at the others!). For more information on Greg visit: www.greghanson.com. time. Backing up their claims are documents detailing the loan Stockinrock is an independent record label which also specializes in agreement bearing what appears to be Franken’s signature. Danny promotion and management. Current and former artists that Stockinrock Goldberg, CEO for Air America, claims that said document is in now have helped develop are Kory and the Fireflies, Jon Patrick McClaren way an indication of any wrong-doing on Franken’s part, and is in fact a and Layne Larson. Stockinrock is headed by industry veteran, Matt settlement agreement that was created for certain investors, executives Widmann. For more on the label, log onto www.stockinrock.com! and talent to waive any claim they might have had against Cohen and The Country Music Association has announced nominees for their 39th co., not the initial loan paper that Malkin alleges. Franken has made no Annual CMA Awards, with a nice representation of Midwest stations comments. and talent: Major Market Station of the Year: KEEY/Minneapolis, KYGO/Denver...Medium Market Station of the Year: KSSN/Little TALENTRAK 2005! The 10th edition of the Conclave’s exclusive air Rock...Small Market Station of the Year: KTTS/Springfield, MO, talent seminar, TalenTrak 2005 is Saturday, October 15th at the Holiday WGSQ/Cookeville, TN, WIXY/Champagne, IL, WWKI/Kokomo, Inn/City Centre Lakeside in Cleveland, Ohio. The day begins at 9AM IN...Major Market Air Personality: Big John & Ray(WUSN/Chicago), with a rapid-fire series of hard-hitting instruction. Then, it’s TalenTrak Lisa Dent (WUSN)...Large Market Air Personality: Darren Tandy Keynote time with X-treme Radio/Cleveland’s controversial morning (WFMS/Indianapolis), Jim, Deb & Kevin (WFMS), Vicki Murphy talent, Rover! At 2PM, it’s the all-important Aircheck Clinic (for the first (WFMS)...Medium Market Air Personality: John Flint, Tammy Lee & 60 registrants, only; bring your scoped 3 minute aircheck ON CD ONLY!!) The Q106 Morning Crew (Q106/Madison), Neal & Reese, The Moy’nin At the conclusion of the day, TalenTrak presents “Great War Stories of Boys (WBCT/Grand Rapids)...Small Market Air Personality: Dan, BJ Radio,” and intimate glance at the trials and tribulations of some of the and Dude Show (WQHK/Ft. Wayne, IN)... By the way, Conclave 2005 industry’s most successful air talents, taught in story form! You’ll laugh, Legend – Keith Urban – is up for Entertainer of the Year, Male Vocalist you’ll cry, and for sure – you’ll learn! It wouldn’t be a Conclave event if of the Year, and Album of the Year (for Be Here)! MAIN STREET MARKETING & PROMOTION, 4517 MINNETONKA BLVD #104, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55416 PHONE/FAX: 952.927.HITS (4487)/927-6427 Publisher: Tom Kay at [email protected] Web: www.main-st.net KORY & THE FIREFLIES Tremolo airplay: kllt, kuoo, kkck, kwoa, kqrn, kvht, kmxc, kixx, kwyr, kbrk, krcs, WXMP! kkmk, ksqy, kkrl, klgr, ksyz, kdwd, krti, kqky She’s Comin’ Back Again! Nominations aren’t the only thing making headlines for CMA. An article hours, raising nearly $170,000.00...Madison, WI: 9/7, Labor of Love, in Thursday’s (9/8) edition of The Tennessean brought into question Clear Channel Top 40 WZEE’s Connie & Fish joined with Two Men CMA’s decision to move the awards location to New York City’s and a Truck, donations were enough to fill 7 vehicles and 3 semi- Madison Square Garden. Staff writer Peter Cooper brings to light Big trucks...Milwaukee,WI: 9/9, Mothers Helping Mothers, Journal Hot AC Apple residents’ confusion as to why the event is being held in a city WKTI partnered with area businesses to host collection centers home to exactly zero Country radio stations. One confused New Yorker gathering necessities for infants...In a drive spearheaded by the Saga/ said, “...I can’t think of anyone at all who listens to country. That’s why Des Moines cluster of stations, central Iowans showed their generosity I’m surprised to find out they’re going to have the awards up here.” To yesterday as nearly 200 volunteers from Mercy Medical Center and CMA Executive Director Ed Benson, this attitude is exactly the point, Des Moines Radio Group collected over $138,000 for American Red “This evidences the reason we’re here. The media in New York is Cross Hurricane 2005 Relief. incredible...more than we’d get back in Nashville.” This media was on hand to capture the scene in Union Square Park later that day as 2005 Changes, Too. Refuge Media Group Christian WJRF/Duluth, MN Conclave performer Cowboy Troy to the stage in his uniform of cowboy names Terry Michaesl as PD...After 14 years at the station, voice guy hat and belt buckle the size of a few metro cards. Surrounding him? and PD Bob Dunsworth has left Classic Rock WLUP/Chicago...Kevin Hay bales. It’s remains a mystery to many why the Nashville music Matthews heads back home to Michigan after two decades in Chicago. association establishment – when they want to do country presentations He’ll take on Dir./Station Development for Citadel...Haynes Johns has like award shows outside of Tennessee – travel to places like New York been named OM at NextMedia Hot AC WXLC and News/Talk WKRS- or Los Angeles. When was the last major national country music event A/Waukegan, IL. He’ll have additional duties as PD/PM driver on WXLC. held in the heartland cities of Minneapolis, Kansas City, or Milwaukee...where country radio is not only present, but has been known The Beacon, the syndicated weekly music/attitude program to dominate? headquartered in Sioux Falls, is tapping into the talents of a hometown artist this month and next. Host Austin Harris (who many of you met at All across the country, radio has been partnering with their listenership July’s Conclave Learning Conference) will be featuring Kory & The in order to give to the victims of Hurricane Katrina. The outpouring Fireflies on The Beacon this coming weekend - and again on Sept. 25, has been overwhelming: Little Rock, AR: 9/1, Archway Top 40/ Oct. 2, and Oct 16! Kory’s current single, “She’s Comin’ Back Again!” Rhythmic KHTE’s Toni & Brad in the Morning broadcast live at the is up to 300 spins each week, regionally...success which has contributed Pine Bluff Convention Center, raising money for the victims housed to the program’s recognition of Kory and the strength of the song (which the. Also, co-host and Conclave Board Member Brad Erickson will lead was reserviced last week). If you were missed in the reservice or if you a group of listeners to Louisiana over the weekend to help in any capacity need another copy, let Claire Sather know at [email protected]! needed. Larimer County, CO: 9/10, Radio United, 12 stations will come together for a live broadcast and auction...Manchester, IA: 9/2, KMCH TalenTrak/Cleveland Holiday Inn Select Lakeshore Hotel staff and listeners raised $5,000 and filled a 53 ft. semi with goods information: A limited number of rooms have been set aside at the requested by the Houston Food Bank...Boise-Twin Falls, ID: 9/9, Holiday Inn for TalenTrakkers – just $89/single-double! But when these Radio Relief, 35 area stations united for a 6am-8pm rooms are gone, they’re gone...and you’ll be paying significantly more radiothon...Bloomington, IL: 9/1-5, Radio Bloomington collected for the same room.