ISSUE 36 MUSIC EDITION APRIL 30, 2007 ACM Radio Winners & More FOR THE TALKER IN YOUR CLUSTER Off-camera winners at the 42nd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards include On-Air Personality (National) R&R News/Talk/Sports Bob Kingsley; (Major Market) Jim, Deb and Kevin – WFMS/ Editor Al Peterson Indianapolis; (Medium Market) Charlie James & Pam Wilder and Account Exec – WCOS/Columbia, SC; (Small Market) Mike Lawrence and Brooke Trissel have Dana Carole – KHKX/Midland, TX. Radio station winners are left R&R to partner with (Major Market) WSIX/Nashville; (Medium Market) WIVK/ Country Aircheck on Knoxville; and (Small Market) WPAP/Panama City, FL. News•Talk•Sports Other winners include Producer of the Year Dann Huff, Aircheck which launches Friday (5/4). Peterson, Audio Engineer Steve Marcantonio, Glenn Worf on Bass, a 35-year broadcast vet, is President/Editor of Eddie Bayers on Drums, Aubrey Haynie on Fiddle, Brent the new venture, with Trissel serving as VP/Sales Mason for Guitar, John Hobbs for Piano/Keyboards, Stuart & Marketing. Details at www.countryaircheck.com. Duncan for Specialty Instrument(s), and Michael Johnson in In the Windy City, WUSN was off 3.3-3.1. It ranked 10th the Steel Guitar category. last fall and tied for 10th in the Winter book. Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry House is Venue of the Year, Buck Owens’ Crystal Palace in Bakersfield, CA is Nightclub, McShay Departs KRMD Variety Attractions’ Bill Magann is the Don Romeo Talent KRMD/Shreveport, LA PD Wes McShay has resigned Buyer of the Year, and Mike Smardak at Outback Concerts of the post he’s held since last July. He’ll be in Shreveport for TN is Promoter of the Year. the next two weeks and can be reached at [email protected]. McShay’s background includes The First Winter Arbitrons stints as WDAF-FM/Kansas City PD, Clear Channel/ The Winter 2007 Arbitrons for New York, Los Angeles and Huntsville OM and WKDF/Nashville PD. Chicago were released today. (All shares and ranks are 12+.) The departure leaves a prime opening at Cumulus. And, In LA, KKGO-FM – Country since late February – posted while we’re on the subject, still open is the OM post at the a .8 12+, tied for 34th. A couple other LA notes: There are 31 company’s Lexington, KY cluster that includes Country WLXX stations between a 1.0 share and the market-leading 4.8 posted (The Bear). Previous OM Kevin King transferred to Cumulus’ by Univision’s Regional Mexican KSCA-FM. And, how about WSM-FM/Nashville as PD about a month ago. Emmis’ Rhythmic AC KMVN, which dropped Country in mid- If you’re interested in either of the above, contact Cumulus August 2006? It moved .7-.9 and tied for 32nd. VP/Country Charlie Cook at [email protected]. Or ©2007 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. To subscribe visit www.countryaircheck.com April 30, 2007 Country Aircheck Music Edition Page 3 you can send your materials to him at Cumulus Media, 3535 DATE CHECK Piedmont Rd., Bldg 14, Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA, 30305. May 15 - 42nd Annual ACM Awards. Garcia Programs KCCY www.acmcountry.com Entercom WDAF (The Wolf)/Kansas City APD/Promotions Director Jesse Garcia has been named PD for Clear Channel June 7-10 - CMA Music Festival. KCCY/Colorado Springs. Garcia, whose last day in KC is May www.cmafest.com 11, fills the slot vacated in January with JoJo Turnbeaugh’s departure for mornings at Lincoln Financial’s KYGO/Denver. June 13-15 - 7th Annual All About Music TV & Garcia had a long ron at WXXQ/Rockford, IL where he started Film Retreat as a jock and rising to OM for the Connoisseur cluster there www.myspace.com/allaboutmusictvandfilm before departing for WDAF two years ago. Wolf PD Michael Cruise is hunting his next promotions director. Resumes to WFMS/Indianapolis, KFRG/Los Angeles, WAMZ/Louisville, [email protected]. WGKX/Memphis, WSIX/Nashville, KNIX/Phoenix, KUPL/ Portland, OR, WQDR/Raleigh-Durham, KUSS/San Diego, Radio News KMPS/Seattle, KSD/St. Louis, WQYK/Tampa and WMZQ/ Management: Cumulus/Mobile, AL Director/Sales Sarah Washington DC. Leftwich has been named Market Manager of Cumulus’ Blacksburg, VA six-station cluster, which includes Country Record News WPSK. She replaces Ron Gaylor. Veteran record promoted Ralph Carroll has moved to 1421 Baytowne Circle, Miramar Beach, FL 32550. His new phone Syndication: America’s Grand Ole Opry Weekend has an ACM number is 850-608-6067. His email remains . Awards special planned for May 12. The show will feature Opry [email protected] Lofton Creek has added Promotion Assistant Adelle performances by artists up for this year’s ACM honors. Contact Borchetta, who started last week. Adelle is label president Mike Westwood One at 480-607-4207 for details. Borchetta’s daughter. Gig Alert: Huntsman Entertainment is seeking a part time Nashville-based audio editor. Contact Ron Huntsman at Industry News SESAC Sr. Director/Corporate Relations Ellen Bligh Jones . [email protected] has been upped to Assoc. VP reporting to President/COO Pat KFKF/Kansas City PD Dale Carter is looking for someone Collins. Jones joined SESAC in 1996 as Manager/Advertising & with Country and Top 40 experience to replace departing Dir./ Promotion. Marketing & Promotions Renee Fonner. Send resumes to Carter Songwriters Charlie Worsham and Kyle Hurlbut of at KFKF, 4717 Grand Ave. Suite 600, Kansas City, MO, 64112. Nashville won the 7th Annual CMT/NSAI Song Concert for their song, “Makin’ Do” while Keith Larsen’s song, “Hold On,” Crackberry Update: Veteran radio programmer Dene Hallam won the CMT Listeners Choice Award. is working with the syndicated Moby in the Morning show. CMT is auctioning off items from the custom-designed Reach him at . [email protected] gift bags given to celebrities who participated in the 2007 CMT Music Awards to benefit CMT One Country’s charitable efforts. Music Fest Radio Remotes Set Bid here Premiere Radio will once again host the official CMA www.cmtauctions.com GAC will provide pre-show coverage live from the “orange Music Festival radio remotes at this years event, set for June carpet” during the 2007 ACM Pre-Awards Special, which airs on 6-8. Stations participating include WKHX/Atlanta, WPOC/ May 15 at 7pm ET. Baltimore, WKKT/Charlotte, WUSN/Chicago, WGAR/ Cleveland, WCOL/Columbus, KYGO/Denver, WYCD/Detroit, ©2007 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Send news to [email protected] April 30, 2007 Country Aircheck Music Edition Page 4 BIRTHDAYS Tuesday (5/1) – Tim McGraw, Helen Darling, Ilene Berns, Carrie Long, Louie Newman ([email protected]), Tanya Welch Wednesday (5/2) – Larry Gatlin, Ty Herndon, Brian Jennings ([email protected]), Buzz Ledford, Tammy Ragusa Thursday (5/3) – Brad Martin, Shane Minor, Jerry Salley, Stoney Richards ([email protected]) Friday (5/4) – Randy Travis, Rick Barker, George Collier ([email protected]), Tim DuBois, Susan Eaddy, Michael McNamara, Robert Ellis Orrall Saturday (5/5) – the late Tammy Wynette, Sammy Allred, Doug Baker ([email protected]), Mike Severson ([email protected]) Sunday (5/6) - Jimmy Dale Gilmore, Cameron Randle, Renee Leymon ([email protected]), Laurie Gore ([email protected]) Monday (5/7) – Kelly Fletcher, Nelson Larkin, Sam McGuire ([email protected]), Shawn Williams ([email protected]), Hank Adam Locklin, ([email protected]) Chart Chat Congrats to all the folks at Lyric Street, Turner-Nichols management and the entire Rascal Flatts organization on the band’s eighth No. 1, “Stand.” It’s the third No. 1 single – joining “My Wish” and “What Hurts The Most” – from their “Me And My Gang” CD, which has sold more than four million units since its April 2006 release. The trio’s next album is set for a Sept. 25, 2007 release. By the way, just in case you haven’t been keeping up with the Pop charts, the Flatts’ “What Hurts The Most” is No. 4 on this week’s Mediabase AC chart. The former No. 1 AC hit – which of course spent four weeks at No. 1 on top of the Country Aircheck/Mediabase chart – actually grew from No. 5 to No. 4 with a bullet in this, its 49th week on the AC chart! More On Music’s Post VT Role The Wilkinsons’ song “Nobody Died” has struck a poignant chord with radio listeners following the Virginia Tech tragedy. Written by Tony Hazelton after the Columbine tragedy and recorded by the Canadian trio for an RCA/Nashville album that was never released, the song was re-recorded by the band following the Amish school tragedy last October. Featured on their new album Home, the song’s video was shot as planned two days after the Tech massacre and carries an anti-bullying message. The syndicated Moby in the Morning show played it every day last week to tremendous response, and the song has been the subject of a few newspaper articles as well. Email [email protected] for a copy. Artist News Big Machine’s Jack Ingram has added the Real American ©2007 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Send news to [email protected] April 30, 2007 Country Aircheck Music Edition Page 5 Music Minute, a series of audio tour diaries, to his Real UBE HECK American Music brand. They can be found on his website, T C MySpace page and his CMT.com artist page. Additionally, he Tuesday (5/1) – Jack Ingram, Fox & Friends, (FOX); and Taylor Swift will be featured throughout the month of May Miranda Lambert, The View, (ABC); Kenny Chesney, in Cinema Sounds, a music video program showing in movie GAC Specials; Blake Shelton, GAC Specials. theatres across the country.