March 16, 2009 Issue 132 Seminar Streams On CRS-40 isn’t over. At least, not on the web. The advent of streaming panels on the CRB’s website keeps the info...and fun...flowing. Take for instance, the “40 Great Programming Ideas” session. Helmed by WKKT/Charlotte OM/PD Bruce Logan, the 10am Thursday session featured top programmers Mike Kennedy (KBEQ/Kansas City), Steve Geoffries (WSSL & WESC/Greenville, SC), John Paul (KUPL/ Portland) and Ken Boesen (WKIS/Miami). And to keep things interesting, Logan turned the session into a bit of a game. Belt One Out: Keith Gale is flanked by Martina and John McBride Producing a large bottle of Maker’s Mark bourbon, Logan following his “Rumble On The Row” victory Friday night. said, “If we’re gonna get through 40 ideas in 40 minutes, they can’t go over and be long-winded. They’ve got a time limit.” So Gale Vs. Michaels: The Good Fight if the buzzer sounded during one of the panelist’s comments, they Competitors in the habit of figuratively pummeling each took a shot. And despite the buzzer at times going off just seconds other for an airplay edge turned to a more literal expression into a comment, all four programmers remained coherent. at Friday’s “Rumble On The Row.” Only in this case, the Ideas ranged from important refreshers – “Get out of the motivation was much more altruistic than advancing country office once a week and listen to your station,” “Roll tape on your singles. RCA’s Keith Gale and Curb’s Adrian Michaels competitors” – to notions that seemed well suited to the panel’s may have been boxing, but they were also helping the well-lubricated undercurrent – “Have the staff come by on Charley Foundation raise more than $100,000 to help local Friday for a drink in your office.” Other ideas: children struggling with abuse, neglect, illness, poverty and • Make sure your web stream sounds like your station. homelessness. The rest is, well, a sideshow. • Obtain listener audio at every opportunity; carry a MiniDisc That said, the country music portion of the 5th Annual Ringside: A Fight For Kids was a pretty good show that drew an recorder to events. (continued on page 6) ©2009 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] March 16, 2009 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 2 equally strong music biz crowd. Tom Baldrica, Abi Durham, MY TUNES : MUSIC THA T SHAPED MY LIFE Bryan Frasher, Joe Galante, Doug Johnson, John and KSCS/Dallas PD Crash Poteet discusses Martina McBride, Randy Owen, Joe Patrick, Mike Rogers, his most important songs, artists or concerts: Jeff Solima and Butch Waugh were among those ringside. 1. Willie Nelson & Delbert McClinton Live, Michaels acquitted himself in stellar fashion through the fight’s Springfield, MO, 1980: The first country scheduled three rounds, working in close to the body to offset concert I’d ever seen hooked me for life. Gale’s considerable reach advantage. Ultimately, however, Gale 2. George Strait/Unwound: It was 1981. prevailed, taking a unanimous decision and the title belt. I had been in radio for just over a year “A lot was made of the fight inside the boxing ring between and knew everything. I remember thinking me and my very confident opponent,” Gale says. “I’m proud of Crash Poteet this guy would never make it. Valuable the fight that took place in the fund raising arena – I think I won lesson: none of us will ever know everything. there, too! I am deeply appreciative and eternally grateful to all 3. Toby Keith/Courtesy Of The Red, White And Blue: Following the Peter Jennings snub of Toby on the post 9-11 4th of July who supported me and this event.” special, my Oklahoma City station started a boot drive that took “It was one of the most fun things I have ever done,” Michaels hold nationally. In protest, we ended up sending more than adds. “Congrats to Keith Gale, and a bigger congrats to the 800 pairs to the ABC offices in New York. It also marked the first Charley Foundation [for raising] $100,000 dollars to make time I had to fire a jock for breaking playlist. He spun the song children’s wishes and dreams come true.” continuously for over two hours while I was in a meeting. In addition to several boxing bouts, the event also included 4. Dixie Chicks, Wide Open Spaces: Politics aside, one great live and silent auctions, leading to an additional nice moment for album. Of course, eventual listener fall-out of epic proportion. Gale. One of the items up for bid was a guitar autographed by As country programmers, we hadn’t seen this kind of negative Bruce Springsteen. John McBride won the item and presented it reaction. Still a very sore subject here in Texas. to Gale, a huge Springsteen fan. 5. Oak Ridge Boys/Tryin’ To Love Two Women: This will always have special meaning as it was the first song I ever played on the radio. Conner Up At Beasley/Philly • A highly regarded song or album you’ve never heard: Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds: I’m only familiar with the singles from this album, Beasley’s WXTU/Philadelphia VP/GM never listened from start to finish. Natalie Conner has been elevated to VP/Market • An “important” piece of music you just don’t get: Police’s Manager with added oversight for Rhythmic Synchronicity. I respect it as one of the all time greats, but have WRDW, Talk WWDB and Religious WTMR. never connected to it on any level. The promotion follows last week’s exit of • An album you played or listened to incessantly: Eli Young WRDW GM Lynn Bruder. Conner was named Band’s Jet, Black and Jealous. These guys are from our backyard Natalie Conner VP/GM for ‘XTU in 2005. and are ready to break nationally. • One obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to right now: Give a listen to Marc Broussard & LeAnn Rimes’ “When KWLI Gets New Calls, Jocks It’s Good” from his CD Keep Coming Back. KWLI/Denver is now using calls KWOF-FM and has added three jocks. Sister Oldies KXKL morning co-host Tracy Taylor joins for middays, succeeding Leann Weikert takes afternoons, filling the slot vacated last month Sommers, who moved to middays on sister by Michael “Howler” Fisbeck. Also, former Dial Global Hot Hot AC KIMN. Former KATC/Colorado AC Asst. OM/MD/night jock Chad Blake signs on for nights Springs morning host Jeremy “Wingnut” and weekend/fill-in, which were being handled by sister KXKL ©2009 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] March 16, 2009 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 3 jock Mark Andrews. The Jesse & Shotgun morning show BIR T HDAYS remains in place. Tuesday (3/17) – Paul Overstreet. Chart Chat Wednesday (3/18) – Charley Pride, Philip Sweet (Little Big Town), Congrats to Darius Rucker, Jimmy Harnen, John Huie, Lisa Austin ([email protected]). Steve Hodges and the rest of the Capitol Thursday (3/19) – Bob Kingsley ([email protected]), Nathan Cruise (nathan. promotion staff on scoring this week’s No. 1 [email protected]), Alison Sparico ([email protected]). single with Rucker’s “It Won’t Be Like This Friday (3/20) – “Ranger” Doug Green, Jerry Reed, Rob Dalton For Long.” The song is Rucker’s second chart ([email protected]), Ben Kline ([email protected]). topper at Country radio, and helps Capitol to ownership of No. 1 for a third consecutive week Saturday (3/21) – Lisa Duff, Shane Lane, Denny Mosesman Darius Rucker ([email protected]), Rick Moxley (rick.moxley@showdogmail. and four of the last six weeks. com), Jimmy Rector ([email protected]), Mike Rogers ([email protected]), John Landrum ([email protected]). St. Jude Roundup Sunday (3/22) – James House, Randy Sharp Country radio is still hard at work raising funds for St. Jude Children’s Hospital. WBYT/South Bend, IN held its first ever Monday (3/23) – Roxie Dean, Jim Mazza ([email protected]). Quest For A Million Pennies and brought in the equivalent of 3.8 tons of change to add to its $161,699 total. The full list: • WQSB/Albertville, AL, $87,492 • KGNC/Amarillo, TX, $69,825 • KUZZ/Bakersfield, CA, $141,655 • WYTZ/Benton Harbor, MI, $22,687 • WKLB/Boston, MA, $422,724 • KFLG/Bullhead City, AZ, $19,259 • WKKT/Charlotte, NC, $160,215 • KALF/Chico, CA, $18,930 Take A Number: WKLB/Boston brought in $421,984 (as you can • WGSQ/Cookeville, TN, $112,775 see) during their Country Cares For St. Jude Kids Radiothon last week, taking the station’s all time total to just under a whopping • WTVY/Dothan, AL, $28,500 $6 million. • KYCK/Grand Forks, ND, $20,174 • WRNS/Greenville, NC, $67,098 • KSNI/Santa Maria, CA, $95,115 • KBLL/Helena, MT, $10,115 • KMPS/Seattle, WA, $433,981 • WOGY/Jackson, TN, $155,646 • WBYT/South Bend, IN, $161,669 • WCOW/La Crosse, WI, $26,628 • WACO/Waco, TX, $105,000 • WWQM/Madison, WI, $100,452 • KKOW/Pittsburg, KS, $23,110 • WXXQ/Rockford, IL, $189,824 Radio News • KNTY/San Jose, CA, $78,030 • Jessica Harp, Trent Tomlinson, Jason Michael Carroll, Phil Vassar and John Rich are set to perform (we’re hoping ©2009 Country Aircheck™ — All rights reserved. Sign up free at www.countryaircheck.com. Send news to [email protected] March 16, 2009 Country Aircheck Weekly Page 4 TU B E CHECK American Roots’ TelluRide has signed with Quarterback for radio promotion.