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8. Tim Hattrick and Willy D Loon got their start at KMLE before embarking on a 10-year run at Clear Channel competitor KNIX, which cut the duo loose a year ago (CAT 12/19/2007). Joining them at KMLE are Becky Lynn Ottinger and Andrea Hiland. Tim & Willy recently held their local Christmas @ Night Breakfast Show benefit, despite being off the air. They
All The News That Fits Print this. Now open your email. Select all. Delete. Why? Because we’ve collected all the important news and information you missed or will need in the New Year and put it all in one place. Here. From stories that broke during your long winter’s nap, to a rundown of open jobs and qualified job seekers (page 5), we’ve got it all. And don’t forget all the new singles impacting next month, also on page 5. So put down the Crackberry and step away. We promise – no one will get hurt.
Wilks Adds Denver Country CBS Radio sold its three Denver stations -- Country KWLI, AC KIMN and Classic Hits KXKL -- to Wilks Broadcasting for $19.5 million in cash, and the changes have already begun. First up, SVP Don Howe has been replaced by former Clear Channel/Denver GSM Barry Remington. Additionally, Wilks/Kansas City NSM Katy Jennings has been upped to VP, overseeing the KC and Denver markets. As for CBS, “The deal marks another step forward in our strategy of exiting mid-size radio markets,” says CBS President/CEO Les Moonves.
KMLE Signs Tim & Willy CBS Radio KMLE/Phoenix has brought back the Tim & Willy morning team, who will sign on Thursday morning, Jan.
Radio: The Enemy Within I read with great disdain a quote in Friday’s Tennessean (reprinting a USA Today story, no less) from Pandora Internet Radio founder Tim Westergren, who said of his service, “People are realizing it could really replace broadcast radio.” I angrily dismissed his comment, as I have so many times in the past when reading accounts of radio’s demise. Radio has been pronounced dead countless times. Through the years, movies, TV, eight-tracks, cassettes, CDs, the Walkman, the iPod, satellite radio and internet radio have all been given as reasons why radio was on the endangered species list. But radio has weathered every onslaught, and in the face of each new “killer app,” it has rebounded, stronger than ever. But as I was in mid-guffaw at the latest pronouncement of radio’s demise, I got an email that my friend Stu Evans had been let go after 20 years on the air at KMLE/Phoenix. A little later, I was told that Citadel/ABC would be sending out some kind of buy-out letters to employees this week. Not long after, a friend informed me that Clear Channel would be laying-off 1,400 people over the next week-10 days. And I started to wonder about radio’s future health. Perhaps the changes we’re all going through aren’t cyclical. Maybe, just maybe, radio is undergoing a fundamental change that will forever alter the business we grew up loving. Radio has survived and thrived through the years because of the
Remember that time at CRS? No? Neither do we. Come to think of it, we’re not sure folks will remember much of anything from Seminar’s 39-year history. But hey, it’s worth a shot. Our next print publication will be a collector’s edition retrospective on the event, as well as the Official Publication of CRS-40. And we want to include your remembrances. What are your greatest CRS memories? What are the stories that have never been told (or maybe should never be told)? Give us a call, drop us an email, shoot us some photos. We can even scan those old prints (what are those?) that have been collecting dust in the back of your closet. Don’t worry, we’ll take good care of them. Certainly better care than people show their liver – or memory – at the Bridge Bar...or Pickin’ Parlor, for you old-timers. Call or email: 615-320-1450 or [email protected]. Ready? Go!
Your CrS MeMorieS
Tim & Willy
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replace Dave Pratt, who exited Dec. 18. “The whole process, from deciding to leave KNIX to spending the year not working, to finding our way back to the airwaves on KMLE has had a magical feeling,” Hattrick says. “We’ve had a lot fun along the way, but I think the best is yet to be!” Upon their launch, Tim & Willy and current MD/middayer Gwen Foster give KMLE two-thirds of the weekday lineup heard on KNIX just 18 months ago.
Hadley To GM In Wichita Former Clear Channel/Wichita GSM Laura Hadley has joined crosstown Connoisseur Media, which includes Country KVWF and Adult Hits KIBB, as GM. She replaces Doug Downs, who exited the company earlier this month.
Daniels In Louisville Former KGHE/Fresno APD/MD/midday host Kris Daniels joined WQNU/Louisville as morning host (6am to noon) this morning (12/29), a move we hinted at earlier this month (CAT 12/15). Also joining the station is former crosstown Top 40 WDJX PD Shane Collins for the noon to 6pm shift. PD Matt Killion tells us that night talent has not yet been chosen.
Cape Cod Country Cape Cod Broadcasting’s Top 40 WKPE/Hyannis, MA went straight to Country with John Michael Montgomery’s “Be My Baby Tonight” at midnight Dec. 25. The station, which had been playing wall-to-wall Christmas music prior to the flip, continues
to be helmed by OM/PD Wayne White. Taking on mornings is cluster vet Ben Runnels, and former middayer Shai moves to afternoons. There are no
current plans to hire additional airstaff. The station is streaming at www.capecountry104.com.
KIIM Helps Kids Citadel’s KIIM/Tucson tripled its annual Penny Pitch goal by collecting 3,006,462 Lincolns ($30,064.62) for the
Kris Daniels
Arizona Children’s Association, which maintains the station’s Family Emergency Fund. James Otto’s Dec. 11 performance in the area contributed $4,950 toward the total.
Gig Alerts• KKWF/Seattle PD Scott Mahalick is seeking an APD/ afternoon personality with established relationships in the country industry and Selector/Audio Vault proficiency. Airchecks and resumes to [email protected]. • CC SVP/Programming Clay Hunnicutt is looking for someone to join WUBL/Atlanta morning teamers Kristen Gates and Todd Veal. Airchecks and resumes to Hunnicut at WUBL, 1819 Peachtree Rd. NE, Suite 700, Atlanta, GA 30309. • Webster & Associates PR is seeking an experienced publicist and new media specialist. Interested parties can send resumes to Sr. Publicist Bonnie Brozik here.• Ruby Radio’s Country KEBG/Elko, NV & Hot AC KHIX Denis “Catfish” Miller has an opening for a live on-air personality on KHIX, with voicetracking duties on KEBG. Airchecks and resumes to [email protected].
Industry News Former Disney Music Publishing/Nashville VP Lisa Ramsey-Perkins has joined Sony/Nashville as Sr. Dir./A&R. She reports to EVP/A&R Renee Bell and will develop new artists for
Upcoming Album Releases:
Jan. 27 Pat Green What I’m For (BNA)
Feb. 3 Dierks Bentley Feel That Fire (Capitol) Jake Owen Easy Does It (RCA)
March. 24 Eric Church Carolina (Capitol)
March 31 Keith Urban TBA (Capitol)
April 7 Emerson Drive Believe (Midas/Valory)
Album release info to [email protected].
CheCk out
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the label group’s four imprints; Arista, BNA, Columbia and RCA. Former Music City News Media & Marketing Intern Jamie Marconette has joined AristoMedia’s Video Promotion department.
Artist News Tim McGraw and Raul Malo have been added to the list of performers for the 2009 MusiCares Person Of The Year banquet honoring Neil Diamond in L.A. Feb. 6. They will join Coldplay, Adele, Foo Fighters, Josh Groban and Jennifer Hudson. Proceeds from the event benefit the organization in providing financial and medical assistance for musicians. Lucy Angel have been invited to perform at the Great Hall Of The People in Beijing, China Jan. 3, making them the first country act to do so. Jett Williams has named the official spokesperson of the Orphan Foundation Of America, which focuses on education, mentoring and workforce development for youth who have aged out of the foster care system. Williams, who was born five days after her father Hank Williams, Sr.’s death, was legally adopted by her paternal grandmother Lillian Stone. When Stone died only a few weeks after finalizing the adoption, Williams became a ward of the state and lived in a series of foster homes before being adopted. As the organization’s spokesperson Williams will appear at a variety of speaking engagements, PSAs and special events. Rissi Palmer will co-host the 20th Annual Peach Drop on New Year’s Eve in Atlanta with WXIA-TV meteorologist Paul Ossmann. Julianne Hough will take the stage at 11:30pm as the event’s headliner. The show will be syndicated nationally in over 40 markets; check local listings. Trace Adkins has filmed a 60-second spot, as has Clint Eastwood, encouraging people to donate to the Honor Flight Network. The segments will air before feature films in 1,600 cinemas nationwide. Honor Flight Network arranges and
Tuesday (12/30) - Suzy Bogguss, Cathy Woods, Dave Logan, Bo Martinovich ([email protected]), Larry Neal ([email protected])
Wednesday (12/31) - Sam Harrell ([email protected]), Lynette Garbonola ([email protected]), Joe Kelly ([email protected])
Thursday (1/1) - Steve Ripley (The Tractors)
Friday (1/2) - the late Roger Miller, Stan Byrd, Chris Hartman, Luke Lewis ([email protected]), Bruce Shindler ([email protected]), Kara Wiggins
Saturday (1/3) – Nikki Nelson
Sunday (1/4) – Patty Loveless, Deana Carter, Kathy Forester
Monday (1/5) – Mark Nesler, Dave Dame ([email protected]), the late Sam Phillips, Shane Jemelka ([email protected]), Karen Herbst ([email protected])
BirthdaYS
Tim McGraw
Lisa Ramsey-Perkins
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finances trips for American veterans to visit their war memorials in Washington, D.C. Carrie Underwood’s “Just A Dream” took the No. 1 spot on CMT’s Top 20 Videos of 2008 followed by Sugarland’s “All I Want To Do” and Kenny Chesney’s “Shiftwork.” Underwood was also CMT.com’s most-streamed artist with her “All-American Girl” video reaching 1.4 million streams alone.
Life Notes Count us as 6,000 and one. Congrats to Lady Antebellum’s Charles Kelley on his engagement to Cassie McConnell. Kelley’s Facebook page has already been bombed with thousands of congratulatory messages. Our thoughts and prayers are with High Five Entertainment’s Danny Petraitis, who is battling Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma – brain cancer, in short. He is currently undergoing chemotherapy and is hospitalized at Centennial in Nashville. The family is in dire need of financial support, and a fund has been established at SunTrust Bank’s Music Row branch, Attn: Diane Pearson, 1026 17th Ave. S., Nashville, TN 37212. You can keep up with Petraitis’ progress at www.caringbridge.org/visit/dannypetraitis.
Chronicle Our deepest condolences are extended to family and friends of longtime Country radio personality Michael Bandy, who passed Dec. 20 after battling liver failure. As part of the Bandy & Bailey team, Michael worked at WHKW/Louisville, WLLD/Columbus, WBUL/Lexington, WKHX/Atlanta and, most recently, Cumulus’ WLXX (The Bear)/Lexington. The station is requesting memorial gifts be made to Kentucky Children’s Hospital here. Our condolences also extend to family and friends of Mississippi guitarist/songwriter/producer Delaney Bramlett, who died in Los Angeles Dec. 27 at age 69 following gall bladder surgery. As cofounder of the southern R&B group Delaney & Bonnie with his first wife, Bonnie Lynn, the duo performed with Eric Clapton, George Harrison and Dave Mason, who appeared in the late ‘60s and ‘70s as “Friends” among their group’s many luminary backing musicians. A former collaborator with Mac Davis, Dennis Morgan and Leon
Russell, Bramlett’s songs have been cut by Ray Charles, Patty Loveless, Dwight Yoakam and many others. Among his survivors is daughter and accomplished Nashville singer/songwriter Bekka Bramlett.
MY tuneS: MuSiC that Shaped MY Life KTHK/Idaho Falls, ID PD/morning host Dale Desmond discusses his most important songs, albums or concerts:1. Garth Brooks, Ropin’ the Wind: My girlfriend Stacey Wolfe played it non-stop the summer before my sophomore year. I can point to that as when I became a country fan.2. Garth Brooks/That Summer: My step dad
didn’t like the immoral message it was sending. I joked that she was really teaching him to drive a combine. It was the first time that we discussed something without arguing and was a real turning point in our relationship. I wish I could have told Garth that last year at CRS.3. Live/Selling the Drama: It was my senior graduation song. Years later, it happened to be playing at 102-5 Mountain FM in Missoula, MT and I sang along quietly when I was waiting to interview for the PD position. The GM was impressed that I knew a quasi-obscure Live song and I got the job. It was my first PD gig.4. Faith Hill, Take Me as I Am: It was the first CD I ever bought. I listened to it non-stop for 3 weeks.5. Taylor Swift, Idaho Falls, ID, Nov. 2006: It was the first time I introduced an artist on-stage. Hardly anyone knew who she was, tickets were $12.50 and we only sold about 800 of them.• A highly regarded song or album you’ve never heard: Kenny’s Lucky Old Sun. For some reason our fax won’t speak to the one in the Sony legal office.• An “important” piece of music you just don’t get: Heavy metal. I just can’t understand what they’re saying. Maybe I’m getting too old.• An album you played or listened to incessantly: In addition to the ones mentioned above, Carolyn Dawn Johnson’s Room With A View. I’m such a huge fan of CDJ and will tell anyone who will listen.• One obscure or non-country song everyone should listen to right now: Dean Brody’s “Brothers.” I feel ya, Dean.
Dale Desmond
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RadioTodd Baker Former WWFF/Huntsville, AL morning co-host and KKGO/Los Angeles PM [email protected]
Bob BlackburnFormer Dial Global Dir./Music & Promotions & Interview Coordinator; [email protected]
Stacey BrooksFormer KMLE/Phoenix morning co-host 602-370-7213 or [email protected]
Jake “Greg Gibbins” DanielsFormer KPLX/Dallas night host214-498-1715 or [email protected]
Dave “JR Jackson” DonovanFormer WIRK/West Palm Beach afternooner561-351-5099
Chris “Duelly” Duell Former KMLE/Phoenix morning show producer602-770-5038
Stu EvansFormer KMLE/Phoenix PM driver 602-692-8688 or [email protected]
Scott GainesFormer WDTW/Detroit APD/MD/PM Driver 248-842-9811 or [email protected]
Wild Bill Garcia Former WUSN/Chicago night jock 312-217-1536 or [email protected]
Don “Hoppy” JeffreyFormer KFRG/Riverside MD/afternoon host 951-751-9008 or [email protected]
Cledus T. Judd Former WUBL/Atlanta morning personality 770-871-9265 or [email protected]
Shaun KellyFormer WINH/Terre Haute, IN morning co-host 219-805-2754 or [email protected]
Mitch MahanFormer WIRK/West Palm Beach PD/middayer561-718-2758 or [email protected]
Brian MooreFormer WKMK/Monmouth, NJ PD/morning host 732-539-9837 or [email protected]
Dave PrattFormer KMLE/Phoenix morning host [email protected]
Jessie ScottFormer XM X Country PD301-257-2062 or [email protected]
Scott “Shappy” ShapiroFormer KMLE/Phoenix morning producer/sidekick 480-231-5074 or www.scottshapirolive.com
Jim “E Chonga” Springer Former KUPL/Portland morning show producer [email protected]
John WelchFormer XM America MD; [email protected]
IndustryNiki Breazeale Former WhiteStar Sr. Dir./Marketing818-618-6454 or [email protected]
Whitney CheshierFormer Equity Coor./Promotion615-574-5221 or [email protected]
Jack Christopher Former Equity East Coast regional 412-916-9314 or [email protected]
Dean ErnstFormer Play MPE VP/Operations 403-366-8626, 801-201-7897 or [email protected]
Melissa GraysonFormer WhiteStar Northeast regional615-497-3453 or [email protected]
Gary Greenberg Former Equity West Coast regional818-807-9495 or [email protected]
David Haley Former Equity SVP/Promotion; 615-973-0132
Maurisa Halicky Former Equity Midwest regional615-428-9708 or [email protected]
Clay Henderson Former WhiteStar Southeast regional615-429-0262 or [email protected]
Brad HowellFormer Broken Bow Records GM 615-500-2246 or [email protected]
Carson JamesFormer WhiteStar Sr. Consultant/Radio & Marketing615-351-7751 or [email protected]
Donna James Former WhiteStar West Coast regional661-717-0433 or [email protected]
Tonya JohnsonFormer WhiteStar Coor./Promotion 615-347-4164 or [email protected]
Mike Klein Former WhiteStar Midwest regional 310-702-4191
Evan KroftFormer CMT Sr. Dir./Music Programming [email protected]
Heather Propper Former Equity Southeast regional602-317-0551 or [email protected]
Denise RobertsFormer Universal South Dir./Nat’l Promotion 818-679-5479 or [email protected]
Ken RushFormer Equity Southwest regional214-616-3047 or [email protected]
Lauren TingleFormer CMT Radio Production Assistant901-487-4023 or [email protected]
Anne Weaver Former Robbins/Nashville Dir./SW Promo214-907-4922 or [email protected]
Chris WillmanFormer Entertainment Weekly Sr. Music Writer [email protected]
Walt WilsonFormer WhiteStar GM 615-308-8500 or [email protected]
Joe ZangerFormer CMT Radio Network Managing Editor 615-672-0511 or [email protected]
JANUARY 5SHANE O’DAZIER/I Hate This Town (Robbins)
JANUARY 12TRACE ADKINS/Marry For Money (Capitol)TIM MCGRAW/Nothin’ To Die For (Curb) JOHN RICH/Another You (Warner Bros.)
JANUARY 20 KEITH ANDERSON/She Could’ve Been Mine (Columbia)CRAIG MORGAN/God Must Really Love Me (BNA)STEVE HOLY/Might Have Been (Curb)
JANUARY 26BRYNN MARIE/Start Now (Rhythm House) JEFF BATES/One Thing (Black River) WHITNEY DUNCAN/The Bed You Made (Warner Bros.)
FEBRUARY 2BLUEFIELD/Ready To Love You Now (Country Thunder)
add dateSSeeking Employment Here’s a roundup of contact info for some of the fine folks who’ve parted ways with prior gigs in the last several weeks.
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