Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger: While the age-old advice of “work smarter, not harder” is wise instruction, sometimes working harder pays off. Such is the case for CMA Best Of Fest Exec. Producer Robert Deaton, who spent more than three days watching prior ABC specials in order to find best-of-the-best performances, and current Entercom KKWF/Seattle Interim PD/afternoon host Alek Halverson, who heeded his father’s encouragement when they worked together at Radio FM Top 40 KLTA/Fargo, ND. Find out how the recent CMA Fest substitute programming came together and what it’s like to be a father-son team in radio in last night’s (7/6) Country Aircheck Weekly.