March 5, 2010



» In Case You Missed It: As we told you in this morning's Breaking News, WSM-FM/Nashville APD/MD Russ Penuell was named PD, replacing exiting PD/AM driver Charley Connolly. Middayer Rick Marino has moved to mornings with incumbent co-host Deanna Lee, while his previous shift is being voicetracked by sister KPLX/Dallas' Smokey Rivers. Reach Penuell here.


» All That And A Cherry Coke: Last night's (3/4) CSI on CBS-TV featuring Rascal Flatts took the hour with 15.6 million viewers and a 9.4 rating/15 share, according to Zap2it.com. ABC-TV's Grey's Anatomy came in second (11.8 million, 7.7/12), followed by NBC-TV's two-part "baby episode" of The Office (9 million, 5.2/8). FOX's American Idol, which included an appearance from Danny Gokey, was the night's top show with 19.3 million viewers and 11.1/18. Watch the full Flatts episode here.




» Spring Is On The Air: Envision Radio Networks and The Country Oldies Show host Steve Warren are offering a free two-hour spring special, available for broadcast beginning March 31. For more info, contact Matt Wardlaw at 216-831-3761 or here.


» Board Stiffs: During yesterday's (3/4) quarterly Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum board meeting, Butler's Run founder Steve Turner was tapped for a third term as chairman and Vince Gill was re-elected to a ninth consecutive term as president. Live Nation's Brian O'Connell and The Tennessean's John Seigenthaler are new officers.


» A Boot That: The 2010 Juno Awards has Taylor Swift's Fearless in the International Album category and Emerson Drive's Believe, Terri Clark's The Long Way Home and the Road Hammers' The Road Hammers II in Country Album. The Junos are Sunday, April 18 on CTV.


» Traveling Circus Down Under: Show Dog-Universal's Phil Vassar will make his Australian debut tomorrow (3/6), performing at the third annual CMC-TV Rocks The Snowys 2010 in Thredbo, NSW. Vassar will continue his tour stateside next week in Lynchburg, VA and Glendale, PA. Complete list of dates here.




» Country Aircheck Today Top 5:  Here are the Top 5 songs for March 4:    

 

  1. BILLY CURRINGTON/That's How Country Boys Roll (Mercury) 2201 points
  2. JOSH TURNER/Why Don't We Just Dance (MCA) 2117 points
  3. CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Temporary Home (19/Arista) 2031 points
  4. BLAKE SHELTON f/TRACE ADKINS/Hillbilly Bone (Warner Bros.) 1975 points
  5. KEITH URBAN/Til Summer Comes Around (Capitol) 1860 points

All daily airplay data is from Mediabase 24/7.


» Country Aircheck Today Top 5 Downloads: Here are Play MPE's Top 5 for March 4:
  1. GARY ALLAN/Get Off On The Pain (MCA)
  2. ELI YOUNG BAND/Guinevere (Radio Edit) (Universal South/Republic Nashville)
  3. BUCKY COVINGTON/A Father's Love (The Only Way He Knew How) (Lyric Street)
  4. GLORIANA/The World Is Ours Tonight (Emblem/Warner Bros./BPP)
  5. BRADY SEALS/Been There, Drunk That (StarCity/Spinville)


» Tomorrow's Birthdays (3/6): Skip Ewing, Trent Willmon, Pete Fisher.

Monday's Birthdays (3/8): Al Cooley.


» Tube Check Tomorrow (3/6): Jason Aldean, Special: Wide Open (re-air) (GAC).

Tube Check Sunday (3/7): Gary Allan, Live From The House Of Blues (GAC); Keith Urban, Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC).

Tube Check Monday (3/8): Laura Bryna, Hannity (FOX News); Lady Antebellum, Late Show With David Letterman (CBS).




» Sarah Smiles: Lyric Street's Sarah Buxton stops by Premiere's Big D & Bubba show last week. Pictured (l-r) are Lyric Steet VP/Radio Marketing Dale Turner, Big D, Buxton, picker Jedd Hughes and Bubba.


» Rome If You Want To: WTSH/Rome, GA announces its annual Rome River Jam with performer Sammy Kershaw. The May 15 concert will also include Luke Bryan and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Pictured (l-r) are OM/PD Kevin Daniels, Kershaw and Dir./Marketing & Promotions Ember Bishop.




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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