» Giuttari Exits: Hall Communications' WCTK/Providence PD Steve Giuttari has exited after 22 months with the station. VP/GM Tom Wall is seeking a new programmer and can be reached at 75 Oxford St., #402, Providence, RI 02905 or here. Giuttari can be reached at 401-398-8113 or here.

» Rainey On Sunday: KBQI/Albuquerque middayer Bev Rainey has been promoted to MD of the Clear Channel Country outlet. Contact her at 505-338-7669 or here.

» Veep Leap: Sony BMG/Nashville Sr. Dir./A&R Jim Catino has been promoted to VP/A&R, reporting to Exec. VP/A&R Renee Bell. Catino, a 14-year industry vet, joined SBMGN in October 2001.

» Radio Debt Ain't What It Used To Be: At least two among the consortium of banks working to find investors to finance Clear Channel's $17.9 billion LBO have cut the offering price on some of the loans. Citigroup and Deutsche Bank AG are reportedly discounting $3 billion of the debt to below 90 cents on the dollar, as was done in April, down from 92 cents in mid-June. On a 1-5 scale, where a 5 receives the highest average analyst rating, CCU stock ranks at 2.846, the 33rd-lowest on the S&P 500.

» Fred Ex: Songwriter J. Fred Knobloch has been named board President for Leadership Music. SESAC's Pat Collins has been named President-elect; UMGN's Ken Robold is past President; attorney Robin Mitchell Joyce is Secretary; Flood, Bumstead McCready & McCarthy's Jamie Cheek is Treasurer. New board members include Curb Publishing's Drew Alexander, RIAA's Mitch Bainwol, WRLT/Nashville's Fred Buc, producer Garth Fundis, Red Light Management's John Grady, CAA's Jeff Gregg, echo's Mark Montgomery and 615 Music's Randy Wachtler. A complete board list is available here.

» May The Fourth Be With You: Our final Fourth of July holiday installment of songs follows. Thanks to all who submitted suggestions.

• RASCAL FLATTS/Mayberry
• SHOOTER JENNINGS/4th Of July
• TOBY KEITH/American Soldier
• LYNYRD SKYNYRD/Red, White & Blue
• MARTINA MCBRIDE/Independence Day
• LEANN RIMES/God Bless America
• KENNY ROGERS/Homeland
• SUGARLAND/Everyday America
• KENI THOMAS/Gloryland

» Ad About You: Ad agency personnel are now able to enroll in Arbitron's new PPM "Passport Training Program," designed to help them plan and buy media using PPM ratings. Those who complete two prerequisite sessions and three of seven advanced classes earn a certificate, as well as Arbitron website recognition as a PPM expert. Registration here.

» Synd City: Westwood One will present the three-hour America's Concert In the Country program July 4-6 with live performances from Garth Brooks, George Strait, Alan Jackson, Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban and Tim McGraw. For affiliate information contact Donny Walker at 480-607-4207 or here. 

» He's Gonna Miss Mayberry: The music video for Brad Paisley's current single "Waitin' On A Woman" stars actor Andy Griffith. "He has influenced my life more than most people that I grew up with — more than most people that I actually knew my whole life," says Paisley. "I wrote Andy a letter telling him what he has meant to me over the years and asked him to be in the video." Watch it here.

» Tracy City: Rocky Comfort's Tracy Lawrence and Blind Mule's Tracy Byrd won the inaugural Smith & Nephew Fourth & Goal Classic last weekend. The event raised more than $50,000 for Fourth and Goal.

» Cut To The Grace: Columbia's Gretchen Wilson's song "Work Hard, Play Harder" is part of the marketing campaign for TNT's Saving Grace. A music video for the song containing clips from the show will air on TBS and truTV, in addition to TNT.

» Anderson Condolences: An email address for friends and fans to send their condolences to Keith Anderson regarding the recent death of his mother, Janice, has been established here.