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Al B There For You: Veteran programmer Al Brock has been hired as PD for Citadel WIOV-FM/Lancaster, PA, effective Wednesday (8/29). Formerly PD at Cumulus Oldies WRQQ/Nashville, Brock steps in for R.J. McKay, who moved to New Jersey last month to be closer to his wife. Brock will also program Sports WIOV-AM. |
» Hot Air: The PD chair at Entercom KKWF (The Wolf)/Seattle may soon be filled. All parties are mum, but look for Citadel WGKX/Memphis PD Lance Tidwell to take the posting recently vacated by Rob "Possum" Walker, who stepped down last month to focus on an APD/MD/afternoon jock role.
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For Your Netertainment: CMT Cross Country:Jack Ingram and Miranda Lambert has premiered exclusively on the network’s online broadband channel CMT Loaded four days before the television debut Friday (8/31). Catch the hour-long program online here.
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Hall Bearers: Two tunesmiths and one songwriter/artist will be inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Oct. 14. Those included in the songwriter/artist category are J.J. Cale, Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs, Amy Grant, Tony Joe White and Hank Williams, Jr.. The ten songwriters nominated are Paul Craft, Bob DiPiero, Kye Fleming, Larry Henley, Mac McAnally, Earl “Peanutt" Montgomery, Bob Morrison, Thom Schuyler, L.E. White and Lawton Williams.
» Country Aircheck Today Top 5: Here are the Top 5 songs for the week ending August 25. Look for the full chart in the Country Aircheck Music Edition.
- RODNEY ATKINS/These Are My People (Curb)
- KENNY CHESNEY/Never Wanted Nothing More (BNA)
- REBA MCENTIRE w/KELLY CLARKSON/Because Of You (MCA)
- RASCAL FLATTS/Take Me There (Lyric Street)
- BROOKS & DUNN/Proud Of The House We Built (Arista)
All daily airplay data is from Mediabase 24/7.
» Country Aircheck Today Top 5 Downloads: Here are Play MPE’s Top 5 for August 24:
- ERIC CHURCH/Sinners Like Me (Capitol)
- CLEDUS T. JUDD w/H. NEWFIELD/Gitarzan (Curb/Asylum)
- CRAIG MORGAN/International Harvester (BBR)
- KENNY CHESNEY/Don’t Blink (BNA)
- KEITH URBAN/Everybody (Capitol)
» Tube Check Tomorrow (8/28): Travis Tritt, Today Show (NBC), Glenn Beck (CNN); Willie Nelson, Uncut: 60 Minutes Special (CMT); Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Inside Fame (CMT).
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Tomorrow’s Birthdays (8/28): Sherrie Austin, LeAnn Rimes, Shania Twain, Steve Baker, Tina Crawford, Susan Heard, Ken Johnson, Tom Kouchoukos, Jo McFadden, Areeda Schneider-Stampley, Layna Bunt
One’s Real, One’s Fake: WWQM/Madison, WI MD Kenny Jay surrounded himself with the ladies of the Bonfires & Amplifiers tour Friday (8/24). While Kellie Pickler was her usual bubbly self, the other blonde was, understandably, silent.
Jen X: Universal South’s Jennifer Hanson spent some time kickin’ it with WXTU/Philadelphia PD Bob McKay while promoting her single, “Joyride."
Big Alert: Big Machine unveiled the newest addition to its family last weekend during what has been dubbed “GRS" (Garth Radio Seminar). Posing for the new family portrait are (l-r, top row) John Zarling, Bobby Young, Jack Purcell, Erik Powell, Jamice Jennings, Larry Hughes (l-r, bottom row) Scott Borchetta, Jayme Austin, Mandy McCormack and Garth Brooks.
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