» KMLE Changes: Middays at CBS Radio's KMLE/Phoenix will be voicetracked, and OM/PD Kris Abrams is seeking a new afternoon host. The changes fill the shifts vacated yesterday (10/5) with the exits of MD/middayer Gwen Foster and afternooner Jeff West, as reported in Country Aircheck Weekly. "If you love audience interaction (phones and social media) and have ripped up a liner card or two in your time, this is your gig," Abrams says. Apply online here or via snail mail to Abrams at 840 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85004. Meanwhile, 15-plus-year market vet Foster can be reached at 480-495-2209 or here, and West can be reached at 480-399-9330 or here. West had been with the station more than 14 years and Foster joined just over two years ago.

» Stay Golden, Girl: Golden Music Assoc. Dir./Promotion Lauren "LT" Thomas is joining Arista/Nashville in a hybrid position as Coord./Promotion and assistant to Sony Nashville VP/Promotion Skip Bishop. She starts Monday (10/12) and replaces Kates Rogers, who left the company Friday (10/2). Thomas joined Golden about three months ago, and previously worked at KMLE/Phoenix. Golden VP/Promotion & Marketing Brad Howell is seeking her replacement; contact him here.

» Trophy Life: The nominating process for the CRB-Country Aircheck awards recognizing excellence in Country radio and the music industry begins Oct. 20 at www.crbawards.com. Visitors can write in up to five nominees in each category, with final nominees announced Jan. 4, 2010 and winners honored at the CRS-41 New Faces Show. Details can be found in last night's Country Aircheck Weekly, here.

» Kids Rocked: Kudos to KFRG/Riverside for raising more than $366,000 during the eighth annual Statler Bros. Charities K-Froggers For Kids Radiothon Sept. 29-30. Funds benefit pediatric cancer patients at Loma Linda University Children's Hospital. A "My First Bike" promotion sent $200 donations to the hospital and a bicycle to an underprivileged fourth-grader; more than 1,100 bikes will be presented to kids at a Nov. 8 event. The radiothon's eight-year total now tops $3.1 million.

» Call Me Crazy: MCA's Lee Ann Womack has launched her free fan club, The Lee Ann Womack Country Music Appreciation Society And Social Club. "I had a fan club when I first started, and then I quit having it because I never felt comfortable taking money from people to be a fan," Womack says. "It's totally free, but you have to agree to my rules, which I think are pretty funny." For example, members "must promise to try and never fail to mention how hot Womack's shoes are, either in person, at an event or on the comments page." Join here.

» I Can See For Miles And Miles And Miles: Nashville's Miles & Music For Kids motorcycle charity ride hosted by Dierks Bentley has added 3 Doors Down's Brad Arnold and Chris Henderson to the lineup of performers. They join previously announced Darius Rucker, Eric Church, Wynonna, Michelle Branch and Heidi Newfield for the Sunday (10/11) event. Details here.

» Country Aircheck Today Top 5: Here are the Top 5 songs for Oct. 5:

1. TOBY KEITH/American Ride (Show Dog) 2229 points
2. KEITH URBAN/Only You Can Love Me This Way (Capitol) 2065 points
3. CHRIS YOUNG/Gettin' You Home (The Black...) (RCA) 2059 points
4. ZAC BROWN BAND/Toes (Atlantic/HomeGrown/Bigger Picture) 1941 points
5. BRAD PAISLEY/Welcome To The Future (Arista) 1857 points

All daily airplay data is from Mediabase 24/7.

» Country Aircheck Today Top 5 Downloads: Here are Play MPE's Top 5 for Oct. 5:

1. GRETCHEN WILSON/Work Hard Play Harder (Redneck/CO5)
2. TRENT TOMLINSON/Angels Like Her (Carolwood)
3. JOE NICHOLS/Gimme That Girl (Universal South)
4. GEORGE STRAIT/Twang (MCA)
5. RASCAL FLATTS/Why (Lyric Street)

Hot Cross Buds: Warner Bros.' James Otto knows when to fold 'em during his stop at WKSJ/Mobile, AL. Pictured (l-r) are OM Steve Powers, Otto and PD Bill Black.

I've Been Watching You, Band Ain't That Cool? Under the all-seeing gaze of sister label sister Taylor Swift, Republic Nashville's The Band Perry visit with KFRG/Riverside OM/PD Lee Douglas. Pictured (l-r) are Neil Perry, Douglas, Kimberly Perry and Reid Perry.

Risky Lullaby: Arista's Brad Paisley met with the KNIX/Phoenix 6+ crowd prior to last week's show. The kids were featured in the "Welcome To The Future" video roll during the concert. Someone apparently needs to remind Paisley not to follow kids or animals.