» So They All Rolled Over And None Fell Out: The Tony & Kris syndicated morning show launched today (11/16) with the help of Cumulus SVP/Programming Jan Jeffries (pictured). The show was heard on six initial affiliates: WWFF/Huntsville, AL, KAYD/Beaumont, TX, WPCK/Green Bay, WI, KTOP-FM/Topeka, KS, WKAK/Albany, GA and WKOR/Columbus, MS. At WWFF, PD/morning host Buzz Stephens moved to PM drive, replacing Luke Aaron who is now handling middays, a shift previously split by the two jocks. KAYD PD/morning co-host JB picks up the vacant 9am-noon slot, while co-host Skeeter handles the previously unmanned noon-3pm shift. WPCK morning host Michael Moon has been named Production Dir. and is voicetracking PM drive on sister Oldies WOGB. In Topeka, KTOP-FM morning host Michael Newman moves to sister Rock KDVV for the same shift. WKAK drops Moby In The Morning. WKOR PD/morning host Brian Taylor moves to afternoons, replacing Chris Asa, who moves to production.

» Neal Stands: Buddy Lee Attractions SVP Kevin Neal has been upped to Pres. following Tony Conway's resignation Friday (CAT 11/13). A 20-year BLA vet, Neal is responsible for Jason Aldean, Colt Ford and Ash Bowers, and was named the 2006 and 2008 IEBA Talent Agent of the Year as well as 2007 NATD Talent Dir. of the Year. "The changes we’re about to undergo as a company will be made to benefit our client roster," says Neal. "In addition, we will be announcing some strategic alliances that will enable our roster to further profit in years to come." Neal can be reached at 615-244-4336 or here.

» In Case You Missed It: As we reported in this morning's Breaking News and via Twitter, Evelyn Shriver and Susan Nadler have been named Co-Presidents of Ronnie Gilley Entertainment's Country Crossing Records.

» Counting Down: Premiere's The Jeff Foxworthy Countdown will cease production Dec. 27 after 10 years on the air. Premiere has not renewed Foxworthy's contract for the show according to Foxworthy's management Parallel Ent., and has started notifying stations of its termination. Premiere is offering The Crook and Chase Countdown in markets where available.

» COO Coup: Westport, CT-based Connoisseur Media has promoted four-year VP/Ops David Bevins to COO, replacing Peter Kosann, who left the company in March. Previously VP/GM for Radio One/Cleveland and Station Manager/DOS for WKSC/Chicago, Bevins had worked for the first iteration of Connoisseur between 1993-2000 as GM in Quad Cities, IA and Rockford, IL prior to the group's acquisition by Cumulus. Reformed in 2004, Connoisseur owns 20 stations, including Country KVWF/Wichita, WTWF/Erie, PA and KPBR/Billings, MT.

» Win The City: Former Mercury Coord./Promotion Lindsay Walleman has joined CO5/Nashville as Midwest regional. She succeeds Karen Durkot, who left Friday (11/13) for Ryko Group (CAT 11/11). Walleman spent two years at Mercury before relocating to Chicago in August (CAT 8/12). Reach her at 615-554-4707 or here.

» Add Salida: The new PD/MD at Three Eagles' KBVC/Salida, CO is Cassandra Peterson, who has been promoted from APD and succeeds the exiting Kim Kreiss. Peterson also handles airshifts for sister Classic Hits KWUZ and Hot AC KVRH-FM. Congratulate her at 719-539-2575 or here.

» KDBL Changes: GapWest's Country KDBL/Yakima, WA morning teamers Thane and Tom will be covering PM drive until further notice. They're filling the shift vacated by Jenifer Wilde's exit Friday (11/13).

» No Money Down: A debt-restructuring request by EMI Group owner Terra Firma Capital Partners to Citigroup to waive some of its £2.6 billion ($4.34 billion) in loans has been declined, according to today's Wall Street Journal. TFCP had offered to invest approximately £1 billion ($1.67 billion) further into EMI in exchange for Citigroup forgiving a similar proportion, a sum reportedly more than the bank was willing to accommodate. The recorded music unit, EMI Music, is seeking to avoid defaulting on covenants concerning a £950 million ($1.59 billion) loan that is due in early 2010.

» Trace Is Of Powder: Capitol's Trace Adkins will serve as a two-year spokesperson for BC Headache Powder. Adkins will participate in multi-media ad campaigns and embark on an 80-city 2010 tour sponsored by the brand. "My relationship with BC Headache Powder is personal and runs deep," Adkins says. "I still remember when my grandfather gave me my first BC. I even remember the product advertising jingle from the '70s." Learn more here.

» The Sheriff Of Rockingham: Lyric Street's Bucky Covington is releasing his digital EP Live From Rockingham tomorrow (11/17). The five-song album features his current single and Nickelback cover "Gotta Be Somebody" and live cuts of "A Different World," "It's Good To Be Us" and "I'll Walk," which were recorded during his recent hometown concert. More here.

» Country Aircheck Today Top 5: Here are the Top 5 songs for the week ending Nov. 14. Look for the full chart in tonight's Country Aircheck Weekly.

1. LADY ANTEBELLUM/Need You Now (Capitol)
2. CARRIE UNDERWOOD/Cowboy Casanova (19/Arista)
3. LUKE BRYAN/Do I (Capitol)
4. CRAIG MORGAN/Bonfire (BNA)
5. REBA/Consider Me Gone (Starstruck/Valory)

All daily airplay data is from Mediabase 24/7.

» Country Aircheck Today Top 5 Downloads: Here are Play MPE's Top 5 for Nov. 13:

1. COLT FORD f/JAMEY JOHNSON/Cold Beer (Average Joe's)
2. KEITH URBAN/Til Summer Comes Around (Capitol)
3. JESSICA HARP/A Woman Needs (Warner Bros.)
4. BRAD PAISLEY/American Saturday Night (Arista)
5. MONTGOMERY GENTRY/Oughta Be More Songs About That (Columbia)

Home Grown: KILT-FM/Houston morning teamers Irv Harrigan (l) and Mac Hudson (r) pose with Texas Governor Rick Perry at a ceremony presenting a new home to a wounded Marine. The station partnered with the Bay Area Builders Association to raise money for the house's construction.

Ol' Rep: WBWN/Bloomington, IL APD/MD/middayer Buck Stevens (l) reunited with Gary Allan backstage at his tour stop in the city. A former Decca promotion rep, Stevens and Allan reminisced about the singer's time on that label.

Promo Prom: Label reps from almost every Nashville imprint flocked to WCTK/Providence to welcome new PD Bob Walker. Pictured (l-r) are songwriter Jon Stone, Lyric Street's Chris Palmer, Warner Bros.' Bob Reeves, WCTK's Jessica Tyler, Treehouse's Jay Thomas, BBR's Lee Adams, WB's George Meeker, Mercury's Sally Green, Columbia's Cliff Blake, WCTK's Briget D'Antonio, Walker, Lee Brice, RCA's Dan Nelson, Stoney Creek's Stacy Blythe, Curb's Eric Mellencamp, MCA's Joe Putnam, Mellencamp's wife Sullivan, Ride's David Shaw and Stroudavarious' Rick Jordan.