Captain America: As reported earlier via Breaking News, iHeartMedia Regional SVP/Programming Rod Phillips has been named Country format captain, giving him oversight of the company's 140+ U.S. Country stations. He'll lead what the company now terms its "iHeartCountry Team," which includes Brand Coordinators Doug Montgomery (Grand Rapids), Steve Geofferies (Phoenix), Gregg Swedberg (Minneapolis) and Chad Heritage (Little Rock).

"iHeartCountry is the leading country music platform in the U.S. and we have the ability to connect our listeners to unique content, the newest tracks and exclusive album debuts from today's top country artists," Phillips says. "I'm thrilled to have this amazing opportunity. Country music is truly my passion. Being able to collaborate with all of our incredible Country brands, and the Country music community directly, will be a privilege." Phillips will be based in Nashville and can be reached here.