Capitol's Young Retiring: Capitol/Nashville VP/Promotion Bobby Young is retiring Dec. 16 after 11 years with the imprint and six in his current role. During his tenure as a regional and then VP, Capitol enjoyed an unprecedented 13-year run as the Country Aircheck/Mediabase airplay leading Label of the Year. Prior to Capitol, Young's career included stops with Republic/Nashville, Big Machine, Jeff McClusky & Associates and Mercury.

“I’ve been fortunate to have worked for and alongside so many of Nashville’s music industry legends,” Young says. “I’d like to thank legends Mike Dungan and Royce Risser for believing in me and for trusting me the last seven years to lead this kick-ass promotion team. Working alongside Royce, David Friedman, Donna Hughes, Nick Kaper, Louie Newman, and Chris Schuler has been a perfect storm and the pinnacle of my career, and I’m so proud to have represented the biggest names in the format during my stint at Capitol. I’d like to thank everyone at UMG and especially the Capitol promotion team – Megan Youngblood, Mara Sidweber, Ashley Knight, Annie Sandor, Katie Bright and Megan Kleinschmidt, all rockstars! I’d also like to extend my appreciation to my many friends over the years in Country radio.”

“We are going to miss Bobby around here,” adds EVP/Promotion Royce Risser. “I have had the honor of working with him since the UMG/EMI merger and, during that time, learned his long and storied history in radio promotion. The artists and executives he has worked for and alongside are legendary and his impact on their careers is simply not calculable. He is absolutely loved by his coworkers and to me, that is the greatest testament to his character. We are excited for him and his family to enjoy some much deserved rest and relaxation. But we will truly miss his presence around UMG. Hopefully, he will come visit us or take us to lunch at Brown’s Diner.”

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