Tiger Stripes: Promo vets Pamela Newman, Ken Rush and Denise Roberts have joined Thirty Tigers as VP/Promotion & Artist Development, Dir./Southwest Promotion and Dir./National & East Coast Promotion, respectively. Newman and Rush are on the job now; Roberts' first day is April 6. The moves coincide with the No. 1 Country debut of Aaron Watson's Big Label/Thirty Tigers album The Underdog. News regarding a West Coast regional is expected soon. Newman's Crescendo Music has handled promotion efforts on a contract basis for various Country releases on the label for most of its history. Rush's background includes Arista, Equity and Rodeowave. Roberts' prior stops include MCA and Universal South. Reach Newman here, Rush here and Roberts here.