Former iHeartMedia KWBL/Denver PD John E Kage has joined Cumulus KUBL/ Salt Lake City as PD, succeeding Travis Daily, who was recently named PD for sisters WKDF & WSM-FM/Nashville (CAT 4/1). Kage departed KWBL in March (CAT 3/20). Prior stops include Country KYGO/Denver and Top 40 WPOI/Tampa. Cumulus/Salt Lake City OM Chris Hoffman says, "John’s passion for country music and love of the Mountain West lifestyle make him a perfect fit for Utah.”

Which It Awe: Here are select Nielsen Audio Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) ratings for March 2024 (three-month rolling average, 1/4-3/27; aka Winter quarterly) compared with January and February. Ranks (in parentheses) are among subscribers. Unless otherwise noted, all figures are Persons 12+, Monday-Sunday, 6am-midnight.

Gone And Dunn It: Former Cumulus/Boise Dir./Marketing and Country KIZN midday host Tori Dunn has joined Cumulus KATM/Modesto as morning co-host and Dir./Promotions. The roles had been held by Joe Castelan until his move to sister KSKS/Fresno last July (CAT 7/23/23). In mornings, she joins incumbents D.J. Walker and Jaimee Lee. Dunn spent a year in Boise (CAT 9/11/23) following four years in promotions at Hubbard/Seattle and then-Entercom/Seattle; she was also a CRS 2023 scholarship winner. Reach her here.

Moves Like Jaggers: Skytower WULF/Hardinsburg, KY midday host Kevin Jaggers has added PD duties. He first joined the station 10 years ago while still in high school, and also spent time at sister stations WGGC/Bowling Green, KY and WQXE/Elizabethtown, KY.

Somewhere In My Cards: Keith Urban’s High In Vegas will take over Fontainebleau Las Vegas for 10 shows beginning Oct. 4. Tickets go on sale Friday (5/10) here.

Dream Weaver:  Beasley WKML/Fayetteville, NC  PD/morning host Sarah Weaver is the inaugural Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio, Inc. (MIW) Country Radio Mentee, bestowed in partnership with Country Radio Seminar. The year-long mentorship will expose Weaver to "the best minds in the business through personalized conversations, connections, and opportunities aimed at growing [her] leadership and management positions in Country radio," according to MIW. It also provides her with the opportunity to attend CRS 2025.

Tour Support: LoCash's Hometown Home Tour kicked off over the weekend in Bakersfield, CA with subsequent stops in FL, NY, WI, OK and more before wrapping Oct. 19 in Lincoln City, OR; schedule here.

Bits & Pieces: McVay Media's Mike McVay and Skyview Networks' Steve Jones will be among those honored by the Library of American Broadcasting Foundation (LABF) for lifetime achievements during its 2024 Giants of Broadcasting & Electronic Arts luncheon and awards ceremony Nov. 12 at Gotham Hall in New York City. More info here.

Miranda Lambert will celebrate the 15th anniversary of her MuttNation Foundation with the Music For Mutts concert Oct. 5 at Nashville's Ascend Amphitheater. Additional performers will be announced this summer. Tickets go on sale May 10 here.

ICYMI: "We started with this concept of, what would AI for good look like for us," WMN Co-Chair/Co-President Cris Lacy tells CBS Sunday Morning. "And the first thing that came to mind was, we would give Randy Travis his voice back." Full story here.

Lainey Wilson is partnering with TC Restaurant Group to open a bar in the former FGL House, according to Nashville Business Journal. 

T. Graham Brown was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry by member Vince Gill.

Chronicle: Cumulus/Savannah, GM OM Gary Shelton (a.k.a. "DJ Rax,") whose oversight included WJCL, passed away May 1. He was 49. Shelton spent time in Alexandria, LA; Tupelo, MS and Memphis before joining the Savannah cluster in 2018 and was elevated to OM last year. No word on services.

Country Aircheck Today Top 5: Here are the Top 5 songs for the week ending May 4, according to Mediabase 24/7.

1. LAINEY WILSON/Wildflowers And Wild Horses (Broken Bow) 
2. TYLER HUBBARD/Back Then Right Now (EMI Nashville) 
3. JORDAN DAVIS/Tucson Too Late (MCA) 
4. BAILEY ZIMMERMAN/Where It Ends (Elektra/Warner/WEA) 
5. SAM HUNT/Outskirts (MCA) 

Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers: Here are the top point gainers for May 5 compared with the same day last week, according to Mediabase 24/7. 
 

1. JORDAN DAVIS/Tucson Too Late (MCA) +815 points
2. ASHLEY COOKE/Your Place (Back Blocks/Big Loud) +487 points
3. CODY JOHNSON/DIrt Cheap (CoJo/Warner/WMN) +482 points
4. CHASE MATTHEW/Love You Again (Warner/WAR) +424 points
5. JASON ALDEAN/Let Your Boys Be Country (Macon Music/Broken Bow) +422 points

Tomorrow's Birthdays (5/7): Russell Dickerson, Jo Smith, Kelly Daniel, Sam McGuire, Shawn Williams, Erik Johnson, Hank Adam Locklin, the late Nelson Larkin, the late John Jarrard.

iHeartCountry'd Look Good On You: Stoney Creek's Frank Ray (top, c) with the label's Lexi Willson and iHeart's Tom Poleman; and iHeart's Michael Jordan and John Sykes with Nashville Harbor's Jimmy Harnen and Ryan Dokke (bottom, l-r) at Saturday's (5/4) iHeartCountry Festival in Austin.

Whistle Shower: WSSL/Greenville’s Whistle 100 Acoustic Jam raises money for St. Jude. Pictured (l-r) are the station's Aaron Michael, Lyric Ridge's Drew Baldridge and Chele Fassig, Mercury's Josh Ross and Jack Christopher, Stone Country's Traci Hite and Annie Bosko, the station's Kix Layton, Red Street's Chris Lane and Sally Allgeier and local artists Kaitlyn Baker and Joe Lasher.

Signage: Songwriter Jenn Schott signs with SmackSongs. Pictured (l-r) are SS' Carly Sater and Lee Krabel, Schott and SS' Robin Palmer, Jeremy Groves and Sam Sarno.