Win Weasel: Here are select Nielsen Audio Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) ratings for September 2025 (three-month rolling average, 6/26-9/17) compared with July and August. Ranks (in parentheses) are among subscribers. Unless otherwise noted, all figures are Persons 12+, Monday-Sunday, 6am-midnight.

Tee-Shirt: Valory Dir./Northeast Promotion Don Gosselin is retiring, effective at the end of the year, after what he tells Country Aircheck were "two marvelous careers" in radio, and then records. Gosselin joined Valory from the iHeartMedia KAJA & KRPT/San Antonio PD chair in 2016 (CAT 9/29/16). His more than 30-year radio career also included three years at WNOE/New Orleans and prior stops in Springfield, MA; Detroit; Toledo; Providence; Philadelphia; and Baton Rouge, LA. "It's time to go play golf and let the next generation have a go at it," he says. No word on plans for the position. Reach Gosselin here.

JK: After retiring last year (CAT 8/30/24),  Cumulus KRST/Albuquerque midday host Eddie Haskell is back as APD/afternoon host. He succeeds Cody Clark, who departed in August (CAT 8/15). It's Haskell's third stint at the station, where he originally spent nine years as PD, returning three years ago (CAT 9/12/22) after a job as MaxMedia WGH/Norfolk Brand Mgr./afternoon personality. Other career stops include iHeartMedia/Ft. Collins, CO; KYGO/Denver; WYCD/Detroit; and KKAT/Salt Lake City. Reach him here.

Networking Class Hero: The Digital Music Summit is returning to CRS with an expanded lineup of panels and events, including:

• “The Showdown Of The Top 20: Comparing The Social, Streaming, And Radio Charts Of 2025”
• “Pack Your Bags: Country's Gone Global”
• “Embracing The Change: Country Is Cross Pollinating And That's Okay”
• “Nielsen Schmielsen: New Platforms For Audience Data & Analytics”
• An expanded "Diversity Breakfast" event

Register for CRS 2026, taking place March 18-20 in Nashville, here.

In The Write Hands: The Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) has elected Board member Parker Welling as the Industry Liaison on the executive committee, and songwriter Ben Williams will fill her seat on the Board. Additionally, Drew Baldridge has joined the 27-member Board as an Artist-Writer Representative, and current members Rhett Akins and Roger Brown were reappointed to their positions as Artist-Writer Representative and Legislative Chair, respectively.

Stories Of The Week: Search for news and people in the archives at countryaircheck.com.

• Country Aircheck’s CMA Voter’s Guide is available here.
• Highlights from Tony Brown, June Carter Cash and Kenny Chesney's HoF induction are in Country Aircheck Weekly. 
• The deadline for the Country Radio Hall of Fame class of 2026 is Oct. 31; submit here.  
• Amy O’Connor and Molly Reinold joined Play It Again. (10/22)
• WZKT/Goldsboro, NC morning host Wayne Carlyle departed. (10/21)
• Apple Music's Michael Bryan departed. (10/20)
• Chronicle: Frank Mull, Steve Massie.

Country Aircheck Today Top 5: Here are the Top 5 songs for Oct. 22, according to Mediabase 24/7.

1. LUKE COMBS/Back In The Saddle (Columbia) 4580 points
2. CHASE MATTHEW/Darlin' (Warner/WAR) 3811 points
3. MORGAN WALLEN/I Got Better (Big Loud) 3579 points
4. JELLY ROLL/Heart Of Stone (BMG/Republic/Stoney Creek) 3100 points
5. JACKSON DEAN/Heavens To Betsy (Big Machine) 2878 points

Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers: Here are the top point gainers for Oct. 19-22, compared with the same days last week, according to Mediabase 24/7.  

1. LUKE COMBS/Back In The Saddle (Columbia) +3324 points
2. RILEY GREEN f/ELLA LANGLEY/Don't Mind If I Do (Nash. Harbor) +1442 points
3. MEGAN MORONEY/6 Months Later (Col. NY/Columbia) +999 points
4. BLAKE SHELTON/Stay Country Or Die Tryin' (Wheelhouse) +971 points
5. JACKSON DEAN/Heavens To Betsy (Big Machine) +888 points

Tomorrow's Birthdays (10/24): Mark Gray, George Achaves, Dave Miggo, Stephanie O’Donnell, Paula Eden, Ryan Dokke, Bill Poindexter, the late Whitey Shafer.

Star Bucks: WLFP/Memphis' Stars and Guitars raises $25,000 for Le Bonheur Children's Hospital. Pictured (l-r) are the station's Chris Michaels, Warner/WAR's Chase Matthew, the station's Melissa "Mo" Wagner, EMI's Tucker Wetmore, Riser House's Meghan Patrick, the station's Erin Austin, LoCash's Chris Lucas and Preston Brust and the station's Greg "StyckMan" Owens.

I'm Not Piggy: Columbia's Megan Moroney at the 15th Annual Tampa Pig Jig. Pictured (l-r) are WQYK's JR Jaus and Launa Phillips, Moroney, the label's Ali O’Connell and WFUS' Ashley Layfield.