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| November 6, 2026 News@CountryAircheck.com |
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Jenn From The Block: Former Audacy Hot AC WOMX/Orlando morning co-host Jenn Lopez has joined the Q Morning Crew at Curtis WQDR/Raleigh as co-host with longtime personality Mike Wheless. Today was her first on the air. Former morning co-host Amanda Daughtry departed in June (CAT 6/29). Prior to her nearly six years with Audacy, Lopez had on-air roles in Orlando at JVC's then Country WOTW and then CBS' Top 40 WQMP & WOMX. WQDR PD Mike Biddle says, "Jenn brings a level of experience and enthusiasm that we can't wait to tap into ... She and Mike have undeniable on-air chemistry."
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Wy Not Me: Wynonna Judd will receive the ASCAP Golden Note Award at the invitation-only ASCAP Nashville Songwriters Celebration Nov. 16 in Nashville. The honor celebrates "extraordinary career milestones" achieved by songwriters, composers and artists. Past recipients include Garth Brooks, Tom Petty, LeAnn Rimes, Lee Ann Womack, Reba McEntire, Alan Jackson and Don Williams.
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Written In Stone: Carly Pearce will be among the artists helping the Recording Academy announce the Grammy Awards nominations Nov. 16 on Grammy.com and the Grammys YouTube channel beginning at 7:45am ET, with additional live coverage on ABC's Good Morning America. The nominations will also be broadcast live at The Square in New York's Times Square for the first time. The show airs live from Los Angeles Feb. 7 at 7pm ET on ABC and streams on Disney+ and Hulu.
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Stories Of The Week: Search for news and people in the archives at countryaircheck.com.
- The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala is recapped in Country Aircheck Weekly.
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Brad Turcotte was named GM at New West Records. (11/5)
- Warner Records Nashville layoffs included Victoria "Torie" Mason, Fount Lynch, Anna Cage, Jenna Johnson and Kayla Burnett. (11/3)
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Raffaella Braun was named President of Triple Tigers, and Annie Ortmeier exited. (11/2)
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Mike Stern joined Zimmer Communications as Dir./Programming. (11/2)
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Tour Support: Garth Brooks will take his Blame It All On My Roots Arena Tour to Minneapolis Dec. 11-12. Tickets go on sale Nov. 13 here.
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Bits & Pieces: Saga WPOR/Portland, ME PD/morning host Jon Shannon marked his 30th anniversary with the company Oct. 31. He has co-hosted mornings for 25 of those years, and is a member of the Maine Broadcasting Hall of Fame. Congratulate him here.
Brad Paisley's "Snow Globe Town" has inspired a Hallmark Channel movie of the same name, debuting on the network Dec. 12 at 8pm ET, and starring Kimberley Sustad and Scott Michael Foster.
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| Country Aircheck Top 5: Here are the Top 5 songs for Nov. 5, according to Mediabase.
- ELLA LANGLEY/Loving Life Again (Sawgod/Col. NY/Triple Tigers) 4916 points
- ZACH JOHN KING/Get To Drinkin' (SMN) 4030 points
- KOE WETZEL f/ELLA LANGLEY/Jaded (Col. NY/Records Nashville) 3995 points
- DAN + SHAY/Say So (Warner/WRN) 3765 points
- LUKE COMBS/Rethink Some Things (Columbia) 3676 points
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| Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers: Here are the top point gainers for Nov. 1-5, compared with the same days last week, according to Mediabase.
- KOE WETZEL f/ELLA LANGLEY/Jaded (Col. NY/Records Nashville) +2436 points
- ZACH JOHN KING/Get To Drinkin' (SMN) +2354 points
- JASON ALDEAN/Anytime Soon (Macon Music/Broken Bow) +2157 points
- RILEY GREEN/Think As You Drunk (Nash. Harbor) +1664 points
- ELLA LANGLEY/Loving Life Again (Sawgod/Col. NY/Triple Tigers) +1556 points
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| Tomorrow's Birthdays (11/7): Robin Lee, Jenny Bohler, Dewayne Brown, Tammi Brumfield, Tonya Campos, Neda Tobin, Lewis Stokes, the late Doc Gonzales.
Sunday's Birthdays (11/8): Lauren Alaina, Dillon Carmichael, Bucky Covington, Bonnie Raitt, Kira Florita, Haley McLemore, Harold Shedd, Dave Hovel, JT Bosch, the late Patti Page.
Monday's Birthdays (11/9): Chris Lane, Barry Knox (Parmalee), D’ette Brosius, Deb Haus, Sue Wilson, Lyndie Wenner, Neil Cacciottolo.
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Kamera Ready: Columbia's Kameron Marlowe opens for Ella Langley in Lincoln, NE. Pictured (l-r) are Red Light's Kaitlin Madewell, KFGE's Robyn Burnison, Marlowe and KFGE's Cory Edmondson.
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The Cat And Dogs: Nashville Harbor's Greylan James (c) with WKLI/Albany's Pete Kelly and the label's Bridget Herrmann at the station's Operation At Ease, connecting service dogs with veterans and first responders.
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The Hardy Boys: Big Loud's Hardy (l) with
iHeartMedia's "Wayne D" Danielson. |
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Campbell's Troop: Grindstone Recordings' Craig Campbell (r) talks about his Veterans Day appearance at the CreatiVets Community Day at Ascend Amphitheater Nashville with Taste of Country Nights' Evan Paul.
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