When I Call Your Name: Music publisher Jody Williams of Jody Williams Songs (JWS) has taken on management duties for Vince Gill, overseeing all aspects of his career going forward. Gill has had a publishing/writer management agreement with JWS since 2021 (CAT 6/15/21). Williams succeeds Larry Fitzgerald, Gill’s manager of more than 40 years, who will continue to serve as a consultant. Jennifer Templeton remains Gill’s day-to-day manager. Williams will continue as CEO of JWS in addition to his new role, while VP/GM Nina Jenkins Fisher continues to oversee day-to-day aspects of the company.

5 Leaf Takeover: Seven Audacy stations (WUSY, WUSN, WYCD, KMLE, WDSY, KSON and WGGY) will participate in the 36th annual Country Cares for St. Jude Kids Radiothon Dec. 11-12. The two-day radiothon will be hosted by personalities home to each local brand, and national personalities Katie Neal, Holly Hutton and Rob Stone. On Dec. 11, Columbia's Luke Combs will host a takeover hour at noon local time across all markets.

Gig Alert: Stonecom is seeking a remote news anchor for its eight-station Cookeville, TN cluster, including Country WKXD and Classic Country WUCH, to work from home Sunday through Thursday. Submit résumé, a short news anchoring demo and a brief cover letter outlining availability and experience here.

Tour Support: Megan Moroney's 43-date, international The Cloud 9 Tour launches May 29 in Columbus, OH, with stops in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Nashville, and wrapping with nine fall dates in Europe and the UK. No support acts have been announced. Tickets (12/12) here.

Hunter Hayes will embark on his 22-date The Evergreen Tour March 25 in support of a new album of the same name. Joining him are Blu Eyes and Franklin Jonas & The Byzantines. Tickets (12/12) here.

Festive All: Gavin Adcock, The Red Clay Strays, Riley Green and Keith Urban will headline Country Thunder Wisconsin in Twin Lakes, WI, July 16-19; full lineup and tickets here.

The Red Clay Strays will also headline Country Thunder Alberta alongside Kane Brown and Lainey Wilson June 26-28; details here.

Bits & Pieces: Payne Media owner Will Payne has been named President of the Oklahoma Assn. of Broadcasters, effective at the group's annual convention in April 2026. He succeeds the retiring Vance Harrison, who held the position for 20 years. Payne Media Group owns six FM stations in Southeastern Oklahoma.

The  22nd annual Source Hall of Fame Awards have been set for Aug. 25 at the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville. Names of the 2026 inductees will be announced in the coming weeks, and ticket information is also forthcoming.

Dwight Yoakam will headline Category 10 in Nashville's free Big Bash Watch Party Dec. 31, which will also include appearances from SiriusXM personalities Cody Alan and Caylee Hammack. Tickets here. New Year's Eve Live: Nashville's Big Bash airs that night on CBS beginning at 8pm ET.

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

• Go backstage at the CMA Awards with Exec. Producer Robert Deaton in Country Aircheck Weekly.
• Jeff "JB" Brown rejoined WKSK/West Jefferson, NC as OM/midday host. (12/3)
• The ACM Awards return to Vegas May 17. (12/1)
• Natalie "Nat" Gross, Steve Davis and Shawn Joseph joined the WNCY/Appleton-Green Bay, WI airstaff. (12/1-12/2)
• iHeartMedia's Mike McGuinness was promoted to CFO. (12/1)

ICYMI: Performances from last night's (12/3) Christmas in Nashville on NBC included Lauren Alaina's "Jingle Bell Rock," The War And Treaty's "O Holy Night," Trace Adkins' "Naughty List" and Trisha Yearwood's "You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch."

Before hosting last night's (12/3) Christmas in Rockefeller Center, Reba McEntire joined The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to talk about how her music career got started at a rodeo, meeting a young Nick Jonas in a Broadway production of Annie Get Your Gun and season 2 of Happy's Place.

Country Aircheck Today Top 5: Here are the Top 5 songs for Dec. 3, according to Mediabase 24/7.

1. TUCKER WETMORE/3, 2, 1 (Back Blocks/EMI Nashville) 4036 points
2. RILEY GREEN f/ELLA LANGLEY/Don't Mind If I Do (Nash. Harbor) 3756 points
3. PARMALEE/Cowgirl (Stoney Creek) 3526 points 
4. HARDY/Favorite Country Song (Big Loud) 3070 points
5. MEGAN MORONEY/6 Months Later (Col. NY /Columbia) 2871 points

Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers: Here are the top point gainers for Nov. 30-Dec. 3, compared with the same days last week, according to Mediabase 24/7.  

1. TUCKER WETMORE/3, 2, 1 (Back Blocks/EMI Nashville) +3532 points
2. ELLA LANGLEY/Choosin' Texas (Sawgod/Col. NY/Triple Tigers) +1166 points
3. TYLER CHILDERS/Nose On The Grindstone (2025) (RCA) +834 points
4. LUKE COMBS/Days Like These (Columbia) +831 points
5. MEGAN MORONEY/6 Months Later (Col. NY/Columbia) +802 points

Tomorrow's Birthdays (12/5): Ray Scott, Gary Allan, Tyler England, Jim Messina, Lara Mosby, Dan Hollander, the late Todd Brodginski.

Sleeping Jingle In A Double Bed: WPOC/Baltimore's Jingle Y'all raises money for St. Jude. Pictured (l-r) are Big Loud's Lauren Alaina, the station's Bob Delmont and Michael J, LoCash's Preston Brust, the station's Jeff Kapugi, LoCash's Chris Lucas, Columbia's Kameron Marlowe and Stoney Creek's Atlus.

Good Fellas: ACM Lifting Lives raises $13,000 at The Listening Room in Nashville as a part of the venue’s Sound Good, Do Good initiative. Pictured (l-r) are ACMLL's Taylor Wolf, songwriter Kyle Sturrock, Back Blocks/Big Loud's Ashley Cooke, MCA's Vincent Mason, Sony Music Nashville's McCoy Moore and ACMLL's Brooke Boyd.

Cowboys And Angel Trees: The 10th annual Dustin Lynch and Friends Benefit Concert in Tullahoma, TN raises more than $32,000 for Coffee County: Bel Aire PTO Inclusive Playground and Isaiah 117 House. Pictured with Lynch (l-r) are the Tullahoma Fire Dept.'s Joseph Hale, Rylee Rackley and Gage Morrison.