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May 16, 2025 News@CountryAircheck.com

KNCI's Mailey Retires: Bonneville KNCI/Sacramento morning co-host and Country Radio Hall of Famer Tom Mailey has retired. Co-hosts Pat Still and Cody Robinson will continue as a two-person show starting May 19. Mailey's radio career goes back 42 years, the last 32 of which have been at KNCI and its predecessor KRAK. He and Still were inducted into the Country Radio Hall of Fame last year; see their profile here. "Fishing's always been a passion," Mailey shared on social media. "I've decided I'm going to follow up with that passion and take my part-time guide service full time." Reach him here.

Nash Exits KTKO: Beeville Investments KTKO/Beeville, TX OM/PD/morning host Jim Nash has exited. No word on plans for the position. Nash has launched an Internet station, The Heart Of Texas Radio. Nash joined KTKO last year (CAT 5/29/24); previous stops include 12 years at KRVF/Corsicana, TX. Reach him here.

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Brand News: Coors Light has launched the “Chill on Shuffle” platform, featuring music from Lainey Wilson, Shaboozey and others. Through May 30, fans who search “Coors Light on Shuffle” on the Instacart app in eligible states will be brought to a landing page where they can enter to win music-related prizes, including concert tickets.

Riser House’s Dillon Carmichael has signed on as a “brand champion” for Four Branches Bourbon, founded by veterans of the U.S. military who use the brand to give back to the veteran and first responder communities.

Post Malone partnered with Sony's “For The Music” campaign launching WH-1000XM6 noise canceling headphones. Watch the ads here, here and here.

Special Delivery: SuiteRadio is offering its daypart shows free of charge for Memorial Day weekend with no inventory requirements. Shows from personalities Dan Gallo, Rowdy Yates and Outlaw Dave are available to air in any time slot from May 24-26. Email SuiteRadio's Jim Jones here for more information.

Bits & Pieces: In what has become a Morgan Wallen album release tradition (CAT 3/3/23), WIVK/Knoxville morning hosts Joey Tack and Nancy Barger broadcast live from The Diner in Wallen's hometown of Sneedville, TN this morning (5/16). Tack and Barger were joined by Wallen's parents, Tommy and Lesli.

Cumulus KPLX/Dallas is celebrating George Strait's 73rd birthday Sunday (5/18) by going "All George All Day."

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

Radio reacts to the ACM Awards in Country Aircheck Weekly. (5/12)
Townsquare VP/Country Content & Programming Doug Montgomery is retiring. (5/15)
Candice Watkins will serve as President of Capitol Records Nashville and EVP of Capitol Christian Music Group. (5/13)
Karla Cantrell joined KWEN/Tulsa as APD/afternoon personality. (5/13)
Beasley/Augusta, GA VP/MM Kent Dunn is retiring. (5/13)
WKML/Fayetteville, NC APD/afternoon host Casey Atkins departed. (5/12)
Chronicle: Johnny Rodriguez, Larry Michael Lee, Gerry Wood, Barry Poss.

ICYMI: Kane Brown joined ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis to discuss his past struggles with mental health and how his new music reflects a brighter, more playful era in his life.

Country Aircheck Today Top 5: Here are the Top 5 songs for May 15, according to Mediabase 24/7.

MORGAN WALLEN/I'm The Problem (Big Loud) 4777 points
JASON ALDEAN/Whiskey Drink (Macon Music/Broken Bow) 3981 points
SCOTTY MCCREERY f/HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH/Bottle Rockets (Triple Tigers) 3885 points
RILEY GREEN/Worst Way (Nash. Harbor) 3011 points
MEGAN MORONEY/Am I Okay? (Columbia) 2991 points

Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers: Here are the top point gainers for May 11-15 compared with the same days last week, according to Mediabase 24/7.

SCOTTY MCCREERY f/HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH/Bottle Rockets (Triple Tigers) +3885 points
BAILEY ZIMMERMAN f/LUKE COMBS/Backup Plan (Atlantic/Warner/WEA/Columbia) +2691 points
SAM HUNT/Country House (MCA) +2118 points
MEGAN MORONEY & KENNY CHESNEY/You Had To Be There (Blue Chair/Columbia) +1827 points
MORGAN WALLEN/Just In Case (Big Loud) +1826 points

Tomorrow's Birthdays (5/17): Benton Blount, John Horton, Ed Bunker, the late Grant Turner.

Sunday's Birthdays (5/18): George Strait, David Nail, Craig Campbell, Tom Shapiro, Dean James, Mandy McCormack, Jess Wright, Kelly Parkes, the late Ron Huntsman, the late Joe Bonsall (Oak Ridge Boys).

Monday's Birthdays (5/19): Lainey Wilson, Maggie Rose, Shooter Jennings, Wayne Halper, Tanya Burko, Chris Moore, Jessie Roberts, Wes Vause, the late Mickey Newbury, the late Lesly Simon.

Tube Check Monday (5/19): LoCash, Live with Kelly & Mark (syndicated).

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Blue Collar: Columbia's Megan Moroney with KMNB/Minneapolis' Paul "PT" Thomas at the Armory.

Devil's Advocate: Warner/WAR's Tyler Braden celebrates the release of Devil And A Prayer (top) and the platinum certification of "Devil You Know." Pictured (top, l-r) Why&How's Matt Stubbs, the label's Justin Luffman, Mike Dupree and Gregg Nadel, Braden, the label's Cris Lacy, Tom Martens and Stephanie Davenport and Why&How's Halie Hampton Mosley and Reid Alexander; (bottom, l-r) Why&How's Aaryn Cantu, Stubbs, Luffman, Braden, Davenport, the label's Reid Alexander and Mosley.

Trouble With An iHeart Break: Broken Bow/Night Train's John Morgan (c) with the label's Regan Donato and WPGB's Mike Kasper at the iHeart-branded studio inside Jason Aldean's Kitchen + Bar in Pittsburgh.

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