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» York Share Pudding:  Here are select Nielsen Audio Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) ratings for December 2022 (three-month rolling average, 9/15-12/7) compared with October and November. Ranks (in parentheses) are among subscribers. Unless otherwise noted, all figures are Persons 12+, Monday-Sunday, 6am-midnight.
| Albany, NY | - WGNA Townsquare
6.1 (2) - 6.2 (2) - 5.6 (4) - WKLI Pamal
2.7 (11) - 2.3 (12) - 2.3 (13) | | Syracuse, NY | - WBBS iHeartMedia
9.0 (1) - 8.9 (1) - 7.8 (1) - WOLF Craig Fox
3.5 (7) - 3.6 (7) - 3.1 (10) | |
» When In Utica-Rome:  Here are select Nielsen Audio Fall 2022 (9/15-12/7) two-book per year diary ratings for subscribing stations compared with their last books (Fall 2021 and Spring 2022). Ranks (in parentheses) are also among subscribers. Unless otherwise noted, all figures are Persons 12+, Monday-Sunday, 6am-midnight.
| Augusta, ME | - WEBB Townsquare
5.7 (6t) - 7.3 (1t) - 7.9 (1t)
Largest share since Fall 2019. - WCTB Mix Maine Cl. Country
3.8 (8t) - 4.5 (7) - 5.0 (7t) | | Bangor, ME | - WQCB Townsquare
11.0 (1) - 11.2 (1) - 7.5 (3) - WBFB Blueberry
5.0 (4t) - 4.1 (5t) - 3.1 (9t) | | Burlington, VT | - WOKO Hall
10.5 (2) - 10.4 (2) - 10.1 (2) | | Manchester, NH | - WOKQ Townsquare
5.5 (4) - 4.3 (4) - 4.4 (3) | | Portland, ME | - WTHT Binnie
4.6 (5) - 4.2 (6) - 5.9 (4)
Largest share since Fall 2019. - WPOR Saga
5.4 (4) - 5.6 (3) - 4.2 (7) | | Portsmouth-Dover, NH-ME | - WOKQ Townsquare
6.6 (1) - 5.8 (2) - 6.1 (2) - WTBU iHeartMedia
1.0 (18t) - 1.0 (14t) - 1.1 (11t) | | Utica-Rome, NY | - WFRG Townsquare
13.7 (1) - 11.0 (1) - 11.8 (1)
29th consecutive No. 1 (dating back to Fall 2008). - WBUG Roser
0.7 (11t) - 1.1 (8t) - 2.1 (7t) |
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» Three-Veep:  iHeartMedia/Phoenix SVP/Sales Amy Leimbach has been named Greater Texas Region SVP/Sales and Area Pres./Southwest Steve Earnhart has been upped to Greater Arizona Region SVP/Sales. Additionally, San Antonio Market Pres. Breeanna Malik has been promoted to EVP/Unified Partnerships. “The strong track records of these leaders combined with their response to ongoing coaching and development have made these promotions easy decisions,” says Division Pres. Scott Hopeck. Leimbach joined in 2019 (CAT 4/10/19) from Alpha, Earnhart has been with the company since 2014 and Malik has spent nearly 15 years with the organization. Reach Leimbach here, Earnhart here and Malik here. |
» Jackie Of All Trades:  Instagram Mgr./Strategic Music Partnerships Jackie Augustus has joined Spotify as Lead/Country & Folk Artist Partnerships. She remains based in Nashville. Augustus shares via Instagram, “After years of working with [Spotify] from the other side, excited to officially join the band.” She previously spent nearly nine years with Scooter Braun’s SB Projects and has prior stops at Bkstg, GifBoom, SynkUp and Crowd Surf. Reach Augustus here. |
» Terri On:  Flinn Broadcasting Classic Hits KFLI/Des Arc, AR on-air personality Terri England has joined Crain Media KWCK/Searcy, AR as PD/afternoon host. She succeeds Heath Shelby, who has departed after more than 14 years with the station. England reports to GM Nick Allan. Her prior stops include a previous stint in Searcy and time in Little Rock. Reach England here. |
» Just Joshin': .jpg) Hickman Digital WNKX/Centerville, TN OM/morning host Joshua “Stormy” Claussen is joining Ham WKDZ/Cadiz, KY Feb. 1 for on-air and programming duties for the three-station cluster. It is a return to the station for Claussen, who previously handled Dir./News duties from 2012-2021. He has been with WNKX since June (CAT 6/29/22) following stops at WGGC/Bowling Green, KY and Sports-Talk WWKU/Bowling Green. Reach Claussen here. No word on plans for the position at WNKX. |
» Fair Force:  Agent Matt Malcolm has joined the Fairs & Festivals team at Wasserman's Nashville office. In his new role, Malcolm will focus on country and Americana events. His experience includes more than a decade at WME and positions at Quay Entertainment in Los Angeles and CUE Audio in Nashville. Reach him here. |
» Gig Alert:  ABC Audio Sr. Mgr./Entertainment News & Programming Christopher Watson is looking for a part-time country music and lifestyle writer. Candidates will be responsible for coordinating and writing daily, breaking news and special events content to be syndicated to Country stations and published online. The five-day-per-week position will work remotely and autonomously but with regular, daily contact with an assignment editor and supervising producer. Send résumés and relevant writing samples here. |
» Tour Support:  The second leg of Kelsea Ballerini's Heartfirst Tour with Georgia Webster kicks off March 6 in Toronto, ON and wraps March 18 in Pittsburgh, PA. Tickets go on sale next Friday (1/20) here. |
» Train Of Thought:  The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum (CMHoF) has launched online exhibit Night Train To Nashville: Music City Rhythm & Blues, 1945-1970, which builds upon a previous physical exhibit and highlights the history the city's R&B scene. "Similar to the original exhibit in 2004, the online version offers a multidimensional vantage point from which to consider the era’s race relations and the city’s Black musical culture, and how they affected the making of this incredible music and Nashville’s evolution," says CEO Kyle Young. Explore here. |
» Last Day To Nominate:  The deadline to submit nominations for the 2023 CRS/Country Aircheck Awards has arrived. Nominations will be accepted through the end of the day today (1/12) here. All Country radio, record industry and allied industry professionals are encouraged to nominate worthy candidates in the following categories:
- Station of the Year (Large, Medium and Small Market categories)
- OM/PD (Large, Medium and Small Market categories)
- MD (Large, Medium and Small Market categories)
- Personality (Large, Medium and Small Market categories)
- National Weekly Personality
- National Daily Personality
- Market Manager/GM (one winner for all collective market sizes)
- National Programmer/Curator (terrestrial, satellite, streaming)
- Label Streaming Specialist
- SVP/VP Promotion
- National Dir./Promotion
- Regional Dir./Promotion
- Independent Promotion Team/Executive
- New Face Of Country Music
Submit one or more nominees here.
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» All Dolly'ed Up:  The Grand Ole Opry will celebrate Dolly Parton's 77th birthday (Jan. 19) with 77 hours of social media giveaways, birthday cupcakes (using Parton's Duncan Hines cake mix) for Opry guests, a "larger than life" birthday card signed by fans and a Parton impersonator on the Ryman plaza during the Jan. 21 shows, which will feature Chapel Hart, The Fairfield Four, Caitlyn Smith, Marty Stuart and Chris Young. Details here. |
» Stories Of The Week:  Items you may have missed. Search for news and people in the archives at countryaircheck.com.
- Nominations for the 2023 CRS/Country Aircheck Awards are open.
- Bobby Young recounts his time in the industry and the 50-year history of KSCS/Dallas is told by those who lived it in Country Aircheck Weekly.
- Bob Willoughby joined Futuri as SVP/Sales & Marketing.
- UMG/Nashville's Cindy Mabe rises to Chair/CEO April 1.
- UMG/Nashville Chairman/CEO Mike Dungan will retire in March.
- Mandy McCormack was named Trisha Yearwood, Inc. EVP/Marketing & Partner Strategy.
- Chronicle: Ray Rice, Gary Kline.
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» Country Aircheck Today Top 5: Here are the Top 5 songs for the Jan. 11, according to Mediabase 24/7.
- JORDAN DAVIS/What My World Spins Around (MCA) 4221 points
- NATE SMITH/Whiskey On You (Arista) 3741 points
- KANE BROWN & KATELYN BROWN/Thank God (RCA) 3497 points
- GABBY BARRETT/Pick Me Up (Warner/WAR) 3213 points
- JIMMIE ALLEN/Down Home (Stoney Creek) 2934 points
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» Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers: Here are the top point gainers for Jan. 8-11 compared with the same days last week, according to Mediabase 24/7.
- JORDAN DAVIS/What My World Spins Around (MCA) +1880 points
- BAILEY ZIMMERMAN/Rock And A Hard Place (Elektra/Warner/WEA) +1598 points
- MORGAN WALLEN/Thought You Should Know (BIg Loud) +1582 points
- KANE BROWN & KATELYN BROWN/Thank God (RCA) +1559 points
- LAINEY WILSON/Heart Like A Truck (Broken Bow) +1258 points
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| » Tomorrow's Birthdays (1/13): Trace Adkins, Shayne Morrison (Perfect Stranger), John Burns. |
» Tube Check Tonight (1/12):  Rescheduled Ingrid Andress performance, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS); Chase Rice, Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC); Brian Kelley, MTV Cribs. |
» ICYMI:  The second season of CMT's Viral to Verified kicked off with Megan Moroney's journey from "the 'country singer' in her sorority to the 'Tennessee Orange girl' on TikTok." |
| » Err Check: Stoney Creek’s Parmalee was inadvertently omitted from the list of all-genre 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards nominees (Best Duo/Group) in yesterday’s (1/11) Country Aircheck Today. |
 » Where I Find Gold: Larry Fleet's debut single, "Where I Find God," earns gold certification. Pictured (l-r) are Big Loud's Patch Culbertson, Austen Adams, Candice Watkins and Joey Moi, Fleet, Good Company's Jon Andolina and Keith Gale and Big Loud's Seth England. |
 » Insane Brown Posse: RCA's Kane Brown (l) and Katelyn Brown (second from l) with iHeartMedia’s Tay Hamilton and “Wayne D” Danielson. |
 » Jean Pool: Dreamcatcher’s Tenille Arts with Pandora's Johnny Chiang and family. Pictured (l-r) are Cherolyn, Arts, Skylar, Wyatt, Chiang and the label's Kellie Longworth. (inset) Arts gifts Skylar a "Jealous Of Myself" denim jacket. |
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