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| July 16, 2026 News@CountryAircheck.com |
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Bones Structure: Longtime The Bobby Bones Show Dir./Digital and on-air contributor Morgan Huelsman announced on the air her plans to leave the Premiere-syndiated show, effective tomorrow (7/17). In a follow-up social media post, she said, "I don't want to stay comfortable because it's easy. I want to challenge myself to always grow and be a force for change." Huelsman moved from Dir./Digital for iHeart's Wichita cluster to the same role at the Nashvile cluster (including Bones Show flagship WSIX) a decade ago (CAT 6/27/16), joining the show the following year. For the last two years, she has also hosted the Take This Personally With Morgan Huelsman podcast, distributed via Bones' Nashville Podcast Network (CAT 7/29/24), which she will continue. Huelsman has not yet revealed her future plans, writing, "I actually have no idea what comes next." Reach her here.
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Into View: Skyview Networks has made several leadership changes, promoting EVP/Strategic Business Operations Andrew Kalb to COO; EVP/Finance Clayton Nix to CFO; and Sr. Exec. Dir./Insights Ethan Aragon to Sr. Exec. Dir./Business Strategy. The company has also hired former Audacy Chief Technology Officer Sarah Foss as Chief Transformation Officer and former ESPN Dir./Audio Research Nicholaus Tzineff as Revenue Analytics Strategist.
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From Sea To Sea: The Canadian Country Music Association has revealed the radio nominees for its CCMA Awards. Large market nominees are CFCW/Edmonton, CFXJ/Toronto, CHXK/Hamilton, CJJR/Vancouver and CKRY/Calgary. Nominees in the medium/small market category are CFWC/Branford, ON; CHCQ/Belleville, ON; CICX/Orillia, ON; CJGX/Yorkton, SK; and CKYL/Peace River, AB. Winners will be recognized at the Sept. 19 CCMA Awards in Saskatoon, SK. |
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Tour Support: Larry Fleet's From A Barstool tour kicks off Sept. 11 in Roanoke, VA, with subsequent stops in cities including Lexington, Portland, ME, Philadelphia, Des Moines and Green Bay. Tickets here.
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Bits & Pieces: SiriusXM Willie's Roadhouse (Ch. 61) will celebrate Country Music Hall of Famer Bill Anderson's 65th anniversary as a Grand Ole Opry member with the four-hour 65 Years and Still Whisperin': A Bill Anderson Weekend special, set to air July 18 and 19 at 5pm ET.
Willie Nelson will publish new book "The Last Leaf: Reflections on Late-Life Creativity — and My Longest Love Affair" Nov. 10 via Penguin Press. In it, the 93-year-old shares his "wisdom about reaching an astonishing creative flourishing, and ... an even deeper union" with wife Annie. Pre-order here.
Darius Rucker, Pam Tillis, Neal McCoy and Dion Pride are among the artists set to perform during Opry 100 Honors Charley Pride Sept. 22; tickets here.
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Stories Of The Week: Search for news and people in the archives at countryaircheck.com.
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Beasley/Tampa OM Will Calder explains his “enterprise” approach to programming in Country Aircheck Weekly.
- Jenny Law added APD duties for KCYY/San Antonio. (7/15)
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Phil Becker joined Cox Media Group as VP/Audience & Content Growth. (7/14)
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Cumulus Regional VP John Lewis added Fort Walton Beach and Pensacola, FL. (7/13)
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| Country Aircheck Today Top 5: Here are the Top 5 songs for July 15, according to Mediabase.
- JASON ALDEAN/Don't Tell On Me (Macon Music/Broken Bow) 4828 points
- MORGAN WALLEN/Don't We (Big Loud) 4500 points
- ELLA LANGLEY & MORGAN WALLEN/I Can't Love You Anymore (Sawgod/Col. NY/Triple Tigers/Big Loud) 4101 points
- LUKE COMBS/Be By You (Columbia) 3731 points
- BAILEY ZIMMERMAN/Chevy Silverado (Atlantic/Warner/WRN) 3376 points
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| Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers: Here are the top point gainers for July 12-15, compared with the same days last week, according to Mediabase.
- JASON ALDEAN/Don't Tell On Me (Macon Music/Broken Bow) +2406 points
- ELLA LANGLEY/Loving Life Again (Sawgod/Col. NY/Triple Tigers) +1925 points
- BAILEY ZIMMERMAN/Chevy Silverado (Atlantic/Warner/WRN) +1609 points
- STELLA LEFTY/Boston (Sandlot/Atlantic Outpost) +1506 points
- LUKE COMBS/Be By You (Columbia) +1426 points
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Tomorrow's Birthdays (7/17): Luke Bryan, Craig Morgan, Elizabeth Cook, Aaron Clark, Dale Libby, Mary Vyrostek, the late Red Sovine, the late Ben Farrell.
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Let Your Boys Be Country Concert: WHKO/Dayton's Nancy Wilson and Aaron “Woody” Woods with Broken Bow's Jason Aldean (top) and Nashville Harbor's Riley Green at Country Concert 26. |
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5 Foot Brine: Mercury's Tyler Hubbard at Chicago's Windy City Smokeout. Pictured (l-r) are the label's Katie Bright, Hubbard, WWKA/Orlando's Melissa Quinones and the label's Jimmy Rector. |
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Breakin' In Booths: Black River's Matt Stell (c) co-hosts WKDF/Nashville's Jesse James Morning Show. Pictured with James (l) and Travis Daily.
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Going, Going, Gown: The Archives Nashville raises $44,865.93 for the CMA Foundation during its annual Artist Closet Sale at CMA Fest. Pictured (l-r) are CMAF's Victoria Rutledge, The Archives' Tiffany Gifford, CMAF's Lindsey Morrison, The Archives' Alexandra Karalash and CMAF's Michelle Kirk. |
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Signage: Singer/songwriter Jackson Wendell signs with Warner Chappell Music and Perfect Game Creative. Pictured (l-r) are WCM's Austen Adams, Wendell, Perfect Game's Jessi Vaughn Stevenson and WCM's Phil May. |
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