'VOO-topia: Here are select Nielsen Audio Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) ratings for March 2026 (three-month rolling average, 1/8-4/1/26) compared with January and February. Ranks (in parentheses) are among subscribers. Unless otherwise noted, all figures are Persons 12+, Monday-Sunday, 6am-midnight.

West Exits: Max Media/Norfolk OM Jay West, whose oversight included WGH, has departed. West was promoted from AC WVBW Brand Mgr. to cluster OM in 2024 (CAT 4/23/24). He has been in the market since 1995, joining WVBW for afternoons in 2020 and adding Brand Mgr. duties later that year. His previous stops include Buffalo, Milwaukee, Houston and Philadelphia. No word on plans for the position. In related news, WGH Dir./Production, weekend personality and 11-year station veteran Jerry Hoyt, who recently moved to middays (CAT 5/4), has also added APD duties for that station.

Razz Hands: “Razz has played a major role in the success and evolution of WXTU over the years,” says Beasley Chief Content Officer Justin Chase, commenting on the May 22 retirement of the Philadelphia station's PD/midday host Mark "Razz" Radziewicz, as reported earlier today (5/5) via Breaking News. “From his on-air presence to his leadership as PD, he has helped shape the station’s sound and culture in a meaningful way," Chase adds. "He leaves behind a strong legacy and a team that has benefited greatly from his leadership.”  Razz joined the station in 2006, rose to MD in 2010, APD/MD in 2017 (CAT 6/6/17) and PD in 2019 (Breaking News 1/7/19). Reach him here until May 22. No word on plans for the position.

Donna Tella: Former Borman VP/Touring & Communications Donna Hughes has launched Hughes Media, an artist-focused company offering interview content creation and distribution, satellite radio tours, media training and more. “With Hughes Media, my goal is to champion artists by helping them convey their authenticity, equipping them to make the most of every consumer-facing, media-driven opportunity,” she says. Hughes joined Borman in 2024 (CAT 6/14/2024) from then-UMG/Nashville, where she spent 13 years and rose to Dir./Radio Marketing. Reach her here.

Great Scott: 2911 Media VP/Publicity Scott Sexton has launched Sexton Entertainment Group with clients including T.G. Sheppard, John Berry and Moe Bandy. Sexton spent eight years at 2911; reach him here.

Special Delivery: Compass Media Networks Y’all Access To The ACM Awards features Kelly Sutton interviewing ACM Awards host Shania Twain and nominees Ella Langley, Miranda Lambert, Cody Johnson and Lainey Wilson, along with a look back on memorable ACM moments from the past six decades. The three-hour, inventory-free show is available for air May 15-17. Stations receive 12 minutes each hour for local content. Contact Compass' Doug Ingold here.

Spare Parts: Kidneys and country music go together like … well, they don’t. But in last night's (5/4) Country Aircheck Weekly, they do. Em.Co’s Jack Purcell and KTEX/McAllen’s Jo-Jo Cerda share deeply personal stories as they search for kidney donors, while Broken Bow’s Lee Adams offers perspective from the other side as a donor. Plus, Shelia Shipley Biddy takes a final bow after a history-making 50-year run.

Tour Support: Dylan Gossett and Charles Wesley Godwin's co-headlining tour featuring Max Alan kicks off Aug. 28 in Lubbock, TX, with subsequent stops in New Braunfels, Nashville, New York, Raleigh and Asheville. Tickets here Friday (5/8).

The Mavericks will honor their late leader, Raul Malo, with the 29-date The Music Lives On Tour kicking off with July 17-18 shows in Kansas City. The tour features guest lead vocalists James Otto and Emily West. Tickets (5/8) here. Malo died in December following a cancer battle (CAT 12/9/25).

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

• Cumulus/Reno OM and KBUL PD/morning host Bob Richards is leaving. (5/4)
• Bill Macky joined Quartz Hill Music Group as SVP/Promotion & Marketing. (5/4)
• WGH/Norfolk's Jerry Hoyt and Barry McKay moved to middays and afternoons, respectively. (5/4)

Bits & Pieces: Alan Jackson, Jamey Johnson and Mickey Guyton are among the performers for the National Memorial Day Concert taking place May 24 on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. The show airs 8-9:30pm (ET) on PBS and streams live on YouTube here.

Townsquare has entered into a strategic digital advertising partnership with Salt Lake City-based Broadway Media, which includes Country KNAH. Townsquare launched its media partnerships division in 2024, expanding its reach into 31 markets that don't overlap with its own stations.

Radio One WLHK/Indianapolis will temporarily re-brand as "97.1 Morgan FM" May 7, ahead of Morgan Wallen's May 8 & 9 shows at Lucas Oil Stadium. The programming will be wall-to-wall Wallen, including hits, deep cuts, fan favorites and exclusive content. WLHK will return to its regular branding after the weekend shows.

Country Aircheck Today Top 5: Here are the Top 5 songs for May 4, according to Mediabase.

1. LUKE COMBS/Sleepless In A Hotel Room (Columbia) 4784 points
2. CODY JOHNSON/The Fall (CoJo/Warner/WRN) 3725 points
3. TUCKER WETMORE/Brunette (Back Blocks/Mercury) 3706 points
4. RILEY GREEN/Change My Mind (Nash. Harbor) 3556 points
5. JORDAN DAVIS/Turn This Truck Around (MCA) 3474 points

Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers: Here are the top point gainers for May 3-4, compared with the same days last week, according to Mediabase.  

1. ELLA LANGLEY & MORGAN WALLEN/I Can't Love You Anymore (Sawgod/Col. NY/Triple Tigers/Big Loud) +1190 points
2. JORDAN DAVIS/Turn This Truck Around (MCA) +812 points
3. RILEY GREEN/Change My Mind (Nash. Harbor) +625 points
4. JOSH ROSS/Hate How You Look (Core/Mercury) +594 points
5. LUKE COMBS/Be By You (Columbia) +574 points

Tomorrow's Birthdays (5/6): Ian Munsick, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Cameron Randle, Scott Mahalick, Renee Leymon, Laurie Gore, Larry Thompson.

This One's For UT: Columbia's Luke Combs and Col. NY/Records Nashville's Ty Myers play Knoxville's Neyland Stadium. Pictured (top, l-r) WSIX/Nashville's Ryan McKiddy, WXBQ/Johnson City, TN's Nikki Thomas, WUSY/Chattanooga's Justin Cole, Combs, iHeartMedia/Nashville's Gator Harrison, WCYQ's Matt Cooper, WIVK's Heather Harrington and Rich Bailey and (front) the label's Christy Garbinski and Ali O’Connell; (bottom) Myers and Thomas.

Left On Red: Big Loud's Charles Wesley Godwin guests on The Upload with Brooke Taylor. Pictured (l-r) are Taylor, the label's Kelley Bradshaw and Lauren "LT" Thomas, Godwin and iHeartMedia/Nashville's Gator Harrison.

Redneck Yacht Cub: MCA's Madden Metcalf in Chicago. Pictured (l-r) are WIL/St. Louis' Marty Brooks, Sarah Mattern, WIL's Tommy Mattern, WBTU/Fort Wayne, IN's Randy Alomar, Madden, the label's Donna Jo Passuntino, WWQM/Madison's Cailynn Hensen, Albright & O'Malley & Brenner's Kenny Jay, WKLI/Albany's Pete Kelly, guest Kate, WNCY/Appleton-Green Bay's Hannah Damas, the label's Katie Bright, band members Matt and Slick, guest Peyton, WUSN's Marci Braun and Red Light's Tom Schmall.