July 18, 2025 News@CountryAircheck.com

Tex Support: Audacy/Austin VP/Sales Tatjana Deegan has been promoted to SVP/MM for the four-station cluster, including Country KKMJ-HD3, after serving as interim MM. She retains her sales duties. Prior to joining Audacy last year, Deegan spent 18 years as a GSM with Emmis/Waterloo Media in Austin. Previous radio roles include Cox/Houston and CBS Radio/Austin.

GrassRoots' Jordan Departs: GrassRoots Dir./Promotion RJ Jordan is leaving the company to take on the role of caregiver to his mother. He tells Country Aircheck, "I’ve enjoyed my time at GrassRoots, and am looking forward to the next chapter: caring for my mother, getting reacquainted with my Kindle and continuing my radio-related side pursuits like voicetracking and VO work, as time allows." Managing Partner/Co-Owner Nancy Tunick adds, "[RJ] contributed so much to our team with his extensive radio experience, brilliant strategic mind and exceptional karaoke skills! We will miss him." The company is in the final round of interviews for the position, so interested candidates can send resumes (quickly) to Tunick here. Rebekah Clements and Teresa Chance will be handling his duties in the interim. Jordan joined the company in 2015 (CAT 3/19/15) and rose to his most recent position in 2023 (CAT 1/24/23). Reach him here.

Band Aid: Miranda Lambert and Parker McCollum are teaming for a benefit concert, Band Together Texas, Aug. 17 at Austin's Moody Center to raise money for The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country. The performance lineup includes Kelly Clarkson, Cody Johnson, Ronnie Dunn and Lyle Lovett and appearances by Matthew McConaughey, Dennis Quaid, Roger Clemens and more. Tickets go on sale next Friday (7/25) here.

Bits & Pieces: Lainey Wilson has launched an eponymous jewelry collection in partnership with The Jewelry Group. It includes contemporary western inspired necklaces, bracelets, earrings and rings, as well as boot bracelets, brim bling and collar tips, and is available at Belk, Boot Barn, Buckle, Cavenders, Ariat, Lammles Western Wear and Scheels. "As a lifelong lover of the American West, I worked with the team to design pieces to help bring out your inner cowgirl and the beauty and strength she holds," Wilson says.

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Doug Montgomery shares career highlights in Country Aircheck Weekly.
Dan Endom joins Townsquare as Market Pres. for its Lubbock and Amarillo markets.
KUPL/Portland, OR's Danny Dwyer, Jake Byron and Karli Sann exited. (7/15)
Bruce Logan returned to Audacy/Houston as VPP and KILT PD. (7/14)
Nick Beyer was named VP/MM for Hubbard/Seattle. (7/14)
Phil Guerini joined Dreamcatcher Management as a Partner. (7/14)

ICYMI: Jelly Roll returned to guest host ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live last night (7/17). Watch him sing online comments here and interview with Joey Logano here and Kevin James here.

Cody Johson helped prepare Tyler Toney to ride a bull as part of a Dude Perfect challenge.

Country Aircheck Today Top 5: Here are the Top 5 songs for July 17, according to Mediabase 24/7.

MORGAN WALLEN/Just In Case (Big Loud) 4434 points
JOSH ROSS/Single Again (Core/Mercury) 4427 points
TYLER HUBBARD/Park (EMI Nashville) 3504 points
SAM HUNT/Country House (MCA) 3333 points
NATE SMITH/Fix What You Didn't Break (RCA) 3204 points

Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers: Here are the top point gainers for July 13-17, compared with the same days last week, according to Mediabase 24/7.

JOSH ROSS/Single Again (Core/Mercury) +4187 points
MIRANDA LAMBERT & CHRIS STAPLETON/A Song To Sing (Republic/Big Loud/Mercury) +2098 points
TYLER HUBBARD/Park (EMI Nashville) +1550 points
SCOTTY MCCREERY f/HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH/Bottle Rockets (Triple Tigers) +1474 points
SHABOOZEY/Good News (Empire/Magnolia) +1249 points

Tomorrow's Birthdays (7/19): Kelly Shiver, Brett Beavers, Danny Hall, Denise LaRocca, Sherod Robertson, the late George Hamilton IV, the late Nick Hunter.

Sunday's Birthdays (7/20): Radney Foster, T. G. Sheppard, Kim Carnes, Hannah Blaylock, Cliff Blake, Kirk Boyer, Tom McHugh, Terry Wakefield, the late Cindy Walker.

Monday's Birthdays (7/21): Paul Brandt, Brad Mates (Emerson Drive), Sidney Cox, Bill Catino, Barbara Kelly, the late Sara Carter.

Mr. Twix It: Big Machine's Mae Estes opens for Luke Bryan in Hershey, PA. Pictured (l-r) are WIOV/Lancaster's Rich Creeger and Matt Raback, the label's Jane Staszak, Estes and WGTY/York's Scott Donato.

Suite Southern Summer: Warner Music Nashville's The Band Loula visit SiriusXM. Pictured (l-r) are SXM's "Trapper" John Morris and Victoria Alfonso, the duo's Malachi Mills and Logan Simmons and SXM's Kathleen Shea.

Run Of The Milligan: Stoney Creek's Drake Milligan with KATM/Modesto, CA's Toni Marie at the Stanislaus County Fair.

Rise & Grind: Grindstone's Craig Campbell (in cowboy hat) with Coffee, Country & Cody's Bill Cody, Kelly Sutton and Charlie Mattos (l-r).