iHeart Restructuring: Apparent restructuring is resulting in a number of cuts across iHeartMedia. Among the Country names are:

Area Pres./Texas-Arkansas Clyde Bass, who was upped to his most recent position in February (CAT 2/3). Bass had been with the company since 2012 after stops with Cumulus and Duke Broadcasting in Jonesboro, AR.

WNCB/Raleigh APD/afternoon host Nick Jordan. He'd been with the station since 2022 (CAT 7/5/22), following stops in Canton, OH, Akron, OH and College Station, TX. He says, "if you’re reading this and need an entertaining personality that’s big on community feel, free to reach out. I’m open to relocating." Reach him here.

Classic Country KMJX/Little Rock afternoon host/Online Content Dir. David "D.J." Taylor, who also hosted the Sunday night Homegrown Country Show on sister KSSN. He had been with KMJX since 2000.

Men Of Steel: With Steel City KFKF/Kansas City APD/MD and midday host Tony Stevens set to retire Dec. 20 (CAT 4/4), current Alpha WIBW/Topeka, KS morning host Jim Daniels will be returning to KFKF, where he previously worked as morning show producer from 1996-2006. Daniels will do afternoons, effective Jan. 6, while afternoon host Ed Walker will move to middays and add MD stripes.

Jan. 6 also marks the start of a re-launch for KFKF that will include new marketing, billboards, contests, imaging and jingles. Daniels will take over imaging duties from Walker, who has been with KFKF since 2011. Stevens has been with KFKF for 40 years. Reach him here through Dec. 20. Reach Walker here.

Yee Law: Nashville-based entertainment law firm Keller Turner Andrews & Ghanem has added three attorneys: Of Counsel J. Rush Hicks and Associates Cheshire Rigler and Alyssa Johnson. “As our clients’ needs continue to grow, we are committed to adding bandwidth and experience to broadly serve our clients in a timely, client-centered and detailed manner,” says Partner Jason Turner.

Gimme Shelter: Reliant Talent Agency has added Keith Richards to its festivals division and promoted Sr. Agents Ron Kaplan and Garry Buck to EVPs. Coords. Kailey Edgerton, Cole Speed and Robert Baugh have been upped to Agents. Additionally, the company has relocated its headquarters to Broadwest – 1610 West End Avenue, Suite 120, Nashville, TN 37203.

Safe Farber: Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio, Inc. (MIW) has re-named its Mildred Carter Mentorship for industry veteran Erica Farber. The program is designed to empower and elevate women in senior leadership across all facets of the radio industry. Applications are open through Nov. 22. Find the criteria and apply here.

Bits & Pieces: Saga’s Asheville, NC cluster, including Classic Country WTMT-HD3, raised more than $10,000 for Western North Carolina during the 12-hour-long “Rising Together” radiothon Oct. 30. Proceeds will benefit four local nonprofits, including MANNA Foodbank and the Asheville Humane Society.

Hubbard WIRK/West Palm Beach morning hosts Tim Leary and Chelsea Taylor organized "Operation Lunch Drop," delivering pizzas and drinks to families, volunteers and line crews clearing debris from properties damaged during Hurricane Milton. Says Leary, "We wanted to give people a break, and let them know they have not been forgotten." Watch here.

Miranda Lambert's MuttNation-Tractor Supply Relief for Rescues Fund has made initial donations totaling $250,000 to help 32 animal shelters and organizations impacted by the recent hurricanes. The fund was established in 2023 and has raised more than $1 million to date.

Easton Corbin played for first responders in Cedar Key, FL, including the Cedar Key Fire Department (pictured), after Hurricane Milton.

Audacy WUSN/Chicago afternoon host Scotty Kay teamed with a listener – both dressed as Spider Man from different Spider-Verses – to visit Lurie Children's Hospital on Halloween. Watch here.

Luke Combs and Opry Entertainment Group's Category 10 venue in Nashville (120 Second Ave. N) opened for business Nov. 2 with a performance from Combs.

ICYMI: Jelly Roll performed songs including "Liar" and "I Am Not Okay" on PBS' Austin City Limits. 

Warren Zeiders landed on People Magazine's digital countdown to their Sexiest Man Alive reveal.

Steven Curtis Chapman was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry by members Lady A.

Sawyer Brown's Get Me To The Stage On Time documentary, produced by Blake Shelton, is available on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+ and Google Play.

Country Aircheck Today Top 5: Here are the Top 5 songs for the week ending November 2, according to Mediabase 24/7.

1. JELLY ROLL/I Am Not Okay (BMG/Republic/Stoney Creek) 
2. MORGAN WALLEN/Lies Lies Lies (Big Loud) 
3. KANE BROWN & MARSHMELLO/Miles On It (RCA) 
4. DASHA/Austin (Warner/WMN)
5. PARMALEE/Gonna Love You (Stoney Creek) 

Country Aircheck Top Point Gainers: Here are the top point gainers for November 3 compared with the same day last week, according to Mediabase 24/7.  

1. MORGAN WALLEN/Lies Lies Lies (Big Loud) +516 points
2. MORGAN WALLEN/Love Somebody (Big Loud) +400 points
3. POST MALONE f/LUKE COMBS/Guy For That (Mercury/Republic/Big Loud) +354 points
4. THOMAS RHETT/Beautiful As You (Valory) +310 points
5. TUCKER WETMORE/Wind Up Missin' You (Back Blocks/EMI Nashville) +301 points

On-Air Plane: RCA's Nate Smith (c) celebrates the launch of boutique tour bus company AutoBus and relocation of Ryan Aviation Group to Nashville with Autobus' Jeremy Maul (l) and RAG's Dan Ryan at the inaugural Hangar Party.

Signage: Songwriter Ben Wagner signs with Warner Chappell Music and Twelve6 Entertainment. Pictured (l-r) are attorney Rachel Guttmann, Twelve6's Travis Myatt, Wagner, WCM's Benji Amaefule, Twelve6's Alaina Maggart and WCM's Sara Latimer.

Signage: Billy Ray Cyrus signs with Empire Publishing. Pictured (l-r) are Adkins Entertainment's Scott Adkins, Empire's Eric Hurt, Vinny Kumar, Cyrus, Empire's Al “Butta” McLean and Jack Johns and Adkins' Derrek Kupish.