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1 week ago | 
barrettmedia.com | Jeff Lynn
- Advertisement -Other formats have long been envious of the access that Country radio has to artists. The big tent party that is Country music welcomes all, and the artists and label management teams tend to treat radio as family.
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1 week ago | 
barrettmedia.com | Jeff Lynn
- Advertisement -“The Bob & Tom Show” recently hosted “Q95 Live Jingle Day” on its flagship station, Q95 Indianapolis. The show created custom jingles that were performed live in the studio during the show for 12 Indianapolis businesses. The show aimed to blend humor, music and community spirit in a one-of-a-kind celebration. I caught up with Tom Griswold to discuss the concept and its execution. “We’ve done it before a couple of times.
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1 week ago | 
barrettmedia.com | Jeff Lynn
- Advertisement -US 96.3 Jackson, MS “Nate, Traci & Hanna Lane” morning co-host Hannah Lane has recently exploded onto the Country radio scene. When talking to the Baton Rouge native, it is easy to see why. Her enthusiasm for the radio industry, Country music, and life comes through loud and clear. Lane came to radio in a non-traditional way. “I went to school for pharmaceutical sales; that was my plan. I worked at a boutique in my hometown for about six and a half years.
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2 weeks ago | 
barrettmedia.com | Jeff Lynn
- Advertisement -Yesterday, Keith Cunningham wrote a column about Rock radio, the importance of Memorial Day, and the connection between Rock music and the military. It could be argued that Country radio has just as strong a connection. While true Marine platoons might not be playing “Boot Scootin’ Boogie” as they rush into battle, the Country audience is undeniably patriotic. This sent my thought process down a parallel track to one of my biggest pet peeves.
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2 weeks ago | 
barrettmedia.com | Jeff Lynn
- Advertisement -Nikki Nite is the Vice President of Programming & Operations at Audacy Austin and program director of Majic 95.5 and Mix 94.7. She was peer-voted a spot in Barrett Media’s Top 20 AC/Hot AC Program Directors of 2024. I began our conversation by asking Nite what she sees as radio’s advantage in the battle for the ear. “Our personalities, our content. It’s programming basics on music stations.
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2 weeks ago | 
barrettmedia.com | Jeff Lynn
- Advertisement -Jessica Chenoweth produces the highly successful “John & Tammy: San Diego’s Morning Show” at Country 103.7 KSON San Diego. Chenoweth was recently named the second Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio, Country Radio Mentee. The latter is where we began our conversation. “It means a lot. The last couple of years, I’ve wanted to further my career and expand what I do. I’ve been producing now for a very long time, about 10 to 15 years, said Chenoweth.
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2 weeks ago | 
barrettmedia.com | Jeff Lynn
- Advertisement -Sam Alex hosts the nationally syndicated Chicago-based “The Sam Alex Show.” Alex went out on his own with the show after five and a half years of hosting “Taste of Country Nights” for Townsquare Media. In addition to the show, Alex is the Founder and Director of Camp Broadcast. He has appeared as himself in an episode of ABC-TV’s “Nashville” and has been a guest announcer at the Grand Ole Opry.
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2 weeks ago | 
barrettmedia.com | Jeff Lynn
- Advertisement -Grover Collins is Program Director for B-105.1 Cincinnati and New Country 103.1 West Palm Beach. Collins arrived in Cincinnati in 1997 and has been the B-105 Program Director since 2009. The B-105.1 morning show, “Jesse & Anna,” was peer-voted as one of the best Country Radio Morning Shows in the 2024 Barrett Media Top 20. So that seemed a natural starting point for our discussion. “Anna is a very free spirit.
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3 weeks ago | 
barrettmedia.com | Jeff Lynn
- Advertisement -There was a time when two formats in particular had, or thought they had, a woman problem. Classic Rock and Country had hard rules about two female songs in a row or a limit on the number of female artists in an hour. It made a little sense for Classic Rock, where there weren’t many female artists to balance an hour or across several hours. If you got beyond Heart, Pat Benatar, Joan Jett, Debbie Harry, Stevie Nicks and Janis Joplin, your choices were getting scarce.
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3 weeks ago | 
barrettmedia.com | Jeff Lynn
- Advertisement -If I mentioned the name Adam Zalusky, you might not recognize it. But if I said Crisco of the “Crisco, Dez & Wes” morning show at KS95, KSTP-FM in Minneapolis, it is likely you would. Crisco has spent his entire career in the Minneapolis/St. Paul market and has been hosting mornings at the Hubbard Hot AC for the past nine years. Radio peers recognized the show as one of the best Hot AC Shows in the 2024 Barrett Media Top 20.
