MARY MCPARTLAN, a powerhouse of Irish folk music - as a vocalist, a supporter of songwriters, an event organiser, as someone who nurtured the tradition, not just keeping it alive, but giving it a future - will be celebrated in Galway in April.
COUNTRY RADIO BROADCASTERS Executive Dir. RJ CURTIS shared his insights into the current strengths and challenges of the Country radio format during a FEBRUARY 17th webinar. The session, titled “What We Can Learn From AMERICA’s #1 Music Format,” was co-hosted by BENZTOWN CEO ANDREAS SANNEMANN and P1 MEDIA GROUP Partner KEN BENSON.The panelists discussed the format’s sharp decline in yearly average PPM shares since 2014, particularly last year, quoting NIELSEN .
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Eight New Country Radio Hall Of Fame Inductees Announced
June 2, 2021 at 8:00 AM (PT)
New honorees revealed
COUNTRY RADIO BROADCASTERS (CRB) revealed this morning (6/2) the eight broadcasters who will be inducted into its COUNTRY RADIO HALL OF FAME, Class of 2021. The group is divided into the four who will be inducted in the off-air category, and four being recognized for their work on air.
The first group includes KYGO/DENVER GM/Market Mgr. BOB CALL, CRB Executive Dir. RJ CURTIS, longtime WXBQ/BRISTOL programmer (now consultant) BILL HAGY and former CAPITAL CITIES/ABC Pres./Owned Radio Stations NORM SCHRUTT, who will be inducted posthumously. The on-air group is KFRG/RIVERSIDE APD/MD/West Coast talent HEATHER FROGLEAR, KIIM/TUCSON PD/afternoon host BUZZ JACKSON, AUSTIN radio veteran BOB PICKETT and WUBL/ATLANTA APD/midday personality ANGIE WARD.
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Guest Column: Consultant Barry Mardit Gives ‘CRS 2021’ High Marks
February 25, 2021 at 1:20 AM (PT)
Mardit
Was this year’s COUNTRY RADIO SEMINAR (CRS) the annual event we’ve come to expect? We knew there’d be no suitcases, rush to the airport or long road trip, hotel check-in, handshakes, waiting for badges/lanyards/shoulder bags of swag, or the inevitable “whend’ya get in” greetings. What we didn’t know was how great CRS could be without these traditions.
Perhaps the agenda committee and Board of Directors knew. When the sharpest minds in Country radio and records come together, it all but guarantees a great “playlist.”