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Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Country Aircheck Today (6-29)
Townsquare Media introduced five new members to its management team today (6/29) as SVP/Operations John King announced his retirement, effective June 30. FiveWire Ventures Managing Directors Alex Berkett and Dhruv Prasad have been named SVP/Business Development-Mergers-Acquisitions and SVP/Strategy-Operations, respectively. Berkett will identify and execute strategic transactions and joint ventures, while Prasad will work with regional and market-level leadership implementing strategic business initiatives. Also joining Townsquare, FiveWire Ventures Principal Scott Schatz is now VP/Finance-Information Technology. CBS Radio/New York Market Controller Greg Yudkin becomes VP/Controller, while McKinsey & Company's Christina Frey takes the VP-Project Mgr./Digital Strategy title. A 39-year radio vet, King can now be reached at 937-648-3189 (home), 937-776-4288 (cell) or 
In an executive change at the five-station CBS Radio/West Palm Beach cluster that includes Country WIRK, Market Manager Rolf Pepple has left the company and will be succeeded Thursday (7/1) by CBS Radio/Cleveland SVP/Market Manager Steve Carver. Having served only seven months in the Cleveland position, Carver previously worked 11 years for the Tribune Company in executive posts including GM of WGN/Chicago, and before that was VP/GM for CBS at crosstown WBBM. His duties at the four-station Cleveland cluster will be taken by Tom Herschel, who has been promoted from Dir./Sales. Reach Pepple at 561-358-1275 or 
Producers J. Gary Smith and John Smith have partnered with Texas-based Cotton Valley Entertainment's Kevin Russell and Sara Greenville to launch Cotton Valley Music, which includes Cotton Valley Records and Cotton Valley Management. The company's objective is to utilize technology for marketing its artist roster, which includes Mark Cooke and Curb's Steve Holy. Reach them at 615-730-9845 or 
To submit your 2010 CMA Broadcast Award packages. Make your online submissions for Small, Medium, Large and Major Market Broadcast Personality and Station, as well as National Personality before 5pm CT July 1 
Nominations for the NAB's fourth annual HD Radio Multicast Award open July 1 and run through July 30, recognizing "unique, innovative or groundbreaking programming." The award will be presented during the 2010 Radio Show Sept. 29-Oct. 1 in Washington, DC. Stations can submit entries online 
The 9513 Managing Editor Jim Malec is now Publisher/Editor of the newly launched American Noise (multi-genre) and American Twang (country-only) online magazines. Malec spent nearly two years at The 9513 before his June 1 depature. Reach Malec at 615-713-2125 or 
As we head in to the Fourth of July weekend, here are a few songs to keep in mind. Got a suggestion? Send them 
Curb's Clay Walker hosts a one-hour 4th Of July Party radio special featuring songs from Rodney Atkins, Tim McGraw, Rascal Flatts and Blake Shelton. Download it via Play MPE or contact VP/Promotion Adrian Michaels at 615-690-4207 or 
Big Machine's Taylor Swift (No. 12) leads country artists featured on Forbes' "Celebrity 100" list, which ranks the world's most powerful celebrities. The magazine generated the list by combining earnings between June 1, 2009 and June 1, 2010 with other statistics such as web hits on Google Blog Search, TV/radio mentions on LexisNexis, overall press mentions on Factavia and the number of times a celebrity's image appeared on 25 consumer magazine covers. Kenny Chesney (No. 54), Rascal Flatts (No. 62), Toby Keith (No. 67) and Keith Urban (No. 76) are also featured. Oprah Winfrey, Beyoncé Knowles, James Cameron, Lady Gaga and Tiger Woods are the top five, respectively. Complete list 
The final AquaPalooza 2010 Signature Event lineup includes Matt Stillwell, Joanna Smith, Lee Brice and Jerrod Niemann. They join previously announced headliner Brad Paisley. The music starts at noon for the July 10 Lake Travis event near Austin. The concert is free by boat. Learn more 
The Recording Academy will host an all-star tribute concert to Loretta Lynn at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium Oct. 12. The event titled Grammy Salute To Country Music will include a presentation of the Recording Academy President's Merit Award and the Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award to Lynn for her contributions to country music. Details 
Congrats to ACM Creative Development Sr. Dir. Lisa Lee and husband Doug on birth of their second child, Jackson Douglas Lee, last week (6/21). He joins big sister Grayson Faye.
Our heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Morris Communications COO Michael Osterhout, who lost his battle with cancer last Saturday (6/26). Michael, who was 61, had a long association with Country radio through the company's 33-station group and was a current member of the CRB board of directors. Services will be held at 11am July 1 at Blount & Curry Funeral Home (605 S. MacDill Ave., Tampa, FL; 813-876-2421). Memorial contributions to the Humane Society or the American Cancer Society are being accepted.
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