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Justin Moore Takes Radio Gig

Valory’s Justin Moore will add morning show co-host to his résumé Dec. 30 when he joins the Morning Mayhem show on Signal Media Sports KABZ/Little Rock. Moore joins incumbent hosts David Bazzel, Roger Scott and R.J. Hawk. “Justin is known the world over for his music, but he’s most proud of being from Arkansas,” says GM Justin Acri. “He has an international fan following across multiple platforms that we believe will help to grow our audience and bring energy to morning radio.” Moore adds, “I’m thrilled to be part of a show Justin Moore that is dedicated to just talking about life in Arkansas – but make no mistake, my music career will always be a priority.” KABZ ranked No. 8 with a 4.5 share in the most recent Nielsen ratings; stream here.

Driscoll Steps Down

Connoisseur EVP/CFO/Co-Founder Michael O. Driscoll will step down as EVP Dec. 31 and is being succeeded by VP/Finance & Accounting Oliver Price. Driscoll has served as CFO since 2004 and has worked with CEO/ Michael O. Co-Founder Jeffrey D. Warshaw for more Driscoll than 25 years. He will retain his EVP title but is stepping back from day-to-day management duties. Price, who has been with the company since 2012, has been named SVP in addition to picking up CFO responsibilities. “In the years working with [Driscoll], we have occasionally had different opinions but never harsh words or arguments,” says Warshaw. “I am glad in Oliver Price this new role he will get a chance to take some more time for travel and things he wanted to do, but I look forward to still working together. He will always be my partner.” Connoisseur owns 13 radio properties, including Country WFRE/Frederick, MD.

Cell-fie: Warner/WMN’s Ashley McBryde with iHeart’s Rod Phillips, KNIX/Phoenix’s Steve Geofferies and KWNR/Las Vegas’ MoJoe Roberts (l-r) at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena.

Who’s Waking Up Country?

Country Aircheck dug into Nielsen’s November PPM releases to see which Country morning shows are waking up the most people. With morning drive clearance on 16 stations in PPM markets, it’s no surprise that the total cume for The Bobby Bones Show puts him in a commanding lead, with a weekly reach of more than 1.3 million. His largest individual market cume is in Washington, DC, where Bones reaches 182,200 on iHeartMedia WMZQ. The largest local show belongs to Audacy WUSN/ Chicago; Melissa McGurren and Austin Huff’s six-month-old show reaches a quarter of a million people every week. The next two spots are occupied by Cumulus’ Dallas properties. The Wake Up With The Wolf show on KPLX with Brian Moote and Tara Ward also clears the quarter million mark for third place, just 2,600 listeners ahead of Mark “Hawkeye” Louis and Michelle Rodriguez, who are down the hall at KSCS. The Q Morning Zoo on Cox KKBQ/Houston

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with Tim Tuttle, Erica Rico and Katelyn Maida rounds out the top five with a cume of 248,800. Also worth noting is WCTK/Providence’s morning show featuring Brian Mulhern and Courtney Kelley. Despite being in Market No. 44, nearly a quarter of their total cume comes from the neighboring Boston market, which helps land them at No. 15. –Chris Huff P6+ Cume, Mon.-Fri. 6am-10am, Nov. 2021 1

The Bobby Bones Show

16 stations

1,334,200

Melissa & Austin

WUSN/Chicago

255,600

Wakeup With The Wolf

KPLX/Dallas

252,500

Hawkeye In The Morning

KSCS/Dallas

249,900

Q Morning Zoo

KKBQ/Houston

248,800

Jonathan Weir & Ayla Brown

WKLB/Boston

239,100

The Andie Summers Show

WXTU/Philadelphia

203,900

Go Country Mornings

KKGO/Los Angeles

193,200

Mornings With Beth

KCYY/San Antonio

185,700

The Morning Bullpen

KILT/Houston

185,400

Tim, Ben & Brooke

KNIX/Phoenix

168,400

Chris Carr & Company

KEEY/Minneapolis

155,400

Josh, Rachael & Grunwald

WYCD/Detroit

141,900

Gunner & Cheyenne

KMLE/Phoenix

141,700

Cat Country Mornings

WCTK/Providence

139,000

Paul Schadt & Sarah Lee

WKKT/Charlotte

138,800

Remy & Kasey

WIL/St Louis

134,200

KYGO Mornings

KYGO/Denver

133,500

John & Tammy In The Morning

KSON/San Diego

127,900

Scott Sparks

KTHT/Houston

123,200

a critical and successful pillar of our business strategy, and Jared brings the experience, creativity and technical expertise to build on that foundation and catapult us to the next level,” says Berner. Merves’ prior stops include Wundervue, Belo + Company, Tegna, Cars.com and Nissan.

Leadership Music’s Turner Retires

Leadership Music Mgr./Communications & Events Judi Turner is retiring after 40 years in the Nashville music business. “In a dream career, I have been especially blessed to work with four industry icons: Jo Walker-Meador, Irving Waugh, Bill Gaither and Bill Carter, as well as such legendary and enduring performers as Rodney Crowell, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Shenandoah, among others,” Turner says. Her industry career began as WalkerMeador›s administrative assistant at CMA, where she rose to Dir./ Public Information. She moved to Network Ink Public Relations before forming her own Turner & Company in 1992. Five years at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum preceded her 2012 move to Leadership Music. She was inducted into the SOURCE Hall of Fame in 2019. Turner plans to stay involved with Leadership Music, Second Harvest Food Bank and the Teacher›s Pet project at JE Moss Elementary School; reach her here.

WYCT’s Carr To Depart

ADX WYCT/Pensacola midday personality Kerena Carr is leaving next month to join Sunbury Top 40 WQKX/Sunbury, PA for mornings. Her last day at WYCT will be Jan. 21. Carr joined the Pensacola cluster in 2019 and was named to her most recent post in May (CAT 5/13). Reach her here. PD Brent Lane is now searching for Carr’s successor, who will also handle traffic reporter and sidekick roles alongside Lane and Melissa “Mel” Hering in mornings. “If you are interested in making a difference and are passionate about locally owned broadcasting, we want to hear from you,” Lane tells Country Aircheck. Complete job description here; send résumés, social media samples and airchecks to Lane here.

WKSJ’s Farmer Leaves Radio

Merves To Cumulus

Distributed Media Lab/Denver CRO Jared Merves will join Cumulus as SVP/Digital Jan. 18. He will report to Pres./CEO Mary Berner and is tasked with leading digital strategy, focusing on revenue generation. “Digital has been

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Jared Merves

iHeartMedia WKSJ/Mobile, AL Promo Dir./midday personality Johnna Farmer has left radio after five years with the cluster and more than 13 in the industry. “Christmas Eve ... I’m hanging up my headphones with a heart filled with joy and gratitude,” shares Farmer via Facebook. She tells Country Aircheck, “It’s been the honor of a lifetime to work and grow

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November CDM Ratings

with the very people I grew up listening to.” Farmer can now be reached here. PD Bill Black says, “At this moment, we are filling [Johnna’s roles] internally.” Black has been heard in middays this week in addition to his afternoon shift.

Florence To SLO

Former Cumulus Rhythmic Top 40 KVYB/Oxnard-Ventura, CA PD Matthew “Doughboy” Florence has been named Dimes Media/San Luis Obispo, CA PD for the group that includes Country KRKC-AM/ King City and translator K285FW. He succeeds longtime Rhythmic Top 40 KWWV/San Luis Obispo PD/morning host JoJo Lopez, who previously oversaw the group; Florence will also handle mornings for KWWV. He left KVYB in June 2019 and has served with Dimes in a sales capacity since Jan. 2020. Reach him here.

Johnna Farmer

Matthew “Doughboy” Florence

Here are select Nielsen Audio Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) ratings for November 2021 (three-month rolling average, 8/19-11/10) compared with September and October. Ranks (in parentheses) are among subscribers. Unless otherwise noted, all figures are Persons 12+, Monday-Sunday, 6am-midnight.

Chattanooga, TN

• WUSY Audacy 10.5 (1) - 11.0 (1) - 9.4 (2) • WUUQ Bahakel Classic Country 5.2 (4) 4.4 (4) - 4.4 (4) • WOGT Cumulus 2.0 (8t) - 1.8 (8t) - 1.8 (9t)

Huntsville, AL

• WDRM iHeartMedia  10.0 (1) - 9.8 (1) - 9.3 (1) • WWFF Cumulus 1.3 (13) - 1.3 (13) - 1.7 (12)

Jackson, MS

• WMSI iHeartMedia 4.2 (5t) - 4.9 (4) - 5.5 (4)  Largest share since Summer 2014. • WUSJ New South  3.5 (7) - 3.1 (9) - 3.9 (5) • WHJT New South Classic Country  2.1 (10) - 2.5 (10) - 2.1 (10)

Lewiston Gets Bank

Broomfield Broadcasting/Greenwood, SC GSM Corey Bank will join Mifflin County-Nittany Media/Lewistown, PA in the same capacity Jan. 10. He will oversee sales efforts for the three-station cluster that includes Country WVNW. “[Corey’s] youthful exuberance and experience in markets of many sizes made choosing him to lead Corey Bank our sales team an easy decision,” says MM Tony Peiffer. Bank’s prior stops include La Crosse Media Group/Onalaska, WI; iHeartMedia/Ft. Myers, FL; and Genesis Multimedia Group. Reach him here.

KSJB’s Murphy Departs

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Chesterman Classic Country KSJB-AM/Jamestown, ND Murphy In The Morning host Kyle Murphy exited Dec. 23 after five months. He joined in July (CAT 7/20) following time with KGWY/Gillette, WY; KAAR/Butte, MT; Nexstar/Salt Lake City; Canyon/St. George, UT; and then-Citadel/Salt Lake City. Murphy is on the hunt for his next opportunity and can be reached here. No word on plans for the position at KSJB-AM.

Benefit News

iHeartMedia KTGX/Tulsa MD/Digital Lead/afternoon personality Natalie Cash camped atop a 30-foot scaffold for three days to encourage donations to the Twister’s Bikes For Kids campaign. Listeners donated more than 1,000; see a photo recap here and videos here and here. Cenla/Alexandria, LA – including Country KRRV – teamed with South West Beverage to collect personal care items for veterans at Pineville, LA’s VA Hospital. KRRV PD Melissa Frost and Rock sister KZMZ PD Pat Cloud personally delivered a record-breaking number of donated items to the hospital Dec. 21. An anonymous Instagram account operating under the handle @ShittyPD took a break from posting industry-related memes to launch a campaign helping fellow broadcasters during the month of December via crowdfunding. “All this month, radio people will

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go above and beyond helping worthy charities raise money, toys and awareness ... I’m hoping to turn the focus inward to members of our community to help those who are having a tough time,” a post explains here. Four industry pros benefited from the generosity of “Shitty PD” and the account’s approximately 2,300 followers, including former WLHK/Indianapolis PD Ryan Wild; outgoing KSJB-AM/Jamestown, ND morning host Kyle Murphy; and WJCL/Savannah, GA OM/PD/afternoon personality Don Brake. Check out the account and the Venmo drops here.

Gig Alert

Board Shorts

Station News

Technicom & Suak Valley Broadcasting’s Tom Burns, Berkowitz Broadcast Consulting’s Gary Berkowitz, Maryland Media One’s Steve Clendenin and Radio Richmond’s Jim Jacobs have joined The Independent Broadcasters Association (IBA) Board of Directors. The four will begin serving three-year terms Jan. 1 and succeed outgoing members David Stephens, Michael J. Flood, Deborah Barrera and Cindy Taylor Chesson (CAT 7/23/20). Additionally, Adams CEO Ron Stone has been elected to a second term as IBA Pres./Exec. Dir., Illiad’s Darrell Calton and Dick Broadcasting’s Allen Dick have been re-elected as Chairman/Asst. Secretary and VP/Treasurer, respectively, and Renda Broadcasting’s Tony Renda was voted into his first term as Secretary/Asst. Treasurer replacing the outgoing Flood. The recently elected WMBA (Women Music Business Association) new officers are Melissa Flaxman (Pres.), Virginia Brick (VP), Dixie Hydrick (Secretary) and Lizzy Stone (Treasurer), and the Committee Chairwomen for 2022 are Aura Guadagno and Aimee Graham (Events & Education Co-Chairs) and Erin Fligel and Amy Gellick (Marketing & Membership CoChairs). The organization will kick off the new year Jan. 18 with Global Songwriters Connection Pres. Sheree Spoltore; info here.

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Curb|Word VP/National Christian Promotion Jeri Cooper is looking for “a self-motivated multitasker who enjoys collaborating with a team” to join the Christian radio promotion team as Mgr./ Regional Promotions. Candidates must be knowledgeable about and have a passion for Christian music and Christian radio and must be proficient in Music Connect, Mediabase and Billboard. Send résumés to Sr. Dir./HR Jessica Earwood here.

iHeartMedia flipped Alternative WZDA/Dayton, OH to Country as “103.9 The Bull“ Monday (12/27). The station had been stunting with allChristmas music since Nov. 24 and is currently running 5,000 songs in a row commercial-free. No word on plans for staff. iHeart previously had a Country presence in the market with WYDB, which it operated through the Aloha Stations Trust. That station was sold and flipped to a religious format in August (CAT 8/3). In the most recent Nielsen ratings, Cox WHKO leads the market with an 8.9 share, while Alpha Classic Country WCLI ranks No. 13 with a 1.2. Stream WZDA here. Consolidated Media Classic Country WOWQ/Clarksville, TN “105.1 The Wolf“ flipped to Adult Hits on Dec. 23 as “The Train.“ The station remains jockless. G-Cap Communications KOGT-AM/ Orange, TX will cease operations Friday (12/31). The station signed on in 1948 and has been Country since 1961. Current owner Gary Stelly purchased the station in 1992. A statement on the station’s website cited several deciding factors, including “changing media.”

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News & Notes

Broken Bow’s Craig Morgan teamed with Dickson County Firefighters and volunteers to provide Christmas gifts for children in foster care in Dickson County, TN. Former Saga Classic Country WSIG/Harrisonburg, VA morning co-host Krystle Bonet (CAT 12/20) is joining Sunrise Broadcasting AC WILT & Rock WRMR/Wilmington, NC Jan. 10 for mornings and afternoons, respectively, and can now be reached here.

In Case You Missed It

Reba McEntire sang “I Needed Christmas” on ABC’s Good Morning America (12/21) here. Dan + Shay performed “Officially Christmas” here and Carrie Underwood sang “All Is Well” here on NBC’s Today Christmas Eve (12/24). Carly Pearce visited CBS Mornings with her version of “O Holy Night” here and spoke about her life-changing year here Christmas Eve (12/24). Lucas Hoge honored the military with his new song “Christmas Without You” on Fox & Friends (12/25) here.

Engage Meant

Sea Gayle Music Sr. Dir./Creative & A&R JD Groover proposed to Ally Barrett over the holiday weekend. “Props to her dad for hiding in a porta-potty to capture the picture,” says Groover via Instagram. “Props to [Ally] for leaving the car door open, but the picture is perfect for us.” Send best wishes to the couple here. Cumulus KSKS/Fresno, CA morning host Gnarley Charley proposed to Gina Capone Okerson Dec. 25. “She said yes!” shares Charley via Facebook. Send best wishes here.

Crib Notes

WUSN/Chicago morning co-host Austin Huff and wife Meredith Kennedy Nicole welcomed their first child, and Austin Huff baby girl Kennedy Nicole Huff, Dec. 18 Matt Pennings, at 5:02am CT. Huff detailed his feelings about Ozeana Rae and Jessie G becoming a father via his own KorkedBats.com blog here. Congratulate the family here. Redneck Bayou Records’ Jessie G and husband Matt Pennings welcomed their first child together, daughter Ozeana

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Rae Pennings, Dec. 5. “It was such a smooth delivery,” says Jessie G. “The doctor even let daddy help deliver Ozeana and set her on my chest when she entered the world. She is so strong and already lifting her head to look around. We feel so blessed!”

Life Notes

Bicoastal KRKT/Albany, OR PD/morning host & Country sister KRWQ/Medford, OR afternoon personality Scott Schuler is in the hospital and continuing to recover after first being diagnosed with atrial fibrillation in early December before being admitted to the ICU with blood clots. He has experienced sinus tachycardia and pulmonary clots. Schuler’s wife and KRKT morning co-host Angie is continuing to document his health journey via Facebook here. The Henningsens’ Aaron Henningsen is currently hospitalized at Tri-Star Centennial in Nashville for what has been labeled a mystery illness. Henningsen is undergoing treatment for rashes, fever, dehydration and an inability to sleep. “We are asking for a movement of prayer warriors for Aaron as he has been battling a mysterious illness,” the band shares via Facebook. “Pray for rest, peace and healing over him.” A GoFundMe has been setup to help with medical expenses and associated costs here.

Chronicle: Prospero

Forever WFGE/State College, PA OM/PD/ afternoon personality Chris Prospero (a.k.a. Boss Frog) passed away Dec. 21 following a short battle with COVID-19. He was 52. Prospero joined the cluster in March 2006 following time at crosstown Schlesinger Communications and in Chris Prospero Buffalo, NY. Visitation will be held Dec. 30 from 1-3pm and 5-8pm ET at Koch Funeral Home (2401 South Atherton Street, State College, PA 16801). Funeral services will take place Dec. 31 at 11am ET, also at Koch Funeral Home. See Prospero’s complete obituary here; a GoFundMe has been established here.

Tube Check

New Year’s Eve (12/31): Jason Aldean, Gabby Barrett, Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton and more, Bobby Boneshosted New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash (CBS); Walker Hayes, Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest (ABC). New Year’s Day (1/1): Thomas Rhett, NHL Winter Classic (TNT). Monday (1/3): Carly Pearce, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC). CAC

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SEEK & EMPLOY

AVAILABLE JOBS MIDWEST

SOUTHEAST

Summit KFDI/Wichita OM Justin Case is searching for a morning co-host. See the complete posting here; send résumés and airchecks to Case here. Alpha KZEN/Columbus, NE Dir./ Content David Gustafson is seeking a morning host. See the complete job description and apply here; reach Gustafson here. Midwest/Peoria, IL VP/MM Mike Wild is looking to add an OM for the cluster that includes Country WXCL. See the complete job description here; send résumés, cover letters and airchecks to Wild here. Townsquare KOEL/Waterloo, IA Dir./ Content Johnny Marks is searching for a Brand Mgr./morning host. See the complete job description and apply here; send résumés and airchecks to Marks here. Zimmer KATI/Jefferson City, MO OM Jeremy Washington is seeking a PD/ morning co-host. Send résumés, social media samples and airchecks to him here. Townsquare SVP/Content & Programming Kurt Johnson is looking for a Dir./Content for the Lansing, MI cluster that includes Country WITL. Send résumés and airchecks here. MacDonald WKCQ/Saginaw, MI OM/ PD Jason Addams is looking for a fulltime, live night host. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. NORTHEAST

Summit/Louisville OM Cagle is seeking a full-time midday personality with at least two years of on-air experience to join Country WQNU; PPM experience is a plus. Send résumés and airchecks to Cagle here. Mel Wheeler WSLC/Roanoke, VA Dir./HR Cheryl Skinner is looking for a midday personality. Send résumés and airchecks to her here. Gulf South WTVY/Dothan, AL GM Bryan Holladay is seeking an OM/PD/ morning co-host who can also handle PD duties for Top 40 sister WKMX. Send résumés and airchecks here. Townsquare KMDL/Lafayette, LA PD Jude Walker is searching for a midday personality. Complete job description and application here. Dick/Savannah, GA is in need of an OM to oversee the cluster that includes Country WUBB. Complete job description and application here. Summit/Knoxville Pres. Chris Protzman is looking for a Mgr./ Promotions to oversee the four-station cluster that includes Country WCYQ. Complete job description here; send résumés here. iHeartMedia WUBL/Atlanta SVP/ Programming Meg Stevens is “looking for future stars” to join for mornings. Complete job posting and application here. Cumulus WIVK/Knoxville PD Rich Bailey is seeking a midday personality. Complete job description and application here; reach Bailey here. Saga Group PD Scott Chase is looking for a morning host to join WCVL/ Charlottesville, VA. Complete job posting here; send résumés and airchecks to Chase here. Saga Classic Country WSIG/ Harrisonburg, VA OM/PD Paul “Uncle Pauly” McDaniel is searching for a morning co-host. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. ADX WYCT/Pensacola PD Brent Lane is looking for a midday personality. See the complete job description here; send résumés, social media samples and airchecks to Lane here.

Cumulus WCTO/Allentown, PA OM/PD Jerry Padden is searching for a morning co-host. Complete job description and application here. Audacy/Rochester, NY VP/GM Sue Munn is looking for an OM for the five-station cluster that includes Country WBEE. Complete job description and application here. Townsquare/Atlantic City, NJ Dir./ Content Joe Kelly is on the hunt for an Asst. Dir./Digital & Radio Content to join the cluster that includes Country WPUR. Complete job description and application here. Townsquare/Portsmouth, NH Regional Market Pres. Christine Sieks is looking for a Dir./Digital & Radio Content for the cluster that includes Country WOKQ. Complete job description and application here. Sieks is also searching for a Digital & Radio Content Leader/on-air host and a morning co-host for WOKQ; apply here and here, respectively.

SOUTHWEST

résumés and airchecks to him here. Seigler is also seeking a PD/afternoon personality for KORA; send résumés and airchecks here. Cumulus VP/Country Charlie Cook is looking for a PD/midday personality for KAYD/Beaumont, TX. See the complete job description and apply here. Cox KCYY/San Antonio PD Christi Brooks is searching for a morning cohost to join incumbent Beth Chandler. Apply here. Alpha/Amarillo, TX MM Cal Hall is seeking a Content Dir./Brand Mgr. for the cluster that includes Country KGNC. Complete job description and application here. WEST COAST Cumulus KBUL/Reno, NV PD/morning host Bob Richards is seeking a full-time morning co-host to join The Moo Crew. Complete job description here; send résumés and airchecks to Richards here. Cumulus KATM/Modesto, CA PD Andy Winford is looking for a third-mic morning co-host to join DJ Walker and Jaimee Lee. See complete job description and apply here. Townsquare KAWO/Boise Brand Mgr. Chris Pickett is searching for a live midday personality. Job description and application here. OTHER Townsquare Country Format Lead Doug Montgomery has immediate openings for PDs and morning talent. Send résumés and airchecks to him here. iHeartMedia EVP/Country Programming Strategy Rod Phillips has current openings for “great PDs in various size markets.” Send résumés and airchecks to him here. Pandora is adding a Dir./Country Programming to manage the programming and curation of country music destinations on the platform. See the complete job description and apply here. Townsquare Country Format Lead Doug Montgomery is searching for an Exec. Prod./Content Prod./on-air talent to join nationally syndicated Taste Of Country Nights. Complete job description and application here.

Brazos Valley KORA/Bryan-College Station, TX VP/GM John Seigler is searching for an MD/morning co-host with an understanding of Texas country. Send

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SEEKING JOBS •Tony Kelly Former WUSN/Chicago morning producer KellyT_60468@yahoo.com 708-642-8518 •Greg Cole Former WKCQ/Saginaw, MI OM/PD GCole27000@gmail.com 916-502-4734 •Jonathan West Former WKTI/Milwaukee afternoons JonathanWestRadio@gmail.com 320-774-9300 •Marc Lavik (aka Dave Marcus) Former on-air talent ZimaGuy@gmail.com 401-467-6737 •Cory Mikhals Former KIZN/Boise morning co-host CoryProductions@icloud.com •”Big” John Horton Former KFSA/Ft. Smith, AR afternoon host BigJohn@TheBigJohnShow.com •Kris Richards Former WKJO/Smithfield, NC afternoons FireCop947@yahoo.com •AJ McCloud Former WWFF/Huntsville, AL APD/afternoons AJ.McCloud@charter.net 256-503-2301 •Mac Daniels Former KPLX & KSCS/Dallas PD MacDaniels@me.com •Brittany Tully Former WYNK/Baton Rouge PD BriLynn718@gmail.com •Bill Hickok Former KBMR/Bismark, ND morning host BillHickok1950@gmail.com •Amy Nic Former WAMZ/Louisville afternoon host AmyNicRadioChick@gmail.com •Ron “Keyes” Stevens Former WQRB/Eau Claire, WI afternoon host RonStvns@yahoo.com •Scott Davidson Former WHOF-HD2/Canton, OH PD/on-air host Davidson1023@gmail.com •Trace Hamilton Former WEBG/Chicago night host TheTraceHamilton@gmail.com

•Brian “Wookie” Kostek Former WDSY/Pittsburgh APD/MD/afternoons BKostek24@gmail.com •Kim Brixton Former WNWN/Battle Creek, MI mornings/middays KimBrixton@gmail.com •Mark McKay Former Riser House Dir./Southeast Promotion MMcKay973@gmail.com •Tim Taylor Former KWJJ/Portland afternoons Tim.Taylor1@comcast.net •Amber Rainey Former KSON/San Diego middays AmberRaineyOnAir@gmail.com •Tami Rumfelt Former WPAW/Greensboro afternoons TamiRumfelt@gmail.com •Mark “Skid” Lavin Former WOTW/Orlando Dir./ Production & On-Air MarkLavin@yahoo.com 407-619-5346 •Kerry Wolfe Former WMIL/Milwaukee SVPP & PD KerryLWolfe@hotmail.com 414-788-3764 •Mike McKay Former WQRB/Eau Claire, WI Brand Mgr./mornings McKProd@charter.net •Jimmy Elliott Former WOVK/Wheeling, WV WPP/PD/MD/ mornings JimmyElliottSchlosser@gmail.com

•Jess Tyler Former WOKQ/Portsmouth, NH Brand Mgr./ MD/middays JTyler1999@yahoo.com •Jim Pearson Former KDBL/Yakima, WA PD/mornings JimsCoolEmail@gmail.com 831-261-1822 •Crash Poteet Former WPOR/Portland, ME Brand Mgr./afternoons OKCCrash@gmail.com •Aaron “Gator” Glass Former WQNU/Louisville mornings GatorGlass.53@gmail.com •Todd Elbrink Former Cox/Houston DOS TElbrink@icloud.com •Carly Quinn Former WGH/Norfolk morning co-host NewEnglandClamChowder2021@yahoo.com 757-617-8171 •Chuck Reeves Former KTFW/Dallas & KTWF/Wichita Falls, TX PD/afternoons ChuckReeves33@yahoo.com •Chuck “DZL” Thompson Former WKKT/Charlotte PD DZLradio@gmail.com 704-615-7095 •Corey Garrison Former WTHT/Portland, ME PD GarrisonCorey@yahoo.com •Jared Marlowe Former WWOF/Tallahassee weekender RadioJared@gmail.com

•Steve Powers Former iHeartMedia/Mobile, AL SVPP StevePowers961@yahoo.com

•Dan Gallo Former KTHT/Houston morning co-host DanJGallo@hotmail.com

•Jim Dorman Former iHeartMedia/Wichita SVPP & Country KZSN PD/middays JimDorman2@aol.com

•Chuck Akers Former KTHT/Houston morning co-host chuckakers@comcast.net

•Eddie Rupp Former iHeartMedia/Sarasota, FL SVPP/OM & Country WCTQ middays ER-1001@hotmail.com •Amy Lynn Former WCKT/Ft. Myers, FL middays AmyLynnRadio@gmail.com

•Ryan McCall Former WGLR/Platteville, WI MD/afternoons RyanMcCall@yahoo.com

•Bill “Stu” Stewart Former KASH/Anchorage, AK PD/ morning co-host BStu1013@gmail.com

•David Dean Former KXDD/Yakima, WA afternoons DaviDean5@gmail.com

•Ashley King Former KHLR/Little Rock, AR afternoons AKingMarsh@gmail.com

•Ryan Wild Former WLHK/Indianapolis PD/middays WildOnAir@aol.com 815-353-6101 •Stephanie Crist Former KMDL/Lafayette, LA midday personality StephanieCrist1956@gmail.com •Kyle Murphy Former KSJB-AM/Jamestown, ND morning personality KyleMurphyRadio@gmail.com

SCOREBOARD

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November 2021 CDM Scoreboard Here are November 2021 (threemonth rolling average, 8/19-11/10) Nielsen Audio Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM) ratings results listed alphabetically by market. Total shares among subscribers in CDM markets on a same-station basis were Station/City

Oct 2021 CDM Share

WCOS/Columbia, SC 6.0 WUDE/Columbia, SC 1.9 WHKO/Dayton, OH 10.4 WCLI/Dayton, OH + 1.6 KHKI/Des Moines, IA 6.2 KJJY/Des Moines, IA 5.5 KXNO-HD2/Des Moines, IA 0.5 KHEY/El Paso, TX 5.5 KSKS/Fresno, CA 4.9 KHGE/Fresno, CA 2.6 WWGR/Ft. Myers, FL 3.5 WCKT/Ft. Myers, FL 1.9 WHEL/Ft. Myers, FL 1.5 WBCT/Grand Rapids, MI 8.4 WTNR/Grand Rapids, MI 1.6 WRNS/Greenville, NC 10.5 WSSL/Greenville, SC 6.4 WESC/Greenville, SC + 6.2 WKSF/Greenville, SC (Asheville) 1.1 WRBT/Harrisburg, PA 3.3 WZCY/Harrisburg, PA 1.7 WIOV/Harrisburg, PA 0.8 WFVY/Harrisburg, PA 1.0 WGTY/Harrisburg, PA (York) 0.8 WDRM/Huntsville, AL 9.8 WWFF/Huntsville, AL 1.3 WMSI/Jackson, MS 4.9 WUSJ/Jackson, MS 3.1 WHJT/Jackson, MS + 2.5 WIVK/Knoxville, TN 10.5 WCYQ/Knoxville, TN 3.5 WDKW/Knoxville, TN + 3.5 WMYL/Knoxville, TN 1.9 KSSN/Little Rock, AR 6.6 KMJX/Little Rock, AR + 5.8 WAMZ/Louisville, KY 6.7 WQNU/Louisville, KY 3.2 WMAD/Madison, WI 4.3 WKSJ/Mobile, AL 5.9 WXBM/Mobile, AL 1.6

off just under 1% month-to-month from 414.8 to 411.2. The number of stations leading their markets held steady at 13. Ranks (in parenthesis) are among subscribers. A “+” indicates a Classic Country outlet; a “t” indicates a tie.

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Oct 2021 CDM Share

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2 14t 1 12 3 4 12t 6 5 12t 6 15 16 1 15 1 2 3 14 6 10t 13t 12 13t 1 13 4 9 10 1 7t 7t 12 4 6 2 10 4 3 13

7.1 2.1 10.2 1.7 7.0 4.5 0.4 4.9 4.3 2.7 3.7 2.1 1.9 7.7 1.8 10.3 5.8 7.4 1.4 3.6 2.5 0.7 1.2 0.8 9.3 1.7 5.5 3.9 2.1 11.0 3.9 2.5 2.0 5.4 5.4 6.4 3.1 4.7 5.3 2.0

2 15 1 12 3 7 12t 6 6 12t 4t 12t 15 1 15t 1 3 2 14 6 8t 15 11t 14 1 12 4 5 10 1 6 9 12 6t 6t 2 11 4 3 12

Station/City

NOV CDM TOP TEN SHARE

OCT NOV 2t 1 WIVK/Knoxville 11.0 2t 2 WRNS/Greenville, NC 10.3 4 3 WHKO/Dayton 10.2 1 4 WUSY/Chattanooga 9.4 5 5 WDRM/Huntsville 9.3 9t 6 KUZZ/Bakersfield 9.2 7 7 KXKT/Omaha 8.9 -- 8t WBEE/Rochester 8.5 6 8t KFDI/Wichita 8.5 8 10 WKKO/Toledo 7.9

Oct 2021 CDM Share

KTOM/Monterey, CA 3.3 WNOE/New Orleans, LA 4.4 WRKN/New Orleans, LA 0.4 KJKE/Oklahoma City+ 4.7 KTST/Oklahoma City, OK 4.1 KXXY/Oklahoma City, OK + 3.2 KNAH/Oklahoma City, OK + 1.4 KXKT/Omaha, NE 9.4 KFFF/Omaha, NE + 2.6 WKHK/Richmond, VA 6.4 WRXL-HD2/Richmond, VA 1.3 WBEE/Rochester, NY 8.2 WDVI/Rochester, NY * WNBL/Rochester, NY 0.7 KXLY/Spokane, WA 4.9 KDRK/Spokane, WA 2.6 KICR/Spokane, WA 3.5 KISC-HD2/Spokane, WA 1.0 WRNX/Springfield, MA 4.5 WWYZ/Springfield, MA (Hartford) 1.1 WHLL-AM/Springfield, MA 0.4 WBBS/Syracuse, NY 8.3 WOLF/Syracuse, NY 4.3 WFRG/Syracuse, NY (Utica, NY) 2.3 WKKO/Toledo, OH 9.0 WCKY/Toledo, OH + 0.8 WMIM/Toledo, OH 0.8 KIIM/Tucson, AZ 7.0 KHUD/Tucson, AZ 2.8 KWEN/Tulsa, OK 5.3 KXBL/Tulsa, OK + 4.9 KVOO/Tulsa, OK 3.9 KTGX/Tulsa, OK 4.1 KFDI/Wichita, KS 9.6 KZSN/Wichita, KS 6.5 KFTI-AM/Wichita, KS + 1.5 WGGY/Wilkes-Barre, PA 6.4 WSJR/Wilkes-Barre, PA 0.8 WCTO/Wilkes-Barre, PA (Allentown) 0.8

Nov 2021 CDM Rank

Oct 2021 CDM Share

Nov 2021 CDM Rank

6t 6 17 4 6 11 16 2 10 3 14 1 * 12 4 13 8 20t 4 11t 16t 1 7 9 1 12t 12t 2 13 3 4t 10 8t 1 3 14t 3 16t 16t

3.1 4.0 0.6 * 5.0 3.8 1.7 8.9 2.6 6.6 1.8 8.5 2.9 0.6 4.4 3.1 2.3 1.0 3.7 0.9 0.5 7.3 3.8 1.5 7.9 0.8 0.8 7.0 3.2 6.1 4.7 3.6 3.4 8.5 7.0 1.7 5.7 1.1 0.6

9t 8 15 * 1t 6 9t 1 11 2 14 1 8t 12 5t 10 13 20t 6 12 13t 1 7 11 1 13t 13t 2 10 1 4 3 9t 1 2t 13 4 14 16t