December 29, 2021 • Issue 787
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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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