Country Music Radio Industry Pics & Snapshots

morning dude STEVE HARMON with TRAVIS TRITT at the "10th Annual Celebrity Cutting Event," in Fort Worth recently. TRACY BYRD and his partner ROB SMELTS were the winners of the event, which drew over 4,000 fans. BOB KINGSLEY hosted the event.

APD/MD CHRIS HUFF and his staff recently cleaned out the prize closet and came across an old box of photos. This one was taken in 1985 as WAYLON JENNINGS headlined the annual KSCS COUNTRY FAIR. Look to WAYLON'S left and see the little guy with a guitar and a mic? That is a very young SHOOTER JENNINGS!

works on his new studio album (title to be determined), with producer FRANK ROGERS. They're recording at The Castle studio, which was the one time home of famous gangster AL CAPONE. Pictured Left to Right: David Grissom, Bryan Sutton, JT Corenflos, Richard Barrow, Kevin "Swine" Grantt, Chad Cromwell, Larry Franklin, Trent Willmon, Frank Rogers

EVP of Programming ERIC LOGAN with KEITH URBAN at the first ever XM NATION AWARDS.

(l-r) WAMZ PD, COYOTE CALHOUN, ROGERS, CAPITOL Pres/CEO MIKE DUNGAN, CAPITOL VP/Promo JIMMY HARNEN

President MIKE BORCHETTA (left) and VP MARTHA BORCHETTA congratulate DOUG STONE on his award for New Music Weekly's Top Country Male Artist in Hollywood. LOFTON CREEK was also named County Label of the Year.

with the lovely and talented FAITH HILL at SAKS FIFTH AVE., party on 11/14 during Country Takes Manhattan week, for the CMA Awards. (l-r) Terry Ree, Faith Hill, and Bruce Williams.

Hall of Fame Quarterback JIM KELLY and Universal Music Group Co Chairman JAMES STROUD, at The UMG after party in NYC.

sang the NATIONAL ANTHEM at the TENNESSEE TITANS vs. SAN FRANSISCO 49ers game on SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 27th.

recently (10/24) held an amazing education panel at BELMONT UNIVERSITY. The panel featured renowned producers ALAN PARSONS, EDDIE KRAMER and TONY BROWN and was moderated by USA TODAY journalist BRAIN MANSFIELD. (l-r) BMI's PERRY HOWARD, SOLID Educ. Committee Vice-Chair KELLY DANIEL, SOLID Educ. Committee JOHN CLORE, BROWN, PARSONS, KRAMER, MANSFIELD, SOLID Pres. ANDREW STOKES, SOLID Educ. Committee Chair JUSTIN LEVENSON and SOLID Educ. Committee CHIP PETREE

hosted a "guitar auction," at the local HARD ROCK CAFE, raising over $17,000 for local charities. Guitars were signed by artists such as BIG & RICH, CHARLIE DANIELS and BROOKS & DUNN. Here's a shot of WQYK morning stud/comedian CLEDUS T. JUDD with the "5'O Clock Somewhere," guitar, which actually featured a BUD LIGHT beer tap-unfortunately CLEDUS never figured out how to hook it up. The guitar fetched $2500 however!

with XM Bluegrass Junction PD KYLE CANTRELL. CANTRELL brought THE GRASCALS on stage for their recent sold-out performance, opening for BROOKS & DUNN at New York City's Irving Plaza earlier this month.

TONY and KRIS celebrated the upcoming DVD release of March Of The Penguins by having their own penguin march through the streets to a local mall. Listeners guessed ahead of time how long the trek would take and the winner won a pair of tickets to the upcoming KEITH URBAN concert. Producer Chick MELISSA and Mr. Penguin before he sets off on his journey.

Penguin passes out at the door of his destination, SEARS.

made a recent visit to the Q Morning Crew at WQDR/RALEIGH-DURHAM, NC. (l-r) Morning News Man MIKE RILEY, Morning host MIKE WHELESS, RIMES, and co-host HEATHER GREEN

(KRISTEN HALL was at home sick) of MERCURY RECORDS' trio SUGARLAND accept their American Music Award for Breakthrough Favorite New Artist in LA on November 22.

shares some holiday cheer with WIVK/KNOXVILLE OM MIKE HAMMOND and station mascot WIVICK the Frog at their recent "Festival of Lights" celebration. The Christmas tree lighting event is held each year in downtown KNOXVILLE where an ice rink is constructed for the holiday season.