Country Music Radio Industry Pics & Snapshots

has signed an exclusive recording agreement with UNIVERSAL SOUTH RECORDS. The band is currently in the studio recording their debut CD for the label with country superstar STEVE WARINER at the production controls. Pictured: seated (l-r) - ALVARADR ROAD SHOW members BRANDON TREY, AJ CLARK and WES CLEVE CLARK; standing (l-r) – U-SOUTH Senior Partners TIM DuBOIS and TONY BROWN, U-SOUTH of A&R MIKE OWENS and WARINER.

sang the National Anthem at the NASCAR BUSH NICORETTE 300 in ATLANTA on 3/18. While there she met some of the legends of the sport (l-r) BENNY PARSONS, HAYNES, NED Jarrett DAVID PEARSON, BUDDY BAKER and RICHARD PETTY.

hangs with CMT's LANCE SMITH when he stopped by to talk about the video for his current single "On Again Tonight".

recently caught up with JASON ALDEAN at Freemont Street in LAS VEGAS to congratulate him on his Academy of Country Music Top New Male Vocalist nomination. He is currently opening for RASCAL FLATTS and kicking off a series of dates with fellow ACM nominee MIRANDA LAMBERT in their "Country Gone Wild" tour. They are also scheduled to perform at this year’s ACM New Artists Show on MONDAY (5/21). Pictured L to R: DANNY RAIDER, RICH REDMOND, ALDEAN, BRAMMER, KURT ALLISON, TULLY KENNEDY.

morning dude WOODY of "WOODY and PAULA" chats with REBA McENTIRE about her new 2006 clothing line. She was attending a fashion show at the brand new DILLARDS in RENO.

pictured here, appeared last weekend on the GRAND OLE OPRY's tribute to the "Women of Country." CARRIE performed the TAMMY WYNETTE classic, "Stand By Your Man," and DANIELLE performed, "Why Haven't I Heard From You," a hit from REBA McENTIRE.

but the duo, MONTGOMERY GENTRY. The 3rd Annual ACM CELEBRITY MOTORCYCLE RIDE, will be held on SUNDAY, MAY 21st in LAS VEGAS. Other artists set to hop on their Harley's are: BRADY SEALS of HOT APPLE PIE, SHELLY FAIRCHILD, JOHNNY and DONNIE VAN ZANT, CHELY WRIGHT, ROCKIE LYNNE, HEIDI NEWFIELD of TRICK PONY and many others. All money raised will go to the ACM CHARITABLE FOUNDATION. Here's a shot of this year's riders.

recently dropped by to hang with the good folks at WQDR. WQDR APD/MD MAD DAWG, CLINT, and PD LISA McKAY

WQDR Morning show host MIKE WHELESS with CLINT

PD LISA McKAY, APD MAD DAWG and CLINT chatting it up on the airwaves

was surprised with a Gold-certified plaque for sales exceeding 500,000 of his latest CD Doin' Something Right. (l-r) UMG Sr. VP/Sales & Mktg BEN KLINE, CURRINGTON and UMG Co-Chairman LUKE LEWIS

visited the CMA offices on (3/10), where she performed "I Don't," "Findin' A Good Man," and other songs from her upcoming debut album. Peck will perform at 2006 CMA Music Festival as part of the Daily Concerts on the Greased Lightning® Riverfront Stages. 2006 CMA Music Festival will be held Thursday-Sunday, June 8-11, in Downtown Nashville. For more information, logon to www.CMAfest.com. Pictured (l-r): CLAY MEYERS (Peck's manager); TAMMY GENOVESE (CMA Chief Operating Officer); PECK; ED BENSON (CMA Chief Strategic Officer); and JACK PURCELL (Vice President of Promotion, Big Machine Records).

Photo: 2006, RYAN NOREIKAS/CMA

PD SCOTT MICHAELS dyes his hair red and then gets a buzz-cut all for the kids of St. JUDE. KALF raised over 75,000 for St. JUDE CHILDREN's RESEARCH in their recent radiothon.

Dir. of Promotions APRIL STANLEY with her niece SOPHIA.

son of EPIC/NASHVILLE VP/Promotion BILL MACKY & KARYN BISHOP, has his first O-O-Oreo cookie.

recently held their very successful RADIOTHON for St. JUDE RESEARCH, raising over $900,000. ARISTA artist KEITH ANDERSON came by to lend a hand. WKLB PD MIKE BROPHEY, ANDERSON, MD GINNY ROGERS, ARISTA regional DAVID FRIEDMAN.

ANDERSON hangs with the WKLB staff.

got a visit from NBA great (and Country music fan), KARL "The MAILMAN" MALONE. KARL with afternoon dude DANNY RYAN

KARL with midday goddess BRANDIE

PD SCOTT MICHAELS (Left) with GREEN BAY PACKER and local CHICO resident AARON ROGERS and KALF night rocker KANSAS. AARON stopped by to help the folks at KALF during their recent St. JUDE CHILDREN's RADIOTHON.

Afternoon Driver DAVE GERONIMO hangs out backstage before a recent show with TRAVIS TRITT.

Afternoon Driver DAVE GERONIMO strikes a pose with MARTINA McBRIDE

MD/middayer CHUCK REEVES hangs with HENRY PAUL of BLACKHAWK recently at a recent KBUL "Listener Breakfast" with members of the RED HAT SOCIETY.

performed an exclusive acoustic concert for SIRIUS Satellite Radio at Belmont University's legendary Ocean Way Studios on Music Row in Nashville. Featuring several selections from their Lyric Street Records album coming March 14, Fortuneteller's Melody, as well as some of their past hits, the concert special will premiere Friday, March 10 at 9 pm ET on SIRIUS' New Country channel 60.

Sisters Kelsi, Kassidy and Kristin Osborne of SHeDAISY with SIRIUS Director Of Country Programming Scott Lindy.

as they raised 309,000 for the CHILDREN's HOSPITAL of OMAHA during their annual CHILDREN's MIRACLE NETWORK RADIOTHON.

as they raised 309,000 for the CHILDREN's HOSPITAL of OMAHA during their annual CHILDREN's MIRACLE NETWORK RADIOTHON. WWYZ/HARTFORD just had a very successful RADIOTHON for St. JUDE CHILDREN's RESEARCH, their 14th and their biggest yet. They raised $926,089 in two days. WWYZ Radiothon: (L-R) Floyd Wright, Wendy Steele and Aaron Davis help host the 14th Annual Quest For The Cure Radiothon at Westfield Meriden Shopping Center.

Danielle Peck and Jason Aldean on stage with Trent Tomlinson and Scotty Emerick get the crowd pumped at the Concert 4 Kids

Fitness celebrity John Basedow stopped by the radiothon to show his support for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and gave Aaron Davis some tips for staying fit!

hangin' with the SHeDAISY girls recently as they joined him to showcase their album on "Short Cuts." From L-R are: KELSI, KASSIDY, JON and KRISTYN.

and highlighted another WBEE/ROCHESTER Random Act of Country on (3/1). CORBETT also stopped by the WBEE studios and chatted with WBEE's NIKKI LANDRY. Later that night, CORBETT performed for a packed house at the ROOST. More than 150 people lined up outside in 9 degree weather trying to get in. Pictured here at the WBEE studios are CORBETT and LANDRY.

drops by to hang with WBEE middayer NIKKI LANDRY before a recent show.

recently put on a "One Night Stand" for over 500 WQDR/RALEGH listeners at City Limits Saloon. Tickets were unavailable for purchase…the only to get tickets to the show was to listen and win on 94.7 QDR.

is taking heed to "Go West, young man" as he's touring all over the Left Coast this month. Here he is pictured with KNIX/PHOENIX MD GWEN FOSTER before his recent concert in TEMPE, AZ.

recently (2/6) held their 2nd Anniversary Show and featured entertainment by ANDY GRIGGS, TRACY BYRD, RONNIE MILSAP, MIRANDA LAMBERT and TRENT TOMLINSON. (l-r) MD CINDY SPICER, GRIGGS, TOMLINSON, PD MIKE O'BRIAN, BYRD, LAMBERT and night jock JIMMY JACK

the new host of the ABC RADIO NETWORKS' "AMERICAN COUNTRY COUNTDOWN," invited a few programmers to his house in BRENTWOOD recently, we're thinking that a good guess is that it happened during CRS. Pictured from L-R: WPOC/BALTIMORE MD MICHAEL J. FOXX, KMDL/LAFAYAYETTE PD BRIAN LANDRUM and ABC RADIO NETWORKS' JIM ROBERTS.

MD KEITH ALLEN grimaces as he get his back waxed. ALLEN challanged listeners during their recent radiothon to benefit ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL. He said if they raised over $100,000 he would shave his head and wax his back… and they did.

visited with SUGARLAND recently at their recent show at the SOARING EAGLE CASINO. WFBE BEE BREAKFAST FLAKES Producer RUSTY THOMAS W/SUGARLAND

WFBE PD COYOTE COLLINS hangs with KRISTIAN and JENNIFER!

welcomed MERCURY recording artist BILLY CURRINGTON into her lavish MARTHA studio WEDNESDAY (2/22). The two cooked fried chicken and CURRINGTON entertained her NEW YORK audience with his #1 hit "Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right" and new single "Why, Why, Why," which snagged 34 adds this week making it the most-added radio single.

PD DICK RAYMOND and his fine staff wrapped up their "I CARE FOR KIDS RADIOTHON," raising $185,000 for the CHILDREN's MIRACLE NETWORK. BBR/NASHVILLE artist CRAIG MORGAN stopped by to lend a hand. The WIOV crew

Craig Morgan does his thing- Northeast Regional LEE ADAMS is in the background.

gave a presentation on the future of entertainment distribution to the CMA Board of Directors as part of the Board's March meetings held this week in Nashville. Pictured (l-r): Tammy Genovese (CMA Chief Operating Officer); Cheng; and Mike Dungan (CMA Board President and President/Chief Executive Officer, Capitol Records Nashville).

APD/afternooner DANNY RYAN handles the tough job of hanging with DANIELLE PECK

afternoon stud J.J. CHRISTY took to the streets in boxers to collect clothes for the 17th ANNUAL CLOTHING DRIVE FOR THE HOMELESS