Country Music Radio Industry Pics & Snapshots

celebrated their frequency switch on 12/1 with a little bubbly! (L-R) Promo Coordinator MARY READE, APD/MD GINNY ROGERS, Promo Dir. MARIE MISCIA, Imaging Dir. & afternoon stud STEVE KELLY, PD MIKE BROPHEY, middayer CAROLYN KRUSE, and Boston Market Manager PHIL REDO

stopped by DIAL-GLOBAL's DIGITAL NETWORK in LOS ANGELES recently. WAYNE played new music for the group and visited with WHITNEY ALLEN for DIAL-GLOBAL's new syndicated show "The Big Time with Whitney Allen." (L-R) WAYNE goofing off with MD BOB BLACKBURN

brought some holiday spirit to the CHILDREN'S CANCER CENTER at M.D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER in HOUSTON recently. Here she is with the guys from KILT/HOUSTON after the show. (L-R) KILT Promo Dir. CLINT WRIGHT, afternoon guy ROWDY YATES, RIMES and APD/MD GREG FREY

JIMMY FORTUNE stops by the CMA offices during their annual 'tree trimming' party to hang some stockings. L-R: FORTUNE, CMA COO, TAMMY GENOVESE

recently visited with the crew of WUSN (US-99)/CHICAGO . (L-R) COLUMBIA VP Promo LARRY PAREIGIS, EDDIE MONTGOMERY, WUSN on-air goddess LISA DENT, TROY GENTRY, and PD MIKE PETERSON.

performed for the KMPS/SEATTLE Holiday Show this past Friday (12/1) and hung out with the staff. L-R KMPS PD BECKY BRENNER, LAMBERT, and COLUMBIA West Coast LARRY SANTIAGO

nearly missed a recent show in MERRIVILLE, IN with DANCING WITH THE STARS contestant JERRY SPRINGER after a semi jackknifed 30 miles from the venue bringing traffic to a halt. EVANS managed to make it to the show just a couple hours late and spent time with STARadio Country WXNU/KANKAKEE, IL morning stud SHAUN KELLY.

performed to nearly 19,000 National Finals Rodeo fans in Las Vegas on the ACADEMY of COUNTRY MUSIC (ACM) stage recently. (L-R) LAS VEGAS EVENTS Dir. of Event Programming, MARYANNE BEAMAN, SWIFT, and ACM President ROD ESSIG

afternoon slugger TODD BRYANT gets close with SARA EVANS before a recent show at the PEORIA CIVIC CENTER.

of working in the business is taking your kids backstage to meet the stars. Here's a couple with JRN's DANNY WRIGHT and son, ADAM. DIERKS BENTLEY

MIRANDA LAMBERT

performed at the PARAMOUNT THEATRE in DENVER on 11/22 for the KYGO FEED THE NEED SHOWCASE. A portion of the proceeds from the show went to the DENVER RESCUE MISSION. (L-R) GILL, morning hosts KELLY FORD and STEVE "MUDFLAP" McGREW

CORNBREAD held a forum to decide the fate of his turkey, POTATO HEAD. As the deadline approached CORNBREAD announced that the majority of listeners agreed with him that POTATO HEAD would be his THANKSGIVING dinner. In the 11th hour ST.LOUIS CARDINALS manager, TONY LaRUSSA, called in and asked CORNBREAD to pardon POTATO HEAD. CORNBREAD obliged and had this to say, "The skipper TONY LaRUSSA is the one guy who could get me to release POTATO HEAD. You can't cross the Cards, that's bad karma!" Pictured is POTATO HEAD anxiously awaiting his sentencing.

joined up with WDSY/PITTSBURGH for a weekend promotion surrounding the STEELERS game. PECK's pre-game performance included her current single, "Isn't That Everything" as well as "God Bless America." (L-R) WDSY APD STONEY RICHARDS, PECK, and WDSY PD KEITH CLARK

stopped by WFRE/FREDRICK, MD between tour dates recently. (L-R) PD LISA ALLEN, and MORGAN

stopped by KYGO/DENVER recently during a promo tour. (L-R) UNIVERSAL SOUTH's NATHAN CRUISE, KYGO MD GARRET DOLL, ELAM, KYGO PD JOEL BURKE, and UNIVERSAL SOUTH's MICHAEL POWERS

made her debut on CMT's "TOP 20 Countdown" last week with host LANCE SMITH.

stopped by WCOS/COLUMBIA, SC recently to visit with the morning show and discuss his current single "I Just Came Back (From a War)." (L-R) 903's Southeast Field Mktg. Specialist LARRY HUGHES, WCOS morning host PAM WILDER, WORLEY, WCOS morning host CHARLIE JAMES and (kneeling) WCOS morning show producer TUMBLEWEED.

stops by to see the folks at WEZL/CHARLESTON. L-R: PD SCOTT JOHNSON, MIRANDA, COLUMBIA RECORDS Southeast Rep, LLOYD STARK.

in DALLAS with KSCS/KTYS spreading the word about her new single, "Come To Bed." L-R: KSCS/KTYS staffer BILL KINDER, MD CHRIS HUFF, WILSON and KTYS PD CRASH POTEET.

recently held a town meeting in NASHVILLE to discuss new technology, such as iTunes and YouTube and how the Country industry can embrace it. From L-R are: CAPITOL RECORDS Pres., MIKE DUNGAN, WARNER BROS. Pres BILL BENNETT, technology expert MATS MYRBERG, engineer CHUCK AINLAY, producer MARK BRIGHT, SONY-BMG's HEATHER McBEE, EQUITY MUSIC GROUP Pres MIKE KRASKI and The COUNTRY AIRCHECK's LON HELTON.

COLE DEGGS & THE LONESOME are on the road and making friends at radio. (L-R) JIMMY WALLACE, SHADE DEGGS, BRIAN HAYES, WKIS/MIAMI PD BOB BARNETT, COLUMBIA NASHVILLE VP/Promo LARRY PAREIGIS, COLE DEGGS, DAVID WALLACE and COLUMBIA NASHVILLE SE Regional LLOYD STARK

(L-R) DAVID WALLACE, HAYES, KSD/ST. LOUIS PD BILLY GREENWOOD, COLE DEGGS, JIMMY WALLACE and SHADE DEGGS

(L-R) HAYES, SHADE DEGGS, WDAF/KANSAS CITY PD MICHAEL CRUISE, COLE DEGGS, WDAF MD JESSE GARCIA, COLUMBIA NASHVILLE Midwest Regional BO MARTINOVICH, JIMMY WALLACE and DAVID WALLACE

stops by KEGA (101.5 THE EAGLE)/SALT LAKE CITY to show off her new furry boots to MD DANNY RYAN.

hosted a KELLIE PICKLER PIZZA PARTY and listeners were treated to pizza, autographs and pictures with the former AMERICAN IDOL finalist and BNA recording star. PICKLER signs autographs for the fans

Pizza!

hung out with the peeps at KVOO/TULSA recently during a listener lunch. (L-R) KVOO's STEVE DOYLE, KAYLA HOWELL, MONROE, KVOO's TOBY SCOTT and PD RIC HAMPTON.

helped out WQDR/RALEIGH-DURHAM, NC with their annual "North Carolina Children's Promise Radiothon." The event raised over $631,000 in 20 hours for the NORTH CAROLINA CHILDREN'S HOPITAL. (L-R) WQDR PD LISA McKAY, VASSAR, MD MAD DAWG, and WQDR staff

with SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO programmer, JEREMY TEPPER at the BALDWIN piano in the SIRIUS studios in NEW YORK recently.

was recently in NEW ENGLAND and stopped by the WPKX/SPRINGFIELD, MA studios to be on the KIX morning show. (L-R) SHAGGY, BRIDGET LYNOTT, BLAINE and MARC SPENCER