Former Audacy Classic Hip-Hop WPOW/Miami Dir./Programming & Operations and Hot AC sister WOMX/Orlando Brand Mgr. Will Calder has been named OM for Beasley's six-station Tampa cluster, including WQYK. He succeeds Rick Thomas, who stepped down June 1 to spend more time with family (CAT 5/19). "Few people understand Florida radio as well as Will does," says Beasley/Tampa VP/MM Ron deCastro. "His track record of building successful brands, leading high-performing teams and connecting with audiences makes him a tremendous addition to our leadership team." Calder's prior Florida programming roles include WPYO/Orlando and WPOI/Tampa.
hiCloud: Columbia's Megan Moroney's Cloud 9 tour hits Atlanta. Pictured (l-r) are WUBL's Angie Ward, Moroney, WKHX's Lucas Phelan, the label's Ali O’Connell and WKHX's Mike Moore.
Whose Shed Have Your Boots Been Under? Stoney Creek's Jelly Roll takes The Little Ass Shed Tour to Virginia Beach. Pictured (l-r) are the label's Diane Monk, WGH/Norfolk's Karen West, WUSH/Norfolk's Dave Parker, Mr. Roll and the label's Lexi Willson.
Addcock: Warner Gavin Adcock (c) with iHeart’s Maynard (l) and Rod Phillips at the iHeartCountry House Party at Casa Rosa during CMA Fest.
I Think I'm Gonna Dye In This House: Red Street's Taylor Austin Dye visits Country Aircheck. Pictured (back, l-r) are the label's Sally Allgeier, CA's Phyllis Stark, Dye, CA's Caitlin DeForest, Addie Smiley and April Johnson, the label's Andy Elliot and manager Lex Lipsitz; (weirdo in front) CA's Chuck Aly.
Steady iHeart: Columbia's Kameron Marlowe (c) with the label's Jansen Morgan and Dennis Reese, iHeart's Rod Phillips, the label's Ken Robold Red Light's Kaitlin Madewell and iHeart's Ryan McKiddy (l-r) at the iHeartCountry House Party during CMA Fest.
Fest To The Sand: Warner's Dasha (holding plaque) celebrates "Austin (Boots Stop Working)" hitting one billion streams at Spotify House during CMA Fest. Pictured (front, l-r) are Type A's Presley Nardella, songwriter/producer Bardo Novotny, Type A's Alex Lunt, Adam Budd Creative's Adam Budd, King Publicity's Avery King Smith and Christina Bosch, Dasha, the label's Ben Farber and WME's Carrie Murphy, Shannon Saunders, Sloane Cavitt Logue and Lindsey Dodge; (back, l-r) the label's Michael Coughlin, Luke Armitage, Axel Hyge and Kelly Bolton and WME's Nate Towne, Becky Gardenhire and Abby Baas.
Signage: Songwriter/multi-Instrumentalist/producer Austin Taylor Smith signs with Peacock Publishing. Pictured (l-r) are attorney Mary Lauren Teague, Katherine Smith, Smith, Peacock's Emily Peacock and attorney Alyssa Johnson.
Signage: Kyle Fishman signs a publishing deal with Ernest's Cadillac Music via Big Loud Publishing. Pictured (l-r) are CM's Dane Schmidt and Jude Warren, BLP's Kimberly Gleason, Lauren Lieu Management's Lauren Lieu, Fishman, Ernest, CM's Jordan Marcus and BLP's Mike Giangreco.
Country (Music Association)'s Cool Again: The BBRMG team supports Lainey Wilson (top) and Blake Shelton at their CMA Fest performances. Pictured (top, l-r) are Peter Strickland, JoJamie Hahr, Wilson, Jon Loba and Katie Kerkhover; (bottom, l-r) Strickland, CMA's Sarah Trahern, Kerkhover, Shelton, Hahr, Loba and Joe Gillen.
My Fest Friend: Team Em.Co at Tim McGraw's Nissan Stadium performance during CMA Fest. Pictured (l-r) are Scott Siman, Doug Phillips, Sophia Gildone, James Stewart, McGraw, Kelly Clague, Casey Caldwell and Jack Purcell.
Highway To Hell: Stoney Creek's Jelly Roll (top) and Warner/CoJo/WRN’s Cody Johnson stop by SXM The Highway's Music Row Happy Hour: CMA Fest Edition. Pictured (top) Mr. Roll with SXM's Buzz Brainard; (bottom, l-r) the label's James Marsh, Durango's Howie Edelman, Johnson, SXM's Johnny Chiang and the label's Tom Martens.