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"This is kind of the sad story of radio that there are not a lot of small market morning shows."

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Bottle Rockies: Triple Tigers' Scotty McCreery in Colorado Springs, CO. Pictured (l-r) are iHeart/Rockies' JoJo Turnbeaugh, McCreery, KUBL/Salt Lake City's John E Kage and the label's Dave Collins.

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Show Must GO Country On: Broke/Lyric Ridge Records' Julia Cole with Broke Records’ Chris Moradi, the station's Adam Bookbinder and Lyric Ridge’s Louie Newman (l-r) at KKGO/Los Angeles.

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Panic At The Desk-o: Valory's MacKenzie Carpenter plays for the winners of WDAF/Kansas City's Office Concert contest. Pictured (l-r) are the station's Mike "Jagger" Thomas, Carpenter and the station's Matt Gapske and Jenny Matthews.

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Jamie Younger Joins Big Loud
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The Core Records' Jamie Younger has joined Big Loud as VP/Marketing, overseeing strategy and execution for select artists. She reports to SVP/Head of Marketing Brianne Deslippe. Younger most recently headed release strategy and artist development at The Core Records after 12 years at Warner Music Nashville. "Jamie is a proven, artist-first marketing executive with a track record of delivering culturally impactful campaigns across both emerging and established artists," Deslippe says. Adds Younger, "I'm eager to help amplify these world-class stories, drive artist marketing campaigns and further champion our incredible roster on the global stage. Reach Younger here.

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The Year End Print Special

featuring: 
The Year In Music:
Morgan, Ella & More

CMA Radio Winners
Recap The Week

Label Of The Year
Big Loud Turns 10

BMG's Jon Loba:
The Interview



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The 2026 Grammy
Voter's Guide
A quick reference guide to the 2026 Grammy Nominees



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Inside This Issue: 

Exstream: What Is Mainstream Country?

You Never Forget Your First … Cousin

Survey Says: NuVoodoo Research



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