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In This Issue (5/12) 

“I bawled my eyes out watching Alan Jackson.”

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Radio Vision

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Blue Collar: Columbia's Megan Moroney with KMNB/Minneapolis' Paul "PT" Thomas at the Armory.

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Trouble With An iHeart Break: Broken Bow/Night Train's John Morgan (c) with the label's Regan Donato and WPGB's Mike Kasper at the iHeart-branded studio inside Jason Aldean's Kitchen + Bar in Pittsburgh. 

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Let's Go, Gills: Valory's Preston Cooper visits WWQM/Madison, WI's Fish With Friends. Pictured (l-r) are the station's Cailynn Hensen and Fish Calloway, Cooper and the station's Kristi Kelly, Elizabeth Schluter and Kate Gunderson. 

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Rebels With A Clause: Outback Presents' Leigh Feuerstein, Rebel Music's Stan Gabart and Electric Feel Entertainment's Austin Rosen (l-r) at the opening of Rebel Music's Nashville office. 

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(Riser) House Always Wins: Riser House's Meghan Patrick with KWNR/Las Vegas' MoJoe Roberts (l) and the label's Roger Fregoso at the station's Next Big Thing series. 

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Backstreet's Back ... Stage: American Country Countdown's Ryan Fox (in jacket) with the Backstreet Boys' Nick Carter, Howie Dorough and AJ McLean (l-r) at remotes prior to the ACM Awards. 

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Signage: Singer/songwriter McCoy Moore signs with Sony Music Nashville. Pictured (l-r) are The Neal Agency’s Evan Kantor, Austin Neal and Ryan Beuschel; the label's Ken Robold and Taylor Lindsey; Moore; Track Mgmt.’s Troy “Tracker” Johnson; the label's Nathan Thomas and Lexi Stringer; and Track Mgmt.’s Drew Magid.

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Boot Scootin' Boujee: The Play Something Country gala honoring Brooks & Dunn raises nearly $1.4 million for ACM Lifting Lives. Pictured (l-r) are auctioneer Shawn Parr, Capitol's Keith Urban, Leo33's Zach Top, Kix Brooks, host Bobby Bones (kneeling), Ronnie Dunn, Broken Bow's Lainey Wilson, Columbia's Megan Moroney, EMI's Eric Church, ACM's Damon Whiteside and ACMLL's Taylor Wolf.

ian51425.jpg I Can Still Make "Cheyenne:" Warner/WEA's Ian Munsick (c) with Big D & Bubba's Derek “Big D” Haskins (l) and Sean “Bubba” Powell.
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Nashville, Tennessea: WOKQ/Portsmouth, NH's Ginny Rogers Brophey (c) with Big Machine's Chase McDaniel, Big Loud's Ernest, MCA's Kassi Ashton and Mercury's Bryce Leatherwood (l-r) at the station's Acoustic Country By The Sea Surfrider Foundation benefit show.

Top Stories

Townsquare's Montgomery To Retire
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Townsquare Country Format Lead Doug Montgomery will retire July 31 after eight years with the company. "I have been extremely blessed to spend my whole adult life getting to do what I dreamed of as a kid: Be the guy who picks the songs on the radio and entertains listeners every day," he says. "From my first overnight shift at WJPD in Ishpeming, Michigan, I knew Country radio was the avenue I wanted to pursue."

Prior to Townsquare, Montgomery spent 20 years with Clear Channel/iHeartMedia as PD for WBCT/Grand Rapids. "We’ve been very fortunate to have him lead our Country team for eight years," says SVP/Content & Programming Kurt Johnson. "His impact in building Townsquare Country’s success will leave a legacy."

Reach Montgomery here. The search is on for his successor here.

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The 2025 ACM
Voter's Guide

A quick reference guide to the 2025 ACM Nominees


 
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The CRS '25 Print Special



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Inside This Issue: 

Exstream: What Is Mainstream Country?

You Never Forget Your First … Cousin

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