Sandor Re-elected as Agenda Chair

(Nashville, Tenn. – Mar. 19, 2013) Agenda committee applications for CRS 2014 are now available here and will be accepted through Friday, April 5, 2013.

The CRS Agenda Committee is comprised of volunteer professionals from all areas of the Country radio and record industries.  The committee is responsible for planning events for the upcoming year’s Country Radio Seminar.  Heading up this year’s agenda committee are, re-elected members, Annie Sandor of Curb Records serving as chairman, alongside Jeff Green of Stone Door Media Lab and John Trapane of Capitol Nashville as vice chairs.

Prospective applicants must be available to attend agenda meetings in Nashville on June 19 and 20, 2013 and are expected to attend panels and meetings at CRS 2014, held Feb. 19 – 21, 2014.

About Country Radio Seminar:  Country Radio Seminar is an annual convention designed to educate and promote the exchange of ideas and business practices in the Country music industry, with specific emphasis on issues relevant to Country radio.  CRS 2014 will be held Feb. 19 – 21, 2014, in Nashville, Tenn.

Visit www.CountryRadioSeminar.com for more information.

Two moderators returning from last year’s seminar

(Nashville, Tenn. – Aug. 27, 2012) Five Country radio industry veterans have been named as CRS 2013’s core panel moderators:

Ken Boesen – Operations Manager, WKIS/Miami
Beverlee Brannigan – Operations Manager, Journal Broadcast Group/Milwaukee
Dan Halyburton – Business Development at Texas State Network, CBS Radio/Dallas
Todd Schumacher – VP/Market Manager, Cox Media Group/Louisville
Matt Sunshine – Executive VP, The Center For Sales Strategy/Plano

Beverlee Brannigan and Dan Halyburton return as moderators from last year’s seminar. Halyburton is serving for the third year in a row, while Brannigan returns for her second year.

Ken Boesen, Todd Schumacher and Matt Sunshine are making their debut appearance as moderators. Collectively, the CRS core moderators oversee and direct the bulk of the educational panels over three days at CRS 2013, held Feb. 27- March 1 inside the downtown Nashville Convention Center.

“We’re so excited to announce the five core moderators,” says CRS Agenda Committee Chair Annie Sandor. “I have the utmost respect for all of them and get more excited with each call. They bring so much to the table and will enhance the great panels the Agenda Committee has put together for CRS 2013.”

$399 Early Bird registration for CRS 2013 is now available at www.CountryRadioSeminar.com or (615) 327-4487.

About Country Radio Seminar:
Country Radio Seminar is an annual convention designed to educate and promote the exchange of ideas and business practices in the Country music industry, with specific emphasis on issues relevant to Country radio. CRS 2013 will be held Feb. 27 – March 1, 2013, in downtown Nashville, Tenn., at the Nashville Convention Center. $399 Early Bird Registration is now available. Visit www.CountryRadioSeminar.com for more information. Country Radio Seminar is a property of Country Radio Broadcasters.

CRS 2012 Edison research presentation now online at CountryRadioSeminar.com

(Nashville, Tenn. – March 5, 2012) Country Radio Broadcasters, Inc. has announced additions to its 2012-2013 Board of Directors and CRS 2013 Agenda Committee.

Gary Overton (Sony Music Nashville) and Jennie Smythe (Girlilla Marketing) are new appointees to the Board of Directors, while Brian O’Connell (Live Nation) has been re-appointed following his one-year term in 2011-2012.

The 2012-2013 Board of Directors Officers are:

President: Mike Culotta (WQYK / Tampa, Fla.)
Vice President: R.J. Curtis (Country Aircheck / Nashville, Tenn.)
Secretary: Carole Bowen (WKIS / Miami, Fla.)
Treasurer: Jeff Walker (AristoMedia/Marco Promotions / Nashville, Tenn.)

The full CRS Board of Directors lineup can be found at www.CountryRadioSeminar.com.

Jeff Green (Country Aircheck) and John Trapane (Capitol Nashville) have been named as co-vice chairs of the CRS 2013 Agenda Committee.  The CRS 2013 Agenda Committee Officers are:

Agenda Chair: Annie Sandor (Curb Records / Miami, Fla.)
Agenda Co-Vice Chair: Jeff Green (Country Aircheck)
Agenda Co-Vice Chair: John Trapane (Capitol Nashville)

The full CRS 2013 Agenda Committee will be announced in 6-8 weeks.  Those interested in joining the Agenda Committee should contact Annie Sandor (ASandor@Curb.com), Jeff Green (Jeff@CountryAircheck.com) or John Trapane (John.Trapane@EMICap.com).

The research presentation conducted by Edison Research and presented at CRS 2012 is now available on the CRS website here.  To view an online photo gallery of events and panels from CRS 2012, visit: www.CountryRadioSeminar.com or www.Flickr.com/AristoPR.

CRS 2013 is to be held Feb. 27 – March 1, 2013, at the Nashville Convention Center in downtown Nashville, Tennessee.

About Country Radio Seminar:
Country Radio Seminar is an annual convention designed to educate and promote the exchange of ideas and business practices in the Country music industry, with specific emphasis on issues relevant to Country radio.  CRS 2013 will be held Feb. 27 – March 1, 2013, in downtown Nashville, Tenn., at the Nashville Convention Center.  Visit www.CountryRadioSeminar.com for more information.  Country Radio Seminar is a property of Country Radio Broadcasters.