COUNTRY – Page 221 – RAMP – Radio and Music Pros

Erich West: Same Guy, Bigger Hat

• iHeartMedia Huntsville keeps it in-house and taps Erich West as the new PD of Country WDRM. West (hat sold

• Ty Bailey is coming back to our Nation’s Capital as the newly anointed Assistant Program Director/afternoon personality for iHeartMedia

• iHeartMedia Country WPOC/Baltimore has named Francesca Presti as the new co-host of the Laurie DeYoung Morning Show. She starts

• Entercom yesterday announced a special philanthropic, commercial-free programming feature — Count on Country is scheduled to air at 12-noon

• Congrats to Jessica Tyler, who is headed for Detroit, as the new APD/MD/midday personality on Cumulus Country WDRQ (NASH FM

• Country music legend Mel Tillis died Sunday morning, Nov. 19 at the Munroe Regional Medical Center in Ocala, FL.

• Scripps Tulsa announced Brian Jennings as the new Program Director of Country KVOO and Classic Country KXBL (Big Country

• One of the country’s heritage Hot AC brands, Cumulus Media’s 96-3 WDVD/Detroit is now seeking an exceptional talent to

• Entercom Country 97.3 KSON/San Diego is promoting a frequency change at noon on Friday. The KSON website is inviting

• Hubbard Radio Country WIL (New Country 92.3)/St. Louis, which was recently crowned “CMA Major Market Station Of The Year”