CRB Announces 2026-27 Board
• Country Radio Broadcasters, Inc. (CRB) this week announced its 2026-2027 CRB Board of Directors, comprised of leaders from across the Country radio and music industries who will help guide the organization and its annual Country Radio Seminar (CRS).
Your returning CRB officers are: Kurt Johnson (Townsquare Media) as President, John Shomby (Country’s Radio Coach) as Vice President, and Matt Sunshine (The Center for Sales Strategy) as Secretary. New additions include Travis Daily (Cumulus), Shelley Hargis (BBR Music Group), Jay Cruz (Big Machine Records | Nashville Harbor Records & Entertainment), and Mike Molinar (Big Machine Music).
The rest of the CRB Board of Directors looks like this: Chuck Aly (Country Aircheck), Justin Chase (Beasley Media Group), George Couri (Triple 8 Management), Tim Foisset (Spotify), Gator Harrison (K-LOVE), Debra Herman (Apple Music), Kenny Jay (Albright & O’Malley & Brenner), Jennifer Johnson (Riser House Entertainment), Ashley Layfield (WFUS/Tampa, WUBL/Atlanta), Jon Loba (BMG), Mike McVay (McVay Media), Brent Michaels (KUZZ/Bakersfield), Damon Moberly (MCA), Jordan Pettit (Big Loud), Rod Phillips (iHeartCountry), Joel Raab (Joel Raab Country Radio & Media), Tim Roberts (Audacy), Greg Strassell (Hubbard Radio), RJ Meacham (Summit House Entertainment), Stacy Waugh (Big Loud), Allison Warren (Cumulus), and Kristen Williams (Warner Music Nashville).
Charlie Morgan continues as Board Member Emeritus.
Johnson remarked, “Our board represents so many different perspectives across Country radio and the music industry, and that range of experience is incredibly important to the work we do. I’m grateful to each of these leaders for their service, and I’m excited about the ideas, conversations, and collaboration as we continue to build the future of CRB and CRS.” CRS 2027 is scheduled for March 17-19 at the Omni Nashville Hotel.
