Meet Your CRS ’26 Agenda Committee
• Country Radio Broadcasters, Inc. (CRB) announced its Agenda Committee leaders and members for the 2025-2026 Country Radio Seminar (CRS) year — please welcome Andrea Burtscher (Audacy), Tanner Davenport (White Boy MGMT/Black Opry), Gideon Dean (Local Daily Media), Katie Dean (Leo33), Paisley Dunn-Banks (7 Mountains Media), Sarah Frazier (Audacy), Bridget Herrmann (Red Street Records), Jamice Jennings (RECORDS Nashville), Jess Jennings (iHeartMedia’s KSSN/KKIX), Ileana Landon(Megatrax Production Music), Bo Matthews (Super Hi-Fi), Charlie Maxx (Forever Media/Futuri Media), Nicole Michalik (Beasley Media), Jennipher Miller (Cumulus Media), Brooks O’Brian (Cumulus Indianapolis), Scott Roddy (Audacy), Lo Sessions (KKBQ/Houston), Jennifer Shaffer (BMG/Wheelhouse Records), Jimmy Steal (Collective Heads), Jude Walker (Townsquare Media), and Neil Wilson (Neil Wilson Voiceovers).
Returning to lead the Agenda Committee this year are Shelley Hargis (BMG/BBR Music Group) as Chair, Krista Hayes-Pruitt (BMG/BBR Music Group) as Co-Vice Chair, with Kevin Callahan (Pamal Broadcasting) joining the CRS 2026 leadership team for the first time as Co-Vice Chair.
Hargis commented, “Each year, I get more and more excited about the future of our industry! We continue to have record numbers of applicants for the Agenda Committee, and it’s so inspiring to see so many people invested and passionate about growing our industry and making it better! I’m thrilled with our team this year and can’t wait to get to work to bring you the best CRS Agenda ever!”
Brittani Johnson (The Core Entertainment) will lead the agenda content for the Digital Music Summit, which will return to CRS 2026. The Digital Music Summit Team also includes Sarah DeMarco (Amazon), Jared Meyer (Q Prime South), Ed Rivadavia (mtheory), and Bryan Webb (Apple). For additional info on CRS and its endeavors, please visit CountryRadioSeminar.com or call 615-327-4487.
