6-10-13
Yesterday, Cumulus made Blair Garner the host of what the company is calling ?America?s Morning Show,? which will debut later this month on NASH-FM in New York City. Garner will be joined by co-hosts Terri Clark, Sunny Sweeney, Chuck Wicks, and Lee Ann Womack. Cumulus Executive VP and co-COO John Dickey tells Radio Ink the interest in this job was overwhelming and the collection of talent assembled for the show is without equal. Here's our full interview.
The program will feature a mix of Country hits, in-studio interviews with Country music?s biggest stars, and news about the Country lifestyle ? with New York City-area traffic, weather, and information updated throughout the show. ?America?s Morning Show? will originate live from Nashville before a studio audience, with frequent broadcasts from NASH FM 94.7 studios in New York City. ?I am thrilled to begin waking up the New York area?s Country listeners on NASH FM 94.7 with an uplifting Country start to the day,? Garner said. ?New Yorkers are embracing NASH FM in an amazing way and I look forward to bringing the Country music lifestyle to the Big Apple straight from Nashville.?
Garner previously worked in the New York City market as host of the afternoon drive on 95.5 WPLJ. Garner is best-known for hosting the highly acclaimed Country radio show ?After Midnite with Blair Garner? for 20 years as well as the ?Blair Garner Show? since 2006. Garner won ?On-Air Personality of the Year? from the Academy of Country Music in the national category in 2004, 2006, and 2010 and has been nominated for the prestigious Marconi Award. Eric Weiss of The Weiss Agency represented Garner for his new role.
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