Blair Garner Leaving After Midnight

7-11-13

Once Blair Garner took over mornings at NASH-FM the question still out there was what would happen to his After MidNite gig. That question has been answered. On July 31, Garner is leaving After MidNite after 20 years with the program. Premiere says, "After MidNite will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the highly-acclaimed Country music program with a star-studded takeover. As the show?s creator and long-time host Blair Garner steps down from his post on July 31, 20 of Country music?s biggest stars will sit behind the mic and give fans their unique, week-long take as host of the program. The takeover, which runs from August 1 through the end of 2013, will also feature special performances, interviews, and much more."

The following celebrity guest hosts will kick off the After MidNite takeover in August:
? August 1 and 2 - Carrie Underwood 
? Week of August 5 - Jason Aldean
? Week of August 12 - Luke Bryan
? Week of August 19 - Lady Antebellum?s Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood
? Week of August 26 - Jake Owen
Additional guest hosts will be announced soon.

?Premiere Networks has had a successful relationship with Blair Garner for many years and we wish him all the best with his new program,? stated Jennifer Leimgruber, Premiere Networks EVP of Music Programming. ?We look forward to announcing a new host for After MidNite in the near future. In the meantime, we?re excited to welcome the biggest stars in Country music as they put their stamp on After MidNite and help us celebrate this special milestone.?

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Sotelo, Garner, Dahl, Meier Among NRHOF Class Of 2013

6-27-13

The National Radio Hall of Fame announces its 2013 inductees:  KSCA/Los Angeles-based personality Eddie "Piolin" Sotelo (pictured), Chicago radio legends Steve Dahl and Garry Meier, After MidNite host Blair Garner, John Lanigan of WJMI/Cleveland's Lanigan & Malone, WJR/Detroit talk host Paul W. Smith, and Dodgers broadcaster Charlie Steiner. There will be a posthumous induction for Powel Crosley Jr. of Crosley Radio Corp.

Eddie "Piolin" Sotelo, heard in mornings on Spanish-language KSCA/Los Angeles and syndicated nationally by Univision Radio, has one of the most popular shows on L.A. radio. Steve Dahl and Garry Meier teamed up in 1979 on WLUP/Chicago, where Dahl was doing mornings and Meier overnights. They were heard on crosstown WLS-AM & FM for a few years, and later returned to WLUP.

Blair Garner has hosted the Premiere-syndicated AfterMidnite from Nashville for more than 20 years, and recently added the morning show at Cumulus' WNSH (NASH FM) in New York. AfterMidnite airs six hours nightly and is heard on about 230 affiliates. John Lanigan is the longtime co-host of the Lanigan & Malone Show on WJMI/Cleveland, while Paul W. Smith has been heard on WJR since 1996. He's also been heard filling in for Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity and has hosted shows on ABC Radio Network and the Financial News Network.  Charlie Steiner, now doing play-by-play for the L.A. Dodgers, before that spent three years with the Yankees. He earlier spent 14 years at ESPN, anchoring SportsCenter and doing Major League Baseball play-by-play on ESPN Radio and TV.

Powel Crosley Jr., who with his father founded Crosley Radio Corp., will be inducted posthumously. Crosley Radio launched WLW/Cincinnati in 1922.

Tickets to the black tie induction ceremony, set for November 9 at the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago, are available at www.radiohof.org, or call 312.245.8200. The ceremony will be hosted by broadcast legend Larry King.

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(AUDIO) Why Blair Garner? Why Now?

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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Entercom's KFOX in S.F. Names Garner Goin PD

Goin has 18 years music programming experience in the Denver market, most notably programming Classic Rock 103.5 The Fox in Denver for 15 years, and most recently as Digital Program Director for Clear Channel?s Denver cluster of 8 radio stations, responsible for streaming content and social media. Goin also worked for local concert promoter in Denver.

Goin said, ?I?m going to build on the foundation that Dwight Walker, Greg Kihn, and the rest of the amazing KFOX staff have created. KFOX is the Bay Area?s strongest rock station with the largest market signal, and largest rock audience. I intend to take KFOX?s mainstream music to a modern audience using the latest social platforms. I am grateful for this opportunity and excited to help grow a unique station in an amazing market."

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