Nash Nights Live has been removed from the website. Cumulus announced last month that Shawn Parr was leaving the show - maybe the whole thing is gone.
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Nash Nights Live has been removed from the website. Cumulus announced last month that Shawn Parr was leaving the show - maybe the whole thing is gone.
Surprisingly, the syndicated Blair Garner show, which many country radio stations run overnight, is also gone. So WNSH is now apparently local on weekdays 24/7.
On Sundays they run two different syndicated countdown shows. Perhaps one of those will soon be dropped.
With regard to their commercial free Mondays, the station is saying their will be no ads from 9 AM, into the night.
In answer to the previous poster, Nash Nights Live is still being distributed to quite a few other country stations. It now has one host, instead of two.
On Sundays they run two different syndicated countdown shows. Perhaps one of those will soon be dropped.
With regard to their commercial free Mondays, the station is saying their will be no ads from 9 AM, into the night.
In answer to the previous poster, Nash Nights Live is still being distributed to quite a few other country stations. It now has one host, instead of two.
Maybe local, but not live.
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I noticed the Nash Nights Taped - err Nash Nights Live - Twitter feed has seen virtually no updates since December 13 (other than a boilerplate New Years Eve post).
Wouldn't surprise me if Elaina simply does unbranded voicetracks for various Cumulus-owned country stations going forward. My guess is her shift will simply be known as "Elaina" on the stations that use her, and that the only imaging elements used will be that of the local station.
I noticed the Nash Nights Taped - err Nash Nights Live - Twitter feed has seen virtually no updates since December 13 (other than a boilerplate New Years Eve post).
Wouldn't surprise me if Elaina simply does unbranded voicetracks for various Cumulus-owned country stations going forward. My guess is her shift will simply be known as "Elaina" on the stations that use her, and that the only imaging elements used will be that of the local station.
A lot of these syndicated shows have been off for the past two weeks. It's the holiday book, so no one cares. You'll likely see a revival of the Twitter feed on Monday.
The station is promoting their commercial free Mondays (none after 9 AM) on the air quite frequently. Wouldn't it be better for them to have a few commercial free hours daily, rather than a commercial free day once a week? For example, their sister station New 102.7, is commercial free for a few hours each morning.
BTW, in addition to dropping the syndicated shows they had aired during the week, they are apparently no longer carrying the Country Top 40 show, which had been airing Sunday mornings, and had been hosted for many years by Bob Kingsley.
BTW, in addition to dropping the syndicated shows they had aired during the week, they are apparently no longer carrying the Country Top 40 show, which had been airing Sunday mornings, and had been hosted for many years by Bob Kingsley.
Sadly Bob Kingsley died a few months ago. They announced a replacement host: Fitz, who does mornings at KNUC in Seattle. This would have been his first weekend as host. They also changed syndication companies, so obviously Entercom took the opportunity to drop the show.
http://ct40.com.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/Bob Kingsley's Country Top 40 Press Release.pdf
In addition to the personalities that continue to be on during the day, Mike Allen is holding down 7-12 midnight. He may be doing the show live, as he occasionally gives the temperature, and airs calls from listeners.
Allen, who has been heard on weekends/fill-in, may not be the permanent choice for this time slot, as he is not mentioned on the station website.
Allen, who has been heard on weekends/fill-in, may not be the permanent choice for this time slot, as he is not mentioned on the station website.
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The "Nash Nights Live" moniker is officially TOAST! This explains why that Twitter account has been more-or-less dormant since December 13.
The new nighttime offering - technically from Westwood One - is "Nights with Elaina." Hey, they dropped the word "Live" from the name, too! I guess Cumulus finally decided to stop lying to the audience!
Notice how virtually NONE of the Cumulus/WWO nationally syndicated Country programming includes the Nash identity in its primary branding? I believe Detroit is the only large or major market with a Cumulus-owned country station (aside from Nashville) that still brands as "Nash." Cincinnati changed its identity to "Cat Country" several months back. I think the Nash brand is being wound down; the exit of Mike McVay probably set the wheels in motion for that to occur.
No idea if Elaina is offering a complete show versus a series of voicetracks that individual stations can use at their own discretion.
The "Nash Nights Live" moniker is officially TOAST! This explains why that Twitter account has been more-or-less dormant since December 13.
The new nighttime offering - technically from Westwood One - is "Nights with Elaina." Hey, they dropped the word "Live" from the name, too! I guess Cumulus finally decided to stop lying to the audience!
Notice how virtually NONE of the Cumulus/WWO nationally syndicated Country programming includes the Nash identity in its primary branding? I believe Detroit is the only large or major market with a Cumulus-owned country station (aside from Nashville) that still brands as "Nash." Cincinnati changed its identity to "Cat Country" several months back. I think the Nash brand is being wound down; the exit of Mike McVay probably set the wheels in motion for that to occur.
No idea if Elaina is offering a complete show versus a series of voicetracks that individual stations can use at their own discretion.
The top-rated Country station in Nashville is "95.5 Nash Icon", WSM-FM.
And I still hear "Powered by Nash, Country for Life" on most Cumulus country stations at the TOH -- unless they've started cutting that out since January 1.
And I still hear "Powered by Nash, Country for Life" on most Cumulus country stations at the TOH -- unless they've started cutting that out since January 1.
It will be a complete show. See the link below.
BTW, a bit off topic, but related to country music broadcasting in New York. WRNN-TV Channel 48.2 is now carrying Circle, a brand new TV network devoted to country music. It is focused on the Grand Ole Opry, but has a variety of programs related to the genre, and the lifestyle. Each weekday AM, it will carry WSM's (Nashville) morning show, hosted by Bill Cody.
Elaina: https://radioinsight.com/headlines/...ace-nash-nights-live-with-nights-with-elaina/
BTW, a bit off topic, but related to country music broadcasting in New York. WRNN-TV Channel 48.2 is now carrying Circle, a brand new TV network devoted to country music. It is focused on the Grand Ole Opry, but has a variety of programs related to the genre, and the lifestyle. Each weekday AM, it will carry WSM's (Nashville) morning show, hosted by Bill Cody.
Elaina: https://radioinsight.com/headlines/...ace-nash-nights-live-with-nights-with-elaina/
One Cumulus station...after another...after another keeps dumping the "Nash" brand. Colorado Springs was the latest. This follows recent decisions by stations in Katy, TX, Detroit, MI, and I believe a station in Georgia to ditch the brand.
At the end of the day, I doubt it'll be used outside of the two stations in Nashville and some very small market stations that use Westwood One feeds 24/7.
BTW, after Shawn Parr was fired, I liked how Elaina took to Facebook and made it sound as if Parr left voluntarily. She wrote "he has exciting plans for the future," or something to that effect. Umm....no. He was basically fired. Cumulus chose not to pick up the option on his contract and decided to give its evening show an extensive retooling.
The phony people in the radio business really have no qualms about lying to their listeners, do they?
I will say the new "Nights With Elaina" is a far better show than the former "Nash Nights Live." She is a much more engaging on-air personality than Parr, who is little more than a glorified booth announcer.
At the end of the day, I doubt it'll be used outside of the two stations in Nashville and some very small market stations that use Westwood One feeds 24/7.
BTW, after Shawn Parr was fired, I liked how Elaina took to Facebook and made it sound as if Parr left voluntarily. She wrote "he has exciting plans for the future," or something to that effect. Umm....no. He was basically fired. Cumulus chose not to pick up the option on his contract and decided to give its evening show an extensive retooling.
The phony people in the radio business really have no qualms about lying to their listeners, do they?
I will say the new "Nights With Elaina" is a far better show than the former "Nash Nights Live." She is a much more engaging on-air personality than Parr, who is little more than a glorified booth announcer.
Among the casualties last week was the group PD of the "Nash" brand." FYI WNSH is no longer called "Nash" and no longer carries any of the syndicated shows.
What are you talking about?
I gave you one example - the misleading Facebook post as to why Shawn Parr was no longer part of the nighttime show.
I'll give you another example: phone calls from "listeners" during staged morning show bits such as War of the Roses. These are presented as real-life stories involving random listeners, when in fact, the participants are all actors. That fact, of course, is never disclosed to the audience.
I'll give you a third example: product endorsements, especially those involving investment products.
I'll give you a potential fourth and final example: iHeart's explanation for extending its morning shows. I suspect that decision has more to do with saving $$$ by eliminating the midday airshift than a response to listener demand.
I'll give you another example: phone calls from "listeners" during staged morning show bits such as War of the Roses. These are presented as real-life stories involving random listeners, when in fact, the participants are all actors. That fact, of course, is never disclosed to the audience.
I'll give you a third example: product endorsements, especially those involving investment products.
I'll give you a potential fourth and final example: iHeart's explanation for extending its morning shows. I suspect that decision has more to do with saving $$$ by eliminating the midday airshift than a response to listener demand.
You don't think people prefer an extra hour of Bobby Bones to an hour of Premium Choice? The midday shifts were eliminated long before this. These morning hosts make huge salaries. Working an extra hour is the least they can do. And it's likely that they're not in fact working an extra hour, but repeating bits from earlier in the day. Not an uncommon thing.
You call it lying, I call it show business. When you watch situation comedies and hear an audience laugh? It's usually canned. If it's not, it's often "sweetened." Sorry to burst your bubble.
Once again, you call it "deception" and I call it show business.
"Listener demand" is not a usual commodity in broadcast radio. Stations are not "asked" by listeners to do something... stations try to predict, using the program department's knowledge and sometimes research, what listeners will most favor.
If there were such a thing as "demand" half the new TV shows each year would not be cancelled: they would have known whether there was a "demand" for the show in advance. Same goes for new song releases where at least 9 out of every 10 songs that labels spend money on stiffs out on them.
Real "listener demand" in this case would be seen if the morning show's last hour is significantly better performing than the first hour after it. In that case, it might be a good idea to add an hour to the show.
The old product advertising of "back by popular demand" always was a gimmick. It was simply marketers' desire to extract the last drops of water from the well.
OMG. You mean Maritza Hagerty is not a cop?
Well, they don't say anywhere at the start or end of the show that Maritza is an actress playing a cop, do they? I mean, since they don't do that, it indicates that she is really a police woman and the show is no different than "Cops"?
C'mon. It's an entertainment medium. As such, it's an escape from reality.
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