WEBSTER PUBLIC RELATIONS HOLDS 2ND ANNUAL LEGENDARY LUNCH SPONSORED BY THE COUNTRY MUSIC ASSOCIATION TO KICK OFF #CRS2016

COUNTRY RADIO SEMINAR HAS OFFICIALLY STARTED!

Photo Credit: Rick Diamond (WireImage/Getty Images), photographer; for Jeremy Westby & Kirt Webster (Webster Public Relations).

The Webster Public Relations 2nd Annual Legendary Lunch helped kick-off Country Radio Seminar at The Palm where music legends from the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s and 00s came together with program directors from various country stations for great stories, great laughter, and great food! Special thanks to the CMA, celebrating their 50th year, for sponsoring this year's event.

Front (L-R): Sylvia, Lorrie Morgan, Dave & Sugar's Dave Rowland, Jennifer McCarter (McCarter Sisters), Jim Halsey, Jan Howard, Jeannie Seely, Lulu Roman, T. Graham Brown.

Middle (L-R): Howard Bellamy, Bill Anderson, David Bellamy, Rex Allen Jr., Gene Watson, Lee Greenwood, Moe Bandy, Sonny LeMaire (EXILE), T.G. Sheppard, Marlon Hargis (EXILE), Roy Clark, Steve Goetzman (EXILE), Deborah Allen, Ronnie McDowell, Jimmy Fortune, Leroy Van Dyke, John Conlee.

Back (L-R): CMA's Sarah Trahern, WPR's Kirt Webster, Mark Wills, Big Kenny, John Rich, John Anderson, Lorraine Jordan, Collin Raye.








Location: The Palm, Nashville, Tenn. Monday, Feb. 8, 2016.

LINEUP ANNOUNCED FOR CRS 2015 "TEAM UMG AT THE RYMAN" LUNCHEON

Show is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 26

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(Nashville, Tenn. – Feb. 4, 2015) - The lineup for “Team UMG At The Ryman” luncheon, scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015 during CRS 2015 has been announced. This year’s performers include Billy Currington, Brothers Osborne, Canaan Smith, Chris Stapleton, Darius Rucker, David Nail, Dierks Bentley, Easton Corbin, Eric Church, Josh Turner, Kacey Musgraves, Keith Urban, Kip Moore, Little Big Town, Mickey Guyton and Vince Gill.

Chairman and CEO of Universal Music Nashville, Mike Dungan comments about the show, “Now in its sixth year, the UMG Ryman show has become The CRS Event.  It’s an intimate musical experience, from our family of artists and staff, with the family of friends at radio.  You just gotta be there”

The event is scheduled to start at Noon on Feb. 26 at the Ryman Auditorium.  As in previous years, seminar registrants will receive lunch prior to the event.

To register for CRS 2015, please visit www.crb.org or contact the CRS offices today. The current registration rate for the three-day event is $599.

For more information and an advance agenda, please visit www.CountryRadioSeminar.com.

DATES ANNOUNCED FOR COUNTRY RADIO SEMINAR 2015

CRS 2015 will be held Feb. 25-27, 2015 at the Nashville Convention Center

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(Nashville, Tenn. – April 28, 2014) – Country Radio Broadcasters, Inc. has set Feb. 25-27 as the official dates for CRS 2015, held in downtown Nashville, Tenn. at the Nashville Convention Center.

"One of the first signs of spring is Country Radio Seminar in Nashville, and again in 2015, CRS will launch the year in country radio and music,” said CRS President, Charlie Morgan. “Again this year, our event will kick-off on Wednesday, February 25 and run through our New Faces Show on Friday night, February 27."

Early bird registration for CRS 2015 will begin in mid-July. Panels and speakers will be announced leading up to the seminar.

The annual Country Radio Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Dinner will be held later in 2015. The official date for the event has not yet been announced.

The 2014-2015 CRS Agenda Committee, which will oversee the agenda for CRS 2015, was recently announced. Jeff Green (Partner/Stone Door Media Lab) will serve as Chairman and Tom Hanrahan (Regional Program Manager/Clear Channel Media and Entertainment) and John Trapane (SW Regional/EMI Nashville) were both named Co-Vice Chairman.

About Country Radio Seminar: Country Radio Seminar is an annual convention designed to educate and promote the exchange of ideas and business practices in the Country music industry, with specific emphasis on issues relevant to country radio. CRS 2015 will be held Feb. 25-27, 2015. Visit www.CountryRadioSeminar.com for more information. Like CRS on Facebook and follow CRS on Twitter (Hashtag #CRS2015).