Morning Mentoring & Networking Sessions Set For CRS 2024
The programming has been set for the morning mentoring sessions that will take place during Country Radio Seminar (CRS) 2024. The sessions aim will provide valuable insights and networking opportunities.
CRS will begin on Wednesday, Feb. 28, with its first morning mentoring session. The Y’all Means All: Diversity Matters Breakfast will take place from 8:00 a.m. to 8:50 a.m. in Legends A-C at the Omni Nashville Hotel, and aims to address diversity and inclusivity within the country radio industry. The panel discussion will be moderated by Mia McNeal, Senior Director of Industry Relations & Inclusion at the Country Music Association (CMA), and will feature panelists including Jaye Albright (retired Albright & O’Malley & Brenner), Jon Loba (BBR/BMG), Frank Ray (BBR Music Group artist) and Lily Rose (Big Loud Records, Back Blocks Music, and Republic Records Country artist).
On the last day of CRS, Friday, March 1, CRS will present the Women’s Networking Breakfast, sponsored by Nuvoodoo Media from 7:30 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. This session will focus on empowering and connecting women within the country music industry. Confirmed attendees include McNeal (CMA), Charlene Bryant (UMG Nashville), Zena Burns (Moxie Coalition), Blake Carter (SEVENS Radio Network/The Garth Channel), Katie Dean (Leo33), Brooke Diaz (BMLG), Karina Farias (Edison Research), Krista Hayes (Cumulus Media), Laura Hostelley (Triple Tigers Records), Jessica “Carsen” Humphreville (Silverfish Media), Michelle Tigard Kammerer (Amazon Music), Sarah Kay (WQMX), Basak Kizilisik (Eighteen Company), Katie McCartney (Monument Records), Brooks O’Brian (WWJO), Athena Puharic (Big Machine Label Group), Brooke Taylor (iHeart), Nikki Thomas (Bristol Broadcasting) and Melissa Quinones (Cox Media Group).
More agenda details for CRS 2024 will be released soon. Registration for CRS 2024 is now open.
