Radio personality Bobby Bones has secured a deal to release his memoir, as announced by publisher Lynn Grady and Bones’ editor Carrie Thornton at Dey Street Books/HarperCollins.

Bones’ radio show The Bobby Bones Show can be heard each morning on iHeartMedia country radio stations, and through iHeartRadio’s digital service. In 2014, The Bobby Bones Show won its first Academy of Country Music Award.

The book addresses Bobby Bone’s (real name Bobby Estell) childhood, growing up as the son of a single, addicted mother and an absent father. He grew up in Mountain Pine, Ark., a lumber mill town with a population of under 800. He became the first in his family to graduate from college, and earned his first job in radio at age 17.

After taking the on-air name “Bobby Bones,” he built a career in radio, working in several cities including Little Rock, Ark., and Austin, Texas, before joining with iHeartMedia.

“I’m not a traditional country music guy,” says Bones, “but the music reflects where and how I grew up, and yes, you could say my life has been like a country song, full of highs and lows and some crazy stuff along the way. I aim to tell it from the front seat of this roller coaster ride.”

No release date or title for the memoir have been announced at this time.

Singer-songwriter Chris Janson has inked a recording contract with Warner Bros. Records through Warner Music Nashville. The Missouri native joins a label roster that includes artists Blake Shelton, Hunter Hayes, Brett Eldredge, Ashley Monroe, and more.

Janson recently notched a No. 1 on the iTunes country chart with his independent single “Buy Me A Boat,” after iHeartMedia radio talent Bobby Bones played the song on his morning show, which is aired on more than 80 radio stations. He has also partnered with CMT for the song’s music video.

The country singer-songwriter has opened for Florida Georgia Line, Merle Haggard, and Hank Williams, Jr. Janson co-wrote Tim McGraw’s single “Truck Yeah.”

“Artistry, passion and hard work are the driving force here at Warner Music Nashville and Chris Janson exemplifies those very qualities,” said WMN President and CEO John Esposito. “The guy played 16 hours a day at Tootsie’s for a year and he’s played the Opry almost a hundred times. Man, that’s dedication and playing for the love of the music. Our VP of A&R Cris Lacy has been championing and following his decade-long path in Nashville and we’re ecstatic to welcome such a unique talent to the WMN family.”

“I knew from the first meeting in Espo’s office with this team, that Warner Bros. is where I was going to be and I appreciated the passion and love that I felt from the building,” said Janson. “I couldn’t be any more excited, and genuinely thankful for the opportunity. I’m looking forward to a long career with Warner.”

iHeartMedia has now added Janson to its “On The Verge Artist” program. Through the program, “Buy Me A Boat” will air on 140 country radio stations for six weeks, beginning May 4. The program includes on-air exposure and significant digital and social support across iHeartMedia’s network.

“As soon as our country music programmers heard Chris Janson’s music, we knew he would be perfect for our ‘On The Verge Artist’ program,” said Clay Hunnicutt, Executive Vice President and General Manager of National Programming Platforms for iHeartMedia. “Discovering breakthrough artists like Janson and connecting them to new fans nationwide is what the ‘On The Verge Artist’ program is all about, and we know our country radio listeners will agree.”

Country radio icon Bob Kingsley is set to host the “American Country Countdown Rewind With Bob Kingsley,” starting Saturday, May 2 and Sunday, May 3 across all Cumulus-owned Nash Icon branded stations.

The three-hour program will feature country music from the ’90s and ’00s.

“I am first and foremost a fan of country music, and I’m delighted that we’re opening the vaults of ACC during one of country’s great eras,” stated Kingsley. “These shows spotlight both Hall Of Famers and exciting young acts and, as always, my role is part tour guide, part storyteller.”

The show is being made available to radio stations and markets via Westwood One.

For more information, contact Shawn Struder at [email protected].

The Academy of Country Music is announcing the first-ever radio special offered free to programmers nationwide, in celebration of the upcoming 50th ACM Awards and NOW That’s What I Call ACM Awards 50 Years album.

The two-hour radio special, hosted by Donna Hughes, will feature audio clips from past ACM Awards alongside recordings celebrating the ACM Awards’ 50-year history including contemporary hits and timeless classics from NOW That’s What I Call ACM Awards 50 Years.

The radio program is barter-free with up to 14 minutes of local avails per hour. Stations may contact Bob Guerra at [email protected] for download and cut sheet information.

The 50th Academy of Country Music Awards airs live on CBS next Sunday, April 19.

New leadership was announced Monday, April 6, for the 2015-2016 Country Radio Seminar Agenda Committee. Leading the committee are Tom Hanrahan (Sr. VP of Programming / iHeart Media of Alabama) as Chairman, as well as Greg Frey (Corporate Program Director Program Director – WKHX, KICKS 101.5 Atlanta / Cumulus Media, Inc.) and Judy Lakin (Director of Sales, Cox Media Group Houston KKBQ-FM / KTHT-FM / KGLK) as Co-Vice Chairman.

CRS President Charlie Morgan comments, “The engine that drives the success of the Country Radio Seminar is the content-rich sessions that make up our agenda each year, so the work of the Agenda Committee is vital. As we move to our new home in 2016 at The Nashville Omni, we are fortunate and grateful for the leadership of Tom, Greg and Judy guiding the committee of dedicated industry volunteers that create our agenda.”

Incoming Chairman Hanrahan adds, “I am looking forward to working with Greg and Judy and our other committee colleagues to develop a CRS 2016 agenda lineup that includes many of the issues that face the radio and record Industries today.”