Tag: Bluegrass Radio

Bluegrass Today Weekly Airplay Chart

| May 17, 2013

The Bluegrass Today Chart This chart is compiled weekly from actual airplay data logged and reported by our contributing Bluegrass DJ’s. The numbers reflect airplay on Satellite and terrestrial radio. Our reporters come from both commercial and non-commercial stations, but do not include streaming internet [...]

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Bluegrass artists and public radio

| April 22, 2013 | 2 Comments
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Craig Havighurst is a fairly prominent member of the bluegrass community. He is a member of the IBMA Board of Directors, Senior Producer for the Music City Roots radio/TV program, and an occasional correspondent for Nashville’s NPR affiliate, WPLN. Since the beginning of April, Craig [...]

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True Blue Radio debuts on Bluegrass Mix

| April 7, 2013 | 0 Comments
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The Bluegrass Mix is bringing a new show into their roster on Monday (4/8) when True Blue Radio, hosted by Leevon DeCourley, goes out over the Internet. The show will be recorded each week in the studios of Pure Country C106.1, KWKZ-FM in Cape Girardeau, MO where Leevon works. As the [...]

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Memorial service for Geoff Morris

| March 13, 2013 | 0 Comments
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A large portion of the bluegrass community mourned the passing last week of Australian radio personality Geoff Morris, who died March 5 from cancer. He had fans and friends across the globe from his regular online program on WorldWideBluegrass, and his several visits to the [...]

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Geoff Morris passes

| March 5, 2013 | 4 Comments
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We are sorry to report that Geoff Morris, long-time Australian bluegrass radio host, has passed away after a brief and bitter battle with cancer. Geoff had announced at the end of last year that he would suspend his Wall-To-Wall show on World Wide Bluegrass while undergoing [...]

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Cold Mountain Bluegrass debuts on WTNW

| January 11, 2013 | 0 Comments
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During a time when the news from bluegrass radio is full of sadness about shows being cancelled and legends passing on, it is a treat to announce a new program, Cold Mountain Bluegrass, broadcasting Saturday mornings on WTNW near Chattanooga, TN. The show airs from [...]

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Larry McDaniel passes

| January 4, 2013 | 1 Comment
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We have just learned that Larry McDaniel, longtime Detroit bluegrass radio personality, passed away this morning (1/4/13) at his home in Grosse Pointe, MI. He was 72 years old. His show, The Arkansas Traveller, ran on WDET 101.9 FM from 1977 to 2009, primarily on Saturday afternoons. [...]

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Bluegrass Today Top 30 for 2012

| January 1, 2013 | 8 Comments
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Since Bluegrass Today launched in September 2011, one of the more popular features on the site has been our radio airplay chart. It is published both weekly and monthly, showing which songs received the most spins as reported by more than 100 participating terrestrial and satellite [...]

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Wall-To-Wall Bluegrass on hiatus

| December 31, 2012 | 1 Comment
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Geoff Morris, Australian radio host and bluegrass evangelist down under, has announced that he will be taking a hiatus of undetermined length from his weekly program, Wall-To-Wall Bluegrass, on WorldWideBluegrass.com. Morris has recently received the unwelcome diagnosis of a virulent form of cancer in his neck [...]

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Poor Mountain Records working with Bluegrass Gospel Hour

| December 28, 2012 | 0 Comments
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Poor Mountain Records, the home label of Jonathan Buckner and Chosen Road, has announced a partnership with The Bluegrass Gospel Hour with John Sentell. As a part of this new agreement, the weekly program (syndicated to 39 radio stations including Armed Forces Radio and World Council [...]

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