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Rick Dollar Christmas show this weekend with Becky Buller

Rick Dollar has once again prepared a special Christmas Extravaganza episode for his radio program, which will air over this weekend on affiliate stations across the US.

Returning to host with Rick is Becky Buller, making her third appearance on the holiday edition of The Rick Dollar Show. She hasn’t yet been named as official ongoing co-host, though she has already signed on for next year as well.

As always, Rick will spin Christmas bluegrass music, and he and Becky will talk about their holiday traditions, and welcome a number of other special guests who are set to join them on the air.

Dollar says that this annual event is always a highlight of his year.

“I look forward to working with Becky on the ‘Christmas Extravaganza’ every year! She’s a natural!”

The Rick Dollar Show airs at the following times and stations. All times eastern.

WNRV AM/FM – Pearisburg, VA – Thursday 11:00 a.m.
EL AVE Radio – Crane, Texas – Friday 9:00 a.m.
WHAW AM – Lost Creek, WV – Friday 12:00 p.m.
WNRV AM/FM – Pearisburg, VA – Thursday 11:00 a.m.
Bluegrass Jamboree – North Carolina – Friday 5:00 p.m.
WTWZ The Tradition – Jackson, MS – Friday 11:00 a.m.
KART AM/FM – Jerome, ID – Saturday 12:00 p.m.
United AS 1 Radio – Bakersfield, CA – Saturday 12:00 p.m.
WHAY 98.3 – Whitley City, KY – Saturday 12:00 p.m.
WXCC FM – Williamson, WV – Saturday 12:00 p.m.
Bluegrass Country – Washington, DC – Saturday 3:00 p.m.
WXHR 97.3 – Hillman, Michigan – Saturday 3:00 p.m.
Bluegrass Planet Radio – Toronto, Ontario – Saturday 4:00 p.m.
Bell Buckle Radio – Bell Buckle, TN – Saturday 6:00 p.m.
WHEO AM/FM – Stuart, VA – Sunday 10:00 a.m.
Definitive Hits – Dodge City, MN – Sunday 1:00 p.m.

It ca also be heard on iHeart Radio and on Rick’s web site the following week.

You can check out all the Christmas bluegrass we have covered at Bluegrass Today by following this link.

Rick Dollar Show podcast to iHeart Radio

The Rick Dollar Show bluegrass podcast has been picked up by iHeart Radio, among the largest distributors of digital music, radio content, and podcasts in the world.

The hour long radio program, which almost always includes an interview with a noted bluegrass artist or personality, is aired weekly by more than a dozen terrestrial and online broadcasters. The podcast includes just the interview portions of the show, and has been offered for some time from the usual podcast aggregators online.

Recent guests have included Dan Tyminski, Zoe & Cloyd, Rick Faris, Jana Mougin, The Henhouse Prowlers, Deanie Richardson, Buddy Melton, Tim Raybon, Cory Walker, Nick Chandler, Fireside Collective, and Ralph Stanley II.

Now the podcast will be available to the more than 100 million users of iHeart Radio and the iHeart app across the US, and in Canada, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Australia, and New Zealand. Viewed as an alternative to SiriusXM by many in the radio industry, iHerat allows users to listen to their favorite radio stations wherever they may be in the covered regions. It also gives users the ability to listen to the more than 200,000 shows in their podcast directory and the tens of millions of individual songs in the catalog.

Apps are offered for most devices and platforms, including phones, tablets, gaming consoles, TVs, and home audio systems. It can be used to tune in to roughly 850 local iHeart Media stations with a variety of programming. As the service was started by Clear Channel Radio, many of their stations were included over the years, some now identified locally as iHeart Media stations.

iHeart Radio has both a free and a paid service, much like Spotify, and with the full service option, allows users to access any of the radio stations or podcasts, and to create a personalized station to play the sort of music you request.

Dollar tells us that he is excited that this new association will allow his bluegrass podcast to reach exponentially more listeners, and spread the word about our favorite bluegrass artists even further through iHeart Radio.

Find more details about The Rick Dollar Show online.

Net Radio Dogs program picked up by Fishnet Syndication

Rick Dollar, host of the weekly, one hour radio show Net Radio Dogs, has announced an agreement with Fishnet Syndication to offer the program to radio station all across the United States.

Dollar has been in radio for more than twenty years, working first at pop and rock stations, before returning to the sounds of his native east Tennessee when he launched Net Radio Dogs in 2002. He has also served as host of the Pickin’ Porch Show, held each Thursday for many years at The Mountain Music Museum in Bristol/Kingsport, TN, and as the President of the sponsoring organization, the Appalachian Cultural Music Association.

Initially, Net Radio Dogs was primarily an interview program, aired on YouTube, but these days Rick has pared it down to feature both classic and contemporary bluegrass and Americana music in a one hour format.

At present, the show is offered via streaming radio and podcasts, but Rick says that he is excited to see what opportunities will develop with terrestrial radio.

“We at Net Radio Dogs Road Show have done what we do best, and that is to create an amazing bluegrass/Americana radio show. We began our search for a syndicator early this year, and we looked at all of them before selecting Fishnet Syndication. We are confident in our decision to partner with Fishnet Syndication. Looking at the history of Kent Jones and Mike Tyler, these guys have done it all in the radio industry and have a very impressive track record.”

Fishnet offers a wide range of programming to independent broadcasters, including more than two dozen music and talk specialty shows for syndication, in addition to voiceover talent services.

Mike Tyler at Fishnet believes that their clients can benefit from this latest offering.

“Rick Dollar has done a fantastic job creating and producing Net Radio Dogs Road Show … Rick plays a perfect blend of music and interviews that will fit with many formats. All radio stations need great content and specials that listeners will enjoy and are great for advertisers. We at Fishnet Syndication are always looking for great shows, and we have found one with Rick Dollar.”

Fishnet will take over all marketing, affiliate sales, and advertising revenue for Net Radio Dogs. They can be reached online.