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CRS 2017 Agenda Expand as Event Approaches


The agenda expands for Country Radio Seminar 2017, to be held February 22-24. New additions in the areas of digital/tech and career enhancement have been added and include "Speeding Towards Tomorrow: Programming & Branding in a Mobile World," "The Digital Revenue Explosion," "Lace Up Your Boots and Get in the Trenches with Social Platforms," "You Are More Valuable Than You Think," "Women Empowering Women," and "Cultivating the Farm Team: Sources of New Talent."

Additionally, CRS will once again host the popular mentoring breakfasts -- Digital and Tech Breakfast, Programming Mentoring Breakfast, Sales Mentoring Breakfast, and Women's Mentoring Breakfast.

The Programming Mentoring Breakfast will be held on Thursday, February 23 from 8-9am. This breakfast gives attendees the opportunity to learn and pose questions to experienced PDs and consultants. The facilitator is Bruce Logan of CBS Radio Houston. Confirmed participants are Shelly Easton, WXTU Philadelphia; Tim Richards, KMLE Phoenix; Tim Roberts, WYCD Detroit; Kenny Jay, KMPS Seattle; Rod Phillips, SVP/iHeart; Steve Stewart, KSD St. Louis/iHeart; Mike Brophey, WKLB Boston; Jeff Garrison, KCYY San Antonio; Andrew Bland, WWKA Orlando; Mike Preston, KKWF Seattle; Charlie Cook, WSM-FM Nashville/Cumulus; John Shomby, NASH/Cumulus; Nikki Thomas, WIVK/Cumulus; DJ Scout, WSOC Charlotte and Mike Moore, KWJJ.

Congruently taking place, guests may also choose to attend the Sales Mentoring Breakfast Thursday morning starting at 8am. This breakfast will provide participants the chance to directly interact and engage with several mentors regarding radio sales and how to maximize sale efforts. Mentors for this breakfast are Katie Reid, Cox Media Group; Sarah Frazier, CBS Radio Houston; Melissa Kent, iHeart Nashville; Lee Adams, Broken Bow; Judy Lakin, Cox Media Group.

The Women's Mentoring Breakfast scheduled for Friday, February 24, at 7:30am, provides women with the opportunity to meet, greet and eat with the industry's inspiring and accomplished women of today and to create connections in radio and records.

There will also be a Digital & Tech Breakfast on Friday, February 24 at 8am. This session will touch on new innovations as well as challenges of today's radio in a world that is digitally and technologically advanced and dependent. The success of campaigns and the challenges faced throughout them will be explored during this panel.

Find more information at www.CountryRadioSeminar.com.

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