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Cafe Nashville is a late night syndicated country music program originating from beautiful studios on Music Row in Nashville. Hosted by industry veteran Dallas Rogers, Cafe Nashville takes listeners backstage through interviews and music. Cafe Nashville is energetic entertainment heard on radio stations throughout the U.S. and Europe. The geniuses behind Cafe Nashville are Nashville insiders Jody Van-Alin, Marvin Baker, and Ann Gillis.

Van-Alin, Rogers, and Baker

Dallas Rogers on the job

Bayshore Broadcasting in Collingwood, Ontario welcomed MusicMaster’s Malcolm Sinclair for a visit this month. Thanks for welcoming us and making MusicMaster work hard for The Voice of South Georgia Bay!

Left to right: Chris Carrigen, Rod West, Barb Jelly, Jocelyn Martin, Mark Butuk, Ian Solecki, Cory Laycock

MusicMaster Sales Coordinator and Oklahoma boy, Jerry Butler, returned to his native state for the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters Convention. Butler welcomed MusicMaster President/CEO, Joe Knapp and MusicMaster Director of Marketing, Melanie Ross by introducing them to the state’s finest broadcast professionals. “Strong Leadership” was the common thread for many OAB sessions, and attendees were treated to one-on-one conversations with many industry changing individuals, including Knapp and RAB President/CEO, Erica Farber.

MusicMaster’s Jerry Butler, Joe Knapp and Melanie Ross

RAB President & CEO Erica Farber with Joe Knapp

Butler and Knapp were welcomed by OAB President Vance Harrison, and hundreds of broadcasters from Oklahoma and Texas. Great convention Vance!!

MusicMaster’s Malcolm Sinclair and Shane Finch joined hundreds of members of the Michigan Association of Broadcasters for the Great Lakes Broadcasting Conference in Lansing, MI. Our MusicMaster team enjoyed the Michigan hospitality and the opportunity to visit with longtime MusicMaster users, including Stephen Schram, Executive Director/General Manager of Michigan Radio in Ann Arbor. Steve was the Program Director of Milwaukee’s WZUU, where MusicMaster Founder Joe Knapp was employed when he created the software.  Steve was MusicMaster’s first software scheduler in its 1983 introduction, and a longtime encourager to Joe during the 32 year journey.

Michigan Radio’s Steve Schram and MusicMaster’s Shane Finch

Midwest Communications as always extended a warm welcome in their ever-expanding radio group. Midwest Senior Vice President, Peter Tanz, has served Duke Wright’s amazing broadcast group in Nebraska, Wisconsin, Michigan, and North Dakota through his many years of employment. Peter currently works closely with Midwest’s fourteen Michigan stations in Battle Creek, Coldwater, Holland, Kalamazoo, and Lansing.

MAB Board Member Peter Tanz gets help with his tie from Shane Finch.

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If you’re planning to attend the World Wide Radio Summit in Los Angeles, live in the area, or are just looking for a good excuse to spend a few days in sunny Southern California, come join us at MusicMaster Genius Day Hollywood! This special FREE event will be on Wednesday, April 22 from 10am – 4pm at the Los Angeles Film School (6353 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA).

You’ll learn tips and tricks from the MusicMaster Pro Team:

Joe Knapp – President/CEO and Creator of MusicMaster

Drew Bennett – Learning & Development Director

Jesus Rodriguez – Sales and Scheduling Consultant

Rainer Eichhorn – ON AIR General Manager

Plus, you’ll have a chance to meet, network and share ideas with other music schedulers!

For a preview of topics we’ll be covering, or to register for the event (before April 21): 

CLICK HERE.