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Post by OnWithTheCountdown on Oct 18, 2019 10:42:53 GMT -5
Yeah, he rarely took time off, whereas Casey would take several weeks off in a calendar year. I have all but one of the 1998 ACC shows (great year for country music), and Bob hosted all but one (12/19). Hoping to get all the ACC shows.
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Post by djjoe1960 on Oct 18, 2019 12:58:14 GMT -5
Just curious; Does anyone know the top station count for AT40 vs. ACC? I think At40 hit over 500 affiliates in the 1980's--was American Country Countdown on about as many stations or did it's peak coming during the 1990's?
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Post by BrettVW on Oct 18, 2019 13:37:29 GMT -5
Since American Country Countdown with Kix Brooks is still a thing and both shows are under the Westwood One family of shows, I could see CT40 coming to an end with an option for stations to pick up ACC if they already don’t have it. Had Bob still been hosting ACC they would likely have continued it and found a new host. But since CT40 was created solely by Bob to stay on the air when ACC was given to Kix, I could easily see CT40 going away.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2019 13:45:51 GMT -5
Since American Country Countdown with Kix Brooks is still a thing and both shows are under the Westwood One family of shows, I could see CT40 coming to an end with an option for stations to pick up ACC if they already don’t have it. Had Bob still been hosting ACC they would likely have continued it and found a new host. But since CT40 was created solely by Bob to stay on the air when ACC was given to Kix, I could easily see CT40 going away. I was going to save this conversation for another day but since you brought it up, this is what I see happening. I could see them going through the end of the year and then end it.
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Post by mellongraig on Oct 18, 2019 20:13:34 GMT -5
The question though is: Does the ACC Rewind show stay if the CT40 show goes away? My biggest fear also is that if CT40 does continue, I'm worried they could revamp the show like ACC and put in recent recurrents instead of the old ones.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2019 6:33:22 GMT -5
What does one have to do with the other? One is a retro show of one countdown, the other is a current countdown show. They are two totally different shows. If anything, I could see the ending of CT40 seeing a possible increase in ACC Rewind stations similar to when Casey Kasem retired, many stations that were airing AT10/AT20 started carrying AT40: The 70s/The 80s.
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Post by ericny2002 on Oct 19, 2019 8:13:55 GMT -5
On this weekend’s CT40. This week’s guest host Trisha Yearwood announced Bob’s passing and then said that the show was prerecorded before his passing.
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Post by BrettVW on Oct 19, 2019 8:15:43 GMT -5
CT40 and ACC evolved into two different style shows. ACC evolved into the country version of AT40 with Ryan Seacrest and CT40 remained the country version of AT40 with Casey Kasem with the previous ACC host. Since both shows are distributed by Westwood One now and aren't necessarily competitors (they may compete in certain markets but also run on the same station in many others) it will be up to Bob's production company, KCCS, and Westwood One to decide if there is any appeal for the more traditional, old school format without Bob Kingsley. If so, they may try. If not, they won't. I doubt they'd turn CT40 into the same style as ACC since it's also their show.
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Post by at40petebattistini on Oct 19, 2019 9:09:33 GMT -5
Just curious; Does anyone know the top station count for AT40 vs. ACC? I think At40 hit over 500 affiliates in the 1980's--was American Country Countdown on about as many stations or did it's peak coming during the 1990's? Similar to annual publications from AT40, I have a copy of the ACC worldwide listening directory issued in 1980. Looks like there were 250-300 stations carrying the show that year. Of course, there may have been a bump up in numbers by 1981, with the Urban Cowboy craze.
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Post by BrettVW on Oct 21, 2019 18:37:07 GMT -5
This weekend Keith Urban will host Country Top 40 and do a show in memory of Bob.
From the CT40 Facebook page:
This week's show will feature as host the one and only Keith Urban, one of Bob and Nan's dearest friends through the years. As we all mourn Bob's loss, we are planning special segments featuring some of Keith's favorite memories of Bob, and some special music. Join us as we celebrate Bob Kingsley this weekend as we count down the top 40 on CT40.
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Post by briguy52748 on Nov 7, 2019 12:18:43 GMT -5
Since American Country Countdown with Kix Brooks is still a thing and both shows are under the Westwood One family of shows, I could see CT40 coming to an end with an option for stations to pick up ACC if they already don’t have it. Had Bob still been hosting ACC they would likely have continued it and found a new host. But since CT40 was created solely by Bob to stay on the air when ACC was given to Kix, I could easily see CT40 going away. Same here. Short term though, my guess is that the guest hosts – perhaps under the current "Women of Country" umbrella – will continue until the last two weeks of December, after which we'd get a final guest host to helm both the 2019 year-end countdown and (perhaps) a decade-end countdown. This, before a decision on the show's future is made. We'll see in a few weeks once the original end date for the "Women of Country" special hosts passes. Note: I'd be surprised if Bob Kingsley and his staff weren't already working on compiling a 2010s decade-end show and that much of the work – compiling the top songs so far, writing the scripts, rankings, etc. – had been finished (by the time he took his leave), and that all that was needed was to actually wait until a cutoff date passed (in case a late "big hit" that needed to be ranked) and to actually produce the show. Like I noted, it's all a few weeks out yet, so there are several possibilities for the immediate future of the show. Beyond that, I'm going to wait to see official announcements. Brian
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Post by briguy52748 on Nov 7, 2019 12:19:37 GMT -5
This discussion also brings to mind speculation about whether we'll get "Christmas In America" this year over Dec. 24-25.
If we do get one, I can see a couple of formats:
* A "Best Of"-type show, with highlights from 30 years of specials. I could see such a special including features such as Bob's favorite interviews and songs played over the past 30 years, plus perhaps new interview clips of country stars remembering loved ones and Christmas memories with them.
* A new "Christmas In America," produced in between the time Bob knew he was going to be stepping away (and likely not coming back) and his actual last day, with perhaps a "farewell"-type message of reflection, hope and inspiration. (Especially to listeners who have lost loved ones during the past year or – very possibly – have in the past laid beloved family members to rest shortly before Christmas.)
* More or less, a virtual repeat of the 2018 "Christmas In America."
We'll see. All I'm saying.
Brian
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Post by mkarns on Nov 7, 2019 12:53:31 GMT -5
Since American Country Countdown with Kix Brooks is still a thing and both shows are under the Westwood One family of shows, I could see CT40 coming to an end with an option for stations to pick up ACC if they already don’t have it. Had Bob still been hosting ACC they would likely have continued it and found a new host. But since CT40 was created solely by Bob to stay on the air when ACC was given to Kix, I could easily see CT40 going away. Same here. Short term though, my guess is that the guest hosts – perhaps under the current "Women of Country" umbrella – will continue until the last two weeks of December, after which we'd get a final guest host to helm both the 2019 year-end countdown and (perhaps) a decade-end countdown. This, before a decision on the show's future is made. We'll see in a few weeks once the original end date for the "Women of Country" special hosts passes. Note: I'd be surprised if Bob Kingsley and his staff weren't already working on compiling a 2010s decade-end show and that much of the work – compiling the top songs so far, writing the scripts, rankings, etc. – had been finished (by the time he took his leave), and that all that was needed was to actually wait until a cutoff date passed (in case a late "big hit" that needed to be ranked) and to actually produce the show. Like I noted, it's all a few weeks out yet, so there are several possibilities for the immediate future of the show. Beyond that, I'm going to wait to see official announcements. Brian Similarly, if Casey Kasem had died or retired in the 1990s I'm not sure if Westwood One would have continued with a presumably renamed Casey's Top 40, given that it was mostly created as a vehicle for the most popular of countdown hosts to continue doing so, even as American Top 40 was no longer a thing for a few years. They didn't after he jumped ship to revive AT40. I'm not sure if Bob or WW1 had a potential or designated successor in mind--he probably expected to continue for at least a few more years, and it's not clear that any successor would have the draw that he did or that Kix Brooks' ACC or some other countdowns do. At the least I hope they continue doing what Premiere does with Casey and replaying his old shows.
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Post by OnWithTheCountdown on Nov 7, 2019 13:24:37 GMT -5
According to this site (dated 10/24/2019), Garth Brooks will host the last 4 episodes of 2019; unsure if the year-end is included in that count. Plans for CT40's future beyond 2019 to be announced later.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2019 15:04:12 GMT -5
This discussion also brings to mind speculation about whether we'll get "Christmas In America" this year over Dec. 24-25. If we do get one, I can see a couple of formats: * A "Best Of"-type show, with highlights from 30 years of specials. I could see such a special including features such as Bob's favorite interviews and songs played over the past 30 years, plus perhaps new interview clips of country stars remembering loved ones and Christmas memories with them. * A new "Christmas In America," produced in between the time Bob knew he was going to be stepping away (and likely not coming back) and his actual last day, with perhaps a "farewell"-type message of reflection, hope and inspiration. (Especially to listeners who have lost loved ones during the past year or – very possibly – have in the past laid beloved family members to rest shortly before Christmas.) * More or less, a virtual repeat of the 2018 "Christmas In America." We'll see. All I'm saying. Brian So in regards to this having spent the weekend finally editing out the commercials from all of the CIA’s I have, I started to wonder about this year too. I could see a classic show being presented this year and beyond if there’s a market for it. But in regards to a possible first run edition, there is another show I started recording a few years ago called “Christmas Across the Lands” and it’s a 12 hour show similar to other Christmas radio shows. He records it starting over the summer. So if this is normal for programming like this in radio, it’s possible the show was already recorded before he passed away. I did get to thinking though again how much of a missed opportunity I feel like Premiere had. How many years of CIA are there? 25? 30? They could easily do a classic show each year of there’s a market for it and have it for years and people not get tired of it. Premiere should have marketed all new Casey hosted Christmas editions of AT10 each year until he retired. Maybe not the Top 60 but the other 3-4 weeks should have had new shows produced. The same tired 4 shows a year leading to the Top 60 have been worn out for years now.
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