Lew Jones
 
Operations Manager for Classic Hit Country, Lew has over 30 years in
radio with extensive network experience. Classic Hit Country is the
third national format Lew has programmed, including Adult Hit Radio,
where he began in 1989 as an on-air personality. Lew's Country
experience includes working at Denver's KYGO, and programming a country
network in the mid-90's based in Branson, Missouri. Major individual
stations Lew has worked at include Phoenix stations KUPD (morning
drive), KZZP, and Gene Autry-owned KOOL. Lew was top-rated in morning
drive at Tucson's regional 10 kw KTKT, and middays at Southwest Giant
50 kw KRMG, Tulsa. Lew was raised on a farm in the Ozarks, and
remembers the first time he was actually paid to play records. It was
at age 13 on the p.a. system at a Harrison, Arkansas shoe store and he
made $3. The clerk who hired him later became Porter Wagoner's bass
player!

Marty Montell

Marty Montell is a veteran 30-year plus radio personality having worked
at such stations as legendary NBC owned-and-operated WKYC in Cleveland
and several major signals in Denver. His country experience includes
WXEX-TV/WLEE radio in Richmond, and regional powerhouse WWVA in
Wheeling, WV where he participated in that station's legendary Wheeling
Jamboree which, along with the Grand Ole Opry, is one of the surviving
country "barn dance" programs. In Denver, he worked at former country
outlet KLZ, and at recent country-station-of-the-year KYGO. His first
job was at an Ohio station so small that the transmitter studios were
in a cow pasture which was in active use. With an open-door policy due
to no summertime air conditioning, very friendly cows would sometimes
poke their heads into the studio and moo right in the middle of the
latest news. Talk about Country Radio!
 
 

Jack Edwards
 
Jack has played Country Music at JRN since 1997. He is a veteran of
several important Denver stations, including powerhouse KLZ, where he
did afternoon drive. Also Oldies outlet KXKL. He first played Country
in the 1980s at WFTE in Lafayette, IN.

Dave West

A Texas native, Dave worked at various stations across The Lone Star
State including mornings and P.D. at KYKR in Beaumont and KNFM in
Midland/Odessa. Dave 's hobbies include mountain climbing and
skydiving. His biggest thrill: flying with the Navy's Blue Angels -
"Going near the speed of sound is something you can't really describe
other than awesome!", says Dave. However, he keeps his feet solidly on
the ground musically every night on Classic Hit Country.
 

John Malone

John’s resume’ includes program director and air talent at WSM-AM in Nashville, morning drive at Huntsville’s WRSA-FM, host and producer in Nashville for Music Country Radio Network, and television weatherman and regional voice-over talent. While at WSM, John helped develop unique programming and events that centered on the rich heritage of Country Music. His knowledge and expertise in the entertainment industry has been tapped by the Alabama Music Hall of Fame, which asked him to serve on its awards show committee. Let John deliver a topical, cheery on-air presence for your Classic Hit Country listeners!

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