Global Radio Ideas Webinars Kick Off 6th Season With Free Webinar This Thursday, February 13th

Benztown and P1 Media Group Present Special Guest, Mike Preston, Program Director of Cumulus Media’s Powerhouse Dallas Country Stations, 99.5 The Wolf and New Country 96.3

WHO: Benztown, a global leader in radio imaging, voiceover, programming, podcasting and jingles, P1 Media Group, providing research, strategies and consulting to radio stations worldwide, and Global Radio Ideas Facebook Group.

WHAT: On Thursday, February 13th, Benztown and P1 Media Group will host a free webinar for radio professionals around the globe, entitled “What Radio Can Learn From America’s #1 Music Format.” In the run-up to Country Radio’s biggest annual event next week, CRS 2025 in Nashville, the webinar will focus on Country music, the #1 format in the U.S., with over 2,000 radio stations programming it.

The webinar features special guest and one of America’s top Country PDs, Mike Preston, a 40-year programming pro who programs two of the most listened-to Country stations in America – Cumulus Media’s 99.5 The Wolf (KPLX-FM) and New Country 96.3 (KSCS-FM) in Dallas, TX. The 40-minute webinar will be hosted by Andreas Sannemann, CEO, Benztown, and Ken Benson, Partner, P1 Media Group.

In Thursday’s webinar, Preston will discuss:

• The state of Country Radio in 2025.

• The rise of Pop crossover hits the past few years, from artists including Morgan Wallen, Jelly Roll, Post Malone, and Shaboozey.

• What he learned from his eight years working for Scott Shannon at WPLJ New York that he still uses today.

• How he remains at the top of his game after programming major stations in many formats in major markets for 40 years.

• What he thinks programmers can or should be doing today to improve that they may not be doing.

• What stations he listens to – other than 99.5 The Wolf and New Country 96.3 – and why?

• His observations on the mental health crisis in the industry.

• His advice for what PDs should do to succeed at a time where they are being asked to do more with fewer resources.

WHEN: Thursday, February 13, 2025, at 11:00am PST/2:00pm EST/8:00pm CET.

WHERE: Register NOW at: https://event.webinarjam.com/register/91/7w493hk3. Upon registering, you will receive a link with webinar information.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact Robby Gessel at Benztown at rg@benztown.com or +1 (818) 842-4600.

MEDIA CONTACT: Lisa Dollinger, Dollinger Strategic Communication for Benztown, lisa@dollcomm.com and +1 (512) 633-4084.