BEFORE AND AFTER: FRONT PORCH

THIS HOUSE HAS BEEN CONSTANTLY EVOLVING...I HANDS DOWN HATED HOW IT LOOKED WHEN WE BOUGHT IT.......BUT THE POTENTIAL WAS HUGE. THE CHANGES WE MADE WERE GRADUAL... AND I THINK ITS FINISHED.......MAYBE! COME SEE THE EVOLUTION!

Cumulus Upends Montgomery Programming Team

Cumulus Media has made multiple changes to its Montgomery AL programming team.

Wes McShay exits as Operations Manager of the cluster and Program Director of Country 92.3 WLWI-FM. He is succeeded as OM by Rick Hendrick, PD of Classic Rock “95.1 The Fox” WXFX. Greg Thomas joins the company as WLWI-FM's new Program Director from Townsquare Media Tuscaloosa where he served as OM of that company's five station cluster.

Joe Hunk joins the cluster from sister 94.5 WJOX-FM Birmingham as PD of “SportsRadio 740” WMSP and News/Talk 1440 WLWI replacing the departing Bob Wooddy. Hunk will also debut a local afternoon show on WMSP. He currently a co-hosts 6-8pm show with Jon Lunceford at WJOX-FM.

Cumulus Media announces that it has promoted Rick Hendrick to Operations Manager for its six-station cluster in Montgomery, AL. In addition to his new role, Hendrick will retain his responsibilities as Program Director of WXFX. Cumulus also announces the appointment of two new program directors for the cluster, effective September 19, 2016. Greg Thomas will join Cumulus Media-Montgomery as Program Director for its heritage country station WLWI-FM and Joe Hunk will join Cumulus Media-Montgomery as Program Director of WMSP Sports and WLWI-AM News Talk. Hunk will also be on-air as Afternoon Drive Host on WMSP, replacing the syndicated Doug Gottlieb show.

Thomas has spent the past 14 years as the Operations Manager of Townsquare Media' s five-station cluster in Tuscaloosa, AL. Hunk joins Cumulus from WJOX 94.5 FM Sports Radio in Birmingham.

Marvin Kopman, Vice President/Market Manager of Cumulus Media-Montgomery said: “The passion, energy and talent of these three programming professionals are undeniable and together, they will create a strong force for programming excellence in Montgomery radio. Rick was a natural choice to lead our cluster operations as Operations Manager, with his leadership skills and experience within our cluster and community. Both Greg and Joe are tremendous additions to our programming team, and we welcome them and look forward to their contributions.”

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WRKN Expands Focus To Baton Rouge; Moves To Gold Based Country

Cumulus Country “92.3 Nash-FM” WRKN LaPlace/New Orleans LA is expanding its presence to target the adjacent Baton Rouge market while tweaking its programming towards a mix of 1990s and current songs. WRKN is located halfway between the two cities, but has always focused its programming towards New Orleans. The new shift comes with a positioning change to “The Gulf South's Country Giant”. Joining the station for middays is Scott Innes. Innes spent fifteen years at iHeartMedia Country 101.5 WYNK Baton Rouge prior to his exit in 2011. He also is a cartoon voice actor best known for being the voice of many Hanna Barbera characters including Shaggy, Scooby and Scrappy Doo. Cumulus Media announces that it will maximize its programming of WRKN-FM, the biggest radio broadcast signal in Louisiana by rebranding WRKN-FM as “The Gulf South's Country Giant… New Orleans, Baton Rouge… NASH FM 92.3”. The station was formerly branded as “NASH FM 92.3 New Orleans' New Country Leader”. WRKN-FM serves the New Orleans, LA, and Baton Rouge, LA, Metro areas and the entire Gulf South, via a mammoth radio tower that is 2,000 feet tall transmitting at 100,000 watts. As the station re-brands, NASH FM 92.3 The Gulf South's Country Giant will move from a contemporary Country format to its new mass-appeal country format featuring Country Gold programming, paired with today's best country music. The re-branded station's core programming is centered in the '90's golden age of country music, and will also include current country artists, offering a wide variety of country music with broad appeal among Persons 25-54. Core artists will include: Garth Brooks, George Strait, Brooks & Dunn, Toby Keith, Dixie Chicks, Tim McGraw, Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban, Carrie Underwood, Alan Jackson, and the Zac Brown Band. NASH FM 92.3 The Gulf South's Country Giant will play songs that country fans know, love and sing along to. Award-winning Country radio personality Scott Innes kicked off WRKN-FM's next generation of great Country radio at 10AM on Thursday, April 21, 2016. Innes joins the new on-air line-up as Midday Personality, airing weekdays from 10AM-3PM. The weekday line-up now features: 6AM-10AM: America's Morning Show with Blair Garner 10AM-3PM: Scott Innes 3PM-7PM: Shawn Williams 7PM-Midnight: NASH Nights Live Midnight-5AM: Kix Brooks John Boyle, Operations Manager/Program Director for NASH FM 92.3 said: “The Gulf South's Country Giant NASH-FM 92.3 now fills a huge void of country music in New Orleans, Baton Rouge and everywhere in between and beyond. We're thrilled to welcome Scott Innes to Middays. Scott is a truly gifted entertainer who is incredibly talented.” Innes said: “Like Zoinks! I can't tell you how excited I am to be back behind the mic on the most powerful radio station in south Louisiana playing the music that I love so much! And with a company that truly understands Country Music!” Innes was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Louisiana Association of Broadcasters in 2008, and has also been honored for his professional achievements with a Marconi Award, an ACM Award for Radio Personality of the Year, and a CMA Award for Country Radio Broadcaster of the Year. He was also recognized as Radio Personality of the Year by CRS. Innes is the only person to have won three Golden Mike Awards from the Louisiana Association of Broadcasters. An accomplished Country music writer, Innes wrote the Top 40 Country song “Handprints on the Wall” for Kenny Rogers, and has written songs for Richie McDonald of Lonestar, T. Graham Brown, Sammy Kershaw and others. Innes is also a popular voice actor, and in 1997, became the official voice of cartoon characters Scooby Doo and Shaggy for Warner Bros. He has voiced Scooby Doo and Shaggy in over eight feature films, including the 2002 Warner Bros.' live action film, “Scooby Doo”, as well as for 1000 talking toys. He has also voiced more than 25 of the world-famous Hanna-Barbera cartoon characters, including: Fred Flintstone, Barney Rubble, Yogi Bear, Boo-Boo Bear, and Popeye.

Sandbridge Beach Cottage Wedding Photography

Sandbridge Beach Cottage Wedding Photography

I had the honor of photographing a beautiful spring wedding in Sandbridge Beach last weekend! While it was a bit chilly on the water, the sun was shining and the cottage was full of love and warmth. The pastel green and whites of the beach cottage were echoed by the wedding party's attire. Oh it was so lovely! Jana and Taylor and their families worked hard to put together many of the stunning details themselves. They pulled off the perfect balance of elegance and ease. It was a picture perfect beach cottage wedding and I was thrilled to be a part of this wonderful family's special day.

Here are some sneak peeks from their stunning event:

Congratulations Jana and Taylor! I wish you many, many happy years together as Mr. & Mrs.

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Sun Sets For San Diego's Easy 98.1

Very rarely do you see a major change at a station comfortably leading its market, but that's what happened in San Diego as Entercom Soft AC “Easy 98.1” KIFM relaunched at 5pm on Thursday as “Sunny 98.1“. Moving in a more contemporary direction, the new brand is positioned as “Better Music For A Better Workday”. Running jockless for now, KIFM is promising ten song blocks around all commercials. The station led the San Diego market with a 6.2 share in the March 2016 Nielsen Audio PPM ratings. The first set of songs on the new Sunny 98.1 included: Maroon 5 – She Would Be Loved Kelly Clarkson – Stronger David Bowie – Let's Dance Whitney Houston – I Will Always Love You UB40 – Red Red Wine Billy Joel – My Life Madonna – True Blue Queen – Another One Bites The Dust K-Ci & JoJo – All My Life

KCRW Launches First Radio Station Virtual Reality App

Santa Monica Community College's 89.9 KCRW Santa Monica/Los Angeles has launched the first Virtual Reality app tied to a radio station. Available for iOS and Android, the free KCRW VR app works with Google Cardboard and the station is selling a station branded version. The app features special 360º videos of live artist performances from KCRW live sessions. The first performances include Death Cab for Cutie, Brandi Carlile, Thundercat, and Purity Ring. KCRW built a custom video rig to produce the videos utilizing eight GoPro cameras. The video content will also be made available in non-VR form on YouTube. Today, Los Angeles-based public radio station KCRW announced the launch of their free Virtual Reality mobile app. Designed to work with KCRW Cardboard (a branded version of Google Cardboard), the KCRW VR app gives fans a unique opportunity to join a live session from the station’s legendary basement studio, by putting viewers inside intimate performances. The KCRW VR app launches with exclusive videos from artists including, Death Cab for Cutie, Brandi Carlile, Thundercat, and Purity Ring. KCRW is the first-ever public media entity and radio station to launch a dedicated VR app, and with its in-house production team, will continue to provide exclusive content throughout the year. Built by hand in the basement of KCRW’s Santa Monica studio, the custom video rig features eight GoPro cameras that allow each artist’s performance to be captured in stereoscopic 3D (Virtual Reality) to create a 360º panoramic video. Footage is then stitched together to create an immersive, stereoscopic 3D VR experience that puts the user inside the session. “Now for the first time, you can be in our studio with the artists. It’s a revolutionary change in the way KCRW curated artists and music can be discovered. We are always striving for creative ways to connect with our community and we’re so excited to try out this new technology together,” commented Jennifer Ferro, KCRW president. Performances are captured during artist’s in-studio sessions for Morning Becomes Eclectic, the station’s flagship music program. Artists and songs available at launch include: Death Cab for Cutie – “The Ghosts of Beverly Drive” Brandi Carlile – “Murder in the City” Thundercat – “Them Changes” Purity Ring – “Stranger Than Earth” “VR is undoubtedly the next frontier for blockbuster entertainment. While the biggest studios in Hollywood develop content for the masses, KCRW can amplify the outstanding live sessions that take place on a regular basis at the station, and offer a uniquely immersive experience to the audience,” said KCRW Music Director Jason Bentley. “This exciting initiative matches KCRW curated music and art with exciting new technologies and partnerships for wider distribution.” Additional performances will be captured throughout the year, with video from Penguin Prison, Mew, Gardens and Villa, Amason, Mr. Pauer, Shana Halligan, Natalia Lafourcade, Korey Dane and Langhorne Slim, slated for release in the upcoming months. All videos, including several exclusive app-only performances, will live on the KCRW app, with select content featured in the KCRW branded room on Samsung’s MilkVR. To experience KCRW’s exclusive performances in full stereoscopic VR video, fans can download the free app in the iOS and Android stores and can purchase a specially designed KCRW Cardboard, with artwork by Mr. Scruff, for only a $5.00 donation to KCRW.com. Users that do not have KCRW Cardboard can still watch the videos as an interactive 360 degree video on KCRW’s YouTube channel. For more information on KCRW’s virtual reality experience, including a behind-the-scenes video, visit www.kcrw.com/vr.