CRB, Inc.® Extends Unemployment Rate, Offers Single-Day Passes for CRS 2010

Feb 25, 2010 CRB, Inc.® Extends Unemployment Rate, Offers Single-Day Passes for CRS 2010

Rates Offer Finance-Friendly Options for CRS Attendees Country Radio Broadcasters, Inc. has extended its first ever $99 Unemployment Rate and approved the on-site sale of single-day passes for CRS 2010, to be held Feb. 24-26, 2010. The $99 Unemployment Rate offers a financial break to those currently without work but still wanting to attend Country Radio Seminar. The new deadline to apply for the Unemployment Rate is Feb. 15, 2010.  This registration provides attendees access to educational events and songwriter showcases only. Tickets to the Music City Jam™, New Faces of Country Music Show® and daily luncheons must be purchased separately.  Daily highlights for Unemployment Rate registrants include: Wednesday:  Dave Ramsey’s Keynote Address (sponsored by Radio-Info.com), Artist and Radio Humanitarian Awards, Bob Rosner’s Workplace 911 panel, Consumer Focus Group panel, ASCAP’s Storytellers with Darius Rucker showcase, additional panels. Thursday:  CMA Research Presentation and CMA Workshop panel, Great Playlist Debate panel, 360 Experience panel, BMI and Country Aircheck’s WCRS Live! showcase (Tom T. Hall, Wynn Varble, Easton Corbin), additional panels. Friday:  Panels covering: Promotional Budgets, PPM, Radiothons, Arbitron vs. Nielsen, Talent Coaching, More Than 50 Great Ideas in Less Than 50 Minutes and the recently announced Hot Topic panel of CRS 2010, “The Art of Transition.”  Operation Troop Aid care package deployment. CRS Single-Day passes will be available for purchase on-site only for $225.  Single-day passes provide access to all daytime activities during the seminar, including the luncheons, panels and songwriter showcases.  They do not grant access to the Music City Jam™ (featuring Taylor Swift and sponsored by the ACM) or the New Faces of Country Music® Show and Dinner.  Daily highlights for Single-Day pass registrants include: Wednesday:  Dave Ramsey’s Keynote Address (sponsored by Radio-Info.com), Artist and Radio Humanitarian Awards, Bob Rosner’s Workplace 911 panel, Consumer Focus Group panel, ASCAP’s Storytellers with Darius Rucker showcase, additional panels.  Universal luncheon: Gary Allan, Ryan Bingham, Easton Corbin, Billy Currington, Vince Gill, Mallary Hope, Julianne Hough, Jamey Johnson, David Nail, Randy Rogers Band, Sugarland, Josh Turner and Lee Ann Womack. Thursday:  CMA Research Presentation and CMA Workshop panel, Great Playlist Debate panel, 360 Experience panel, BMI and Country Aircheck’s WCRS Live! showcase (Tom T. Hall, Wynn Varble, Easton Corbin), additional panels.  Sony luncheon: Alan Jackson, Danny Gokey, plus a special announcement from Brooks & Dunn. Friday:  Manager’s Breakfast, panels covering: Promotional Budgets, PPM, Radiothons, Arbitron vs. Nielsen, Talent Coaching, More Than 50 Great Ideas in Less Than 50 Minutes and the recently announced Hot Topic panel of CRS 2010, “The Art of Transition.”  Operation Troop Aid care package deployment.  Capitol luncheon: Eric Church, Emily West. For the second year in a row, nonprofit group Operation Troop Aid will organize and distribute $10,000 worth of care packages for military troops stationed overseas.  The “assembly line” will be set up in the lower level of the Convention Center immediately prior to Friday’s Capitol luncheon.  Artists are encouraged to attend and help package supplies.  Contact Mark Woods at 901.355.8844 or HelpOTA@yahoo.com, or visit www.OperationTroopAid.org for more information. The On-Site Registration Rate of $649 is currently in effect and may be purchased online at www.CRB.org, at 615.327.4487 or on-site at the Nashville Convention Center.  The all-inclusive On-Site rate includes all CRS-sanctioned day and evening events.  For more information, a detailed schedule and descriptions of CRS 2010’s panels, visit: www.CRB.org. Contact Kristen McRary at 615-327-4487 or Kristen@CRB.org for registration materials.  Proof of unemployment will be subject to verification by CRB, Inc. to qualify for the Unemployment Rate. About CRS: The Country Radio Seminar is an annual convention designed to educate and promote the exchange of ideas in the country music industry. CRS 2010 will be held Feb. 24-26, 2010 in Nashville, Tenn.  Regular Rate registration is currently available online at www.CRB.org or by contacting the Country Radio Broadcasters at 615-327-4487. About CRB: The Country Radio Broadcasters, Inc.® is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization founded in 1969 to bring radio broadcasters from around the world together with the Country Music Industry to ensure vitality and promote growth in the Country Radio format.  More information may be obtained at: www.CRB.org or at the CRB office at 615-327-4487.