Silverfish Media and Compass Media Networks has announced that Tracy Lawrence will step down as host of the weekly syndicated “Honky Tonkin’” at the end of the year with Big D & Bubba adding that show to their daily national morning show.
Lawrence, the well-known Country artist known for songs including “Time Marches On”, has hosted the show for the past decade. Big D & Bubba will take over the three-hour weekly show that focuses on Country hits from the 1980s through 2000s. Compass says, “Big D & Bubba will bring fresh ideas, new segments, and lively energy to ‘Honky Tonkin’ while staying true to the core that Tracy Lawrence established—celebrating the best in 80s, 90s, and early 2000s country music every week on over 165 radio stations.”
Big D said, “What an amazing job T.L. has done. We’ve been fans of Tracy’s for years, and we are excited to do our best to take the show to the next level with more artist interviews, listener interaction, and some of the best country music ever made!” Bubba added, “Tracy Lawrence is genuinely one of the coolest and most talented people we’ve had the pleasure of working with. What an incredible run as the host of ‘Honky Tonkin’, and we couldn’t be more thrilled about what’s coming next for Tracy! Likewise, moving forward, we are excited that we have the honor of taking over as hosts and celebrating the Honky Tonk hits that we love while getting to hang with our heroes and artist-friends, sharing amazing stories week after week! We’re fired up and ready to go!”
Big D & Bubba’s Silverfish Media will continue to produce the show with Compass Media Networks handling sales and distribution. Affiliation inquiries can go to Compass’ Doug Ingold at dingold@compassmedianetworks.com.
This story first appeared on radioinsight.com