BMI Partners Again with the Radio Advertising Bureau to Help Female Radio Executives Rise Through the Ranks

Posted in News on August 11, 2023
Pictured after BMI songwriter Ella Langley’s performance at the 15th annual Rising Through the Ranks dinner in Nashville held at Martin’s BBQ (L to R): RAB CEO Erica Farber, Audacy COO Susan Larkin, Seven Mountains Media & CapCity Communications owner Kristin Cantrell, RAB SVP of Professional Development Jeff Schmidt,  Leighton Broadcasting’s Executive Director of Digital Broadcasting Kelli Frieler, BMI’s Dan Spears,  iHeartMedia Director of Country Programming KY/WV Ashley Wilson, BMI songwriter Ella Langley, iHeartMedia President of Markets Group Hartley Adkins, Cumulus Media EVP of Corporate Marketing and Westwood One President Suzanne Grimes, BMI’s Jessica Frost and RAB Director of Sales for Professional Development Kim Johnson.
Pictured after BMI songwriter Ella Langley’s performance at the 15th annual Rising Through the Ranks dinner in Nashville held at Martin’s BBQ (L to R): RAB CEO Erica Farber, Audacy COO Susan Larkin, Seven Mountains Media & CapCity Communications owner Kristin Cantrell, RAB SVP of Professional Development Jeff Schmidt, Leighton Broadcasting’s Executive Director of Digital Broadcasting Kelli Frieler, BMI’s Dan Spears, iHeartMedia Director of Country Programming KY/WV Ashley Wilson, BMI songwriter Ella Langley, iHeartMedia President of Markets Group Hartley Adkins, Cumulus Media EVP of Corporate Marketing and Westwood One President Suzanne Grimes, BMI’s Jessica Frost and RAB Director of Sales for Professional Development Kim Johnson.

BMI recently hosted the 2023 Rising Through the Ranks program at its offices in Nashville. Now in its 15th year, the two-day program is designed to provide the training, education, and networking necessary for female radio executives to take a step up to the next level in their career. Each year BMI provides scholarships to 20 rising female radio executives from across the country so that they came come to Nashville to be provided with the tools to help fuel their professional growth. The sessions are taught by leaders from the Radio Adverting Bureau team as well as some of the most respected executives from the radio industry.

As part of RTTR, BMI also hosts a dinner, which is sponsored by Xperi, for all the participants that includes a performance by a female BMI songwriter who is currently rising through the ranks in the music industry. This year that performer was Columbia recording artist Ella Langley who played multiple songs from her upcoming project. The Alabama native has shared the stage with country superstars like Randy Houser, Parker McCollum, Jamey Johnson, Lainey Wilson and Cody Johnson while collaborating with BMI songwriter Elle King on multiple songs. And Spotify recently pegged her as a “Hot Country Artist to Watch for 2023.”

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