Kix Brooks is marking the top of an period, as he steps down from his almost two-decade position as host of the nationwide nation music radio present American Nation Countdown. Brooks’s closing broadcast will air the weekend of Dec. 28-29, 2024.
Starting the weekend of Jan. 4-5, 2025, nation radio persona Ryan Fox will take over as host of American Nation Countdown with Ryan Fox. Fox at present serves as on-air host, mornings, at Dallas nation station KPLX/99.5 The Wolf.
Brooks took on the internet hosting position at American Nation Countdown in January 2006, guiding listeners via every week’s prime hits, whereas each entertaining them along with his wit and humor, but additionally providing deep insights into artists, the nation music style and its wealthy historical past.
“I by no means dreamed I might be requested to host a legendary worldwide radio present like American Nation Countdown,” Brooks mentioned in an announcement. “The truth that I’ve been supported by lots of of associates and a tremendous workforce of radio professionals for 18 years has made this one of many biggest experiences of my skilled life. It’s time to show my major focus again to writing, recording and touring with Brooks & Dunn. It’s been an honor, to say the least, that I used to be trusted with a microphone that had such an iconic historical past. Particular due to all of the followers who listened and took part, to make sure that I used to be being the most effective that I might be. Maintain counting ‘em down!”
Brooks’s work main American Nation Countdown, which is broadcast to greater than 300 station associates nationwide via Westwood One, was honored with the Nation Music Affiliation’s nationwide broadcast persona of the 12 months in 2009, 2011 and 2013, making Brooks the primary individual to win a CMA award in each artist and broadcast classes. He additionally claimed the Academy of Nation Music’s radio award for nationwide persona in 2021.
Fox mentioned in an announcement, “To be given the chance to take the reins on one of many longest operating, most profitable, Nation countdown exhibits on the planet and sit in the identical chair as Corridor of Famers just like the legendary Kix Brooks and the late, nice Bob Kingsley, is an incredible honor. This can be a terrific period for nation music, and I can’t wait to depend down the most important nation hits from coast to coast!”
As a part of Brooks & Dunn, Brooks simply picked up a fifteenth win within the Nation Music Affiliation’s vocal duo of the 12 months class throughout final week’s CMA Awards, held Nov. 20 in Nashville.
