List of country television and radio shows

List of country television and radio shows

The following lists country music TV and radio shows of note:

Television

Listed alphabetically:

*"American Idol" - While not strictly a country music show, it has launched the careers of several country stars, including season 4 winner Carrie Underwood, Kellie Pickler, Bucky Covington, Josh Gracin and Kristy Lee Cook. Season 1 winner Kelly Clarkson, while primarily specializing in pop rock, has also dabbled in the country format.
*"Austin City Limits", PBS goes country
*"The Beverly Hillbillies", legendary situation comedy series that featured a country theme song and frequent appearances, by Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs
*"Crook & Chase", hosted by Lorianne Crook and Charlie Chase, 1986 to present, currently on RFD-TV. A radio countdown show also bears the name.
*"Five Star Jubilee, 1961 program on NBC-TV
*"The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour", 1969 - 1972
*"Grand Ole Opry", simulcast of the radio program, now on GAC. Also a monthly ABC-TV program from 1955-56.
*"Hannah Montana", from Disney Channel, features Billy Ray Cyrus as retired country superstar "Robbie Ray Stewart" (an obvious fictional portrayal of Cyrus himself), the father of the titular character, teenager-turned-rock star "Hannah Montana/Miley Stewart" (played by Cyrus's real-life daughter, Miley Cyrus).
*"Hee Haw", featuring Buck Owens and Roy Clark and a pack of droll, cornball comedians, notably Junior Samples. Other artist of note, Archie Campbell, writer and on-air talent.
*"The Johnny Cash Show" (1969-1971) on ABC Networks
*"Lost Highway", a significant BBC documentary on the History of Country Music
*"Nashville Star" country music talent show that has produced such stars as Miranda Lambert, Buddy Jewel, George Canyon, and Chris Young
*"Ozark Jubilee" (1955-1960), the first network TV country music show (ABC-TV) starring Red Foley.
*"Pop! Goes the Country", a weekly syndicated country music variety television series, hosted by Ralph Emery, running between 1974 and 1982.
*"The Porter Wagoner Show", aired from 1960 to 1979 and featured a young Dolly Parton and Mel Tillis.
*"That Good Ole Nashville Music", 1970 - 1985
*"Nashville Now", hosted live by Ralph Emery, it was the cornerstone nightly program for The Nashville Network from 1983 through 1993. Featured muppet co-host, Shotgun Red.
*"The Statler Brothers Show", the highest rated show on The Nashville Network from 1991 until its last episode in 1998.
*"The Wilburn Brothers Show", long running syndicated country variety television series, hosted by The Wilburn Brothers, running between 1963 and 1974. Launched the career of Loretta Lynn.

Radio

Listed chronologically by date of first airing:

*"National Barn Dance", the original country music radio show. The Grand Ole Opry was spun off from this show in 1928. (1924-1968)
*"Grand Ole Opry", the most famous country music radio program, broadcasting on WSM from Nashville. (1925-present)
*"Jamboree", airing from WWVA in Wheeling, West Virginia. Spun off a popular music festival, the "Jamboree in the Hills". (1933-present)
*"Renfro Valley Gatherin'", Sunday morning country music program airing nationally from Renfro Valley, Kentucky. (1943-present)
*"Louisiana Hayride", featured Hank Williams and Elvis Presley in their early years. (1948-1960)
*"Ozark Jubilee", (1954-1955) on KWTO (AM) and ABC Radio
*"U.S. 1 Trucking Show/Midnight Cowboy Radio Network", overnight country music and talk show based in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, targeted toward truck drivers, hosted by Bill Mack (1969-2003). Mack continues a show on satellite radio, while the original show itself is now the "Midnight Radio Network", a talk-only program hosted by Eric Harley.
*"American Country Countdown", a spinoff of American Top 40 hosted by Don Bowman (1973-1978), Bob Kingsley (1978-2005), and Kix Brooks (2006-present).
*"The Truckin' Bozo", overnight country music and talk show targeted toward truck drivers, hosted by Dale Sommers. (1984-2003, continues as a talk-only program on satellite radio)
*"Crook & Chase", hosted by Lorianne Crook and Charlie Chase (1986-present)
*"Country Countdown USA", radio countdown hosted by Lon Helton. (1992-present)
*"After Midnite", nationally syndicated overnight country music program hosted by Blair Garner. (1993-present)
*"The Lia Show", nationally syndicated evening country music and interview program hosted by Lia Knight. (mid-1990s to present)
*"America's Trucking Network", terrestrial radio successor to "The Truckin' Bozo", hosted by Steve Sommers, which has revived playing country music. (2003-present)
*"Country Top 40", hosted by Bob Kingsley (2006-present)

ee also

*Country music
*Academy of Country Music
*Country Music Association
*WSM Radio
*Country Music Hall of Fame
*Great American Country
*List of country genres


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