![]() “Me and my entire staff, we’re the luckiest people in New York City,” said Kim Bryant, vice president and market manager for the Cumulus radio stations in New York, including Nash-FM. Many of those “suits” in the front rows were Nash-FM clients - advertisers who’ve come on board to support New York’s first country station in 17 years. “We’ll see if these suits in the front are worthy of where they are,” he said, before ripping-into his appropriate hit “Southern Comfort Zone,” which melted into “New York, New York” at the finish. With the finesse of a pro comic diffusing hecklers every night, Paisley had it all under control. They shouted their anger to the singer as soon as he appeared on stage. Some ticket winners who stood in the cold rain for as long as three hours to make sure they got in first to be as close as possible to the star were disappointed to discover five rows of chairs for VIPs at the front. “Usually, you can only see him in a big place, and to see him in a small environment like this, well, I would’ve done anything to get here.” “This is a once in a lifetime experience,” he said. ![]() “My job knows I’m here, I took a personal day,” said Joe Surman, an attorney from New Jersey. “The format is growing and Nash-FM brings Brad’s music to a massive audience.” “Bringing Brad to New York City for a Nash-FM show to spread the word about his new release makes all the sense in the world,” said John Sigler, director of national promotion for Arista Nashville. But even a relatively small radio station event is a big deal when it’s in the largest market in the US. Paisley wore his signature white cowboy hat, t-shirt, and ripped jeans with a knee peeking out on one side, having just come from an appearance on “ Good Morning America.” National television appearances reach millions of people and make sense for a star like Paisley. The feeling that someone ‘gets me’ is simply the best… and you have my loyalty to you as fans.” He did not perform the song. “I cannot thank you enough for knowing who I am before I open my mouth. “To be starting a dialogue that’s leading us all to a better place, to bring people together, that’s what I’ve always tried to do,” he said. ![]() Paisley referred to this week’s tremendous internet and online controversy over a duet on his new album with his friend LL Cool J called “Accidental Racist.” The song talks about two people, one black, one white, who ask not to be judged for wearing things like a confederate flag t-shirt or a do-rag. Brad Paisley, center, poses with Nash-FM afternoon DJ Jesse Addy (left) and Cumulus Radio vice president and market manager Kim Bryant at Manhattan's Hill Country Live. ![]()
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