Monday, January 24, 2011

2010 Top40 Program Director of the Year: Tom Sebourn

I am proud to announce that my brother, Tom Sebourn, won the title of "Top40 Program Director of the Year." 

In addition to Tom's professional broadcasting career, he is liberal blogger on California's North Coast.  Although I think he refers to himself as a progressive while I am about as conservative as a Republican you might find in Orange County, we often find common ground when we look at the big picture and even many of the details that make up worldy issues. 

I'm excited for Tom and his new award which I'm sure will sit next to the many others he has received over the years for his work. 

Congratulations Tom!!!!

2010 NEW MUSIC AWARDS

AND THE WINNERS ARE . . .

TOP40:
Top40 Single of the Year:
"Kalifornia Girls" Katy Perry

Top40 Male Artist of the Year:
Bruno Mars

Top40 Female Artist of the Year:
Katy Perry

Top40 Group/Duo of the Year:
Boys Like Girls

New Top40 Artist of the Year:
Heather Youmans

New Top40 Group/Dou of the Year:
Finding Clyde

Top40 Breakthrough Artist of the Year:
Matt Roehr

Top40 Station of the Year:
KLBQ (El Dorado, AR)

Top40 Program Director of the Year:
Tom Sebourn/KFMI

Top40 Music Director of the Year:
Courtney Blake/KCFV

Top40 Promotion of the Year:
All Access

Top40 Label of the Year :
Capitol
AC:
AC Single of the Year:

"Hey Soul Sister" Train

AC Male Artist of the Year:
Michael Buble

AC Female Artist of the Year:
Amanda Morra

AC Group/Duo of the Year:
Jimmy White w/Jonell Mosser

New AC Artist of the Year:
Emil

New AC Group/Dou of the Year:
Script

AC Breakthrough Artist of the Year:
Britney Reed

AC Station of the Year:
KTDY (Lafayette, LA)

AC Program Director of the Year:
Randy Adams/KKRB

AC Music Director of the Year:
Mike Betten/KQCR

AC40 Promotion of the Year:
Tom Mazetta

AC Label of the Year:
Warner Brothers
COUNTRY:
Country Single of the Year:

"Need You Now" Lady Antebellum

Country Male Artist of the Year:
Vince Hatfield

Country Female Artist of the Year:
Sandra Piller

Country Group/Duo of the Year:
Cerrito w/ Lane Brody

New Country Artist of the Year:
Leah Seawright

New Country Group/Dou of the Year:
Badhorse

Country Breakthrough Artist of the Year:
Melanie Denard

Country Station of the Year:
WFLE/Flemingsburg, KY

Country Program Director of the Year:
Jason Drake/KAIR

Country Music Director of the Year:
Geoff Hayton/WSNN

Country Promotion of the Year:
James Williams/James Williams Promotion

Country Label of the Year:
Lofton Creek


CROSSOVER ARTIST OF THE YEAR:
Brant Miller
COLLEGE:
College Artist of the Year:

Marc Cohn

College Band of the Year:
Thieves & Liars

New College Artist of the Year:
Karen Elson

New College Band of the Year:
War Of Ages

College Breakthrough Artist of the Year:
Sait

College Station of the Year:
WMCR

College PD of the Year:
Jason Wells/WALW

College MD of the Year:
Terry Mosses/KCLC

College Label of the Year:
Alligator

College Promotion of the Year:
Break Thru Promotions

Record Pool of the Year:
Higher Ground/Lithonia, GA

Publicity Firm/PR of the Year:
Webster & Associates


Internet Station of the Year :
Sound Machine/Moyock, NC

1 comment:

Greg Sebourn

The Beauty of a Storm

The Beauty of a Storm
Orange County, Ca.

My Grandma - A Eulogy

LET'S TALK ABOUT 1914 FOR A MOMENT.



FOR STARTERS, GRANDMA WAS BORN TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1914 IN HER FAMILY'S ATWOOD RANCH HOUSE.



IT IS WORTH NOTING THOSE ALSO BORN IN 1914:

JACK LALANNE

JOE DIMAGGIO

DANNY THOMAS



AND WHO DIED IN 1914:

JOHN MUIR, THE FAMOUS NATURALIST FOR WHICH NUMEROUS ROADS, PARKS, HOTELS, AND NATURE RESERVES ARE NAMED.



IT IS ALSO WORTH NOTING THAT IN 1914 WOODROW WILSON SIGNS MOTHER'S DAY PROCLAMATION AND BABE RUTH MAKES HIS MAJOR LEAGUE DEBUT WITH THE RED SOX. MOTHER'S DAY AND BASEBALL- TWO OF MY FAVORITES!! (PERHAPS HER NICKNAME "BABE" CAME FROM BABE RUTH???)



GRANDMA WAS BORN INTO A PERIOD OF TIME FILLED WITH TURMOIL. IN JUNE OF 1914 ARCHDUKE FRANZS FERDINAND WAS ASSASSINATED. WITHIN ONE MONTH WORLD WAR I RAGED ACROSS EUROPE. TWO DAYS AFTER HER BIRTH HOWEVER, GERMAN AND BRITISH TROOPS INTERRUPTED WWI TO CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS. (PERHAPS THEY PAUSE KNOWING THAT A GREAT WOMAN WAS BORNE) WORLD WAR I CONTINUED UNTIL THE TREATY OF VERSAILLES IN 1919.



ALTHOUGH SHE WAS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD, SHE SAW THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS CREATED AND THE 19TH AMENDMENT WAS APPROVED BY THE U.S. CONGRESS GUARANTEEING THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN TO VOTE.



SHE LIVED THROUGH MANY NOTABLE EVENTS. LIKE THE 1933 LONG BEACH EARTHQUAKE OR WHEN ATWOOD FLOODED ALONG WITH MOST OF ORANGE COUNTY IN 1938 AND THE FLOOD-WATERS CLAIMED MORE THAN 50 PEOPLE, 43 OF WHICH WERE FROM ATWOOD! ALL OF THIS DURING A TIME THAT WE READ ABOUT IN SCHOOL AND KNOWN AS "THE GREAT DEPRESSION". SOMEWHERE IN ALL OF THAT SHE FOUND THE LOVE OF HER LIFE, GRANDPA LEO, GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL, GOT MARRIED, AND HAD KIDS!



THEN THERE WAS WORLD WAR II. FROM PEARL HARBOR TO HIROSHIMA, GRANDMA WAS RAISING MY UNCLE BOB AND MOM ARLINE. WITH AIR-RAID SIRENS AND BLACKOUTS SHE WAS A WIFE AND MOTHER. WHAT A TIME TO RAISE CHILDREN! I BET GRANDMA'S PARENTS WERE ABEL TO TELL HER A THING OR TWO ABOUT RAISING KIDS IN WARTIME.



GRANDMA WAS THERE WHEN THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA HELD THEIR 3RD ANNUAL NATIONAL JAMBOREE IN 1953. SHE SAW AIRBASES OPEN IN '42 AND CLOSE IN '99. SHE WATCHED WALTER KNOTT START UP HIS BERRY FARM AND WALT DISNEY TURN ORANGE GROVES AND STRAWBERRY PATCHES INTO DISNEYLAND!



SHE SAW THE HORSE AND CARRIAGE FADE AWAY INTO HISTORY AND SPACE TRAVEL EXPLODE BEFORE HER WITH THE FIRST LUNAR LANDING. JUST IMAGINE HOW MUCH TECHNOLOGY HAS CHANGED OVER THE LAST 100 YEARS. FROM TUBE RECTIFIERS TO SUPERCONDUCTORS; FROM TRANS-ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH CABLES TO SATELLITE TV.



SHE SAW MORE IN HER 93 YEARS THAN MOST OF US WILL EVER READ ABOUT, LET ALONE LIVE THROUGH!



OF THOSE 93 YEARS IT IS MY HONOR TO HAVE BEEN HER GRANDSON FOR 35 OF THEM. SHE WAS MY MOTHER WHEN MOM HAD TO WORK. SHE WIPED MY NOSE AND PUT FOOD IN MY MOUTH. SHE LET ME PLAY WITH GRANDPA EVEN THOUGH SHE NEEDED HIM TO TAKE HER TO THE STORE. SHE WAS MY GRANDMA AND I WILL MISS HER IMMENSELY.



JUST LOOK AROUND THIS ROOM; SHE DID THIS. SHE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR BRINGING SO MANY GOOD PEOPLE INTO THIS WORLD AND TOGETHER TODAY. THIS IS HER LEGACY.



A Dedication To My Loving Wife, Stacey. Thank you for all you do for me!

Brad Paisley - I Thought I Loved You Then


I remember trying not to stare the night that I first met you
You had me mesmerized
3 weeks later in the front porch light taking 45 min to kiss you goodnight
I hadn’t told you yet but I thought I loved you then

Chorus
Now you’re my whole life now you’re my whole world
I just can’t believe the way I feel about you girl
Like a river meets the sea
Stronger than it’s ever been
We’ve come so far since that day
And I thought I loved you then.

I remember taking you back to right where I first met you
You were so surprised
There were people around
But I didn’t care I got down on one knee right there
And once again I thought I loved you then

Chorus
Now you’re my whole life now you’re my whole world
I just can’t believe the way I feel about you girl
Like a river meets the sea
Stronger than it’s ever been
We’ve come so far since that day
And I thought I loved you then.

I can just see you with a baby on the way
I can just see you when your hair is turning gray
What I can’t see is how I’m ever gonna love you more
But I’ve said that before.

Now you’re my whole life now you’re my whole world
I just can’t believe the way I feel about you girl
Well look back some day at this moment that we’re in
And I'll look at you and say I thought I loved you then
And I thought I loved you then...