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CMT’s Longtime Music Chief Leslie Fram Pens Farewell to Staff as Country Industry Wonders About Channel’s Future
Leslie Fram, who oversaw all music on CMT for 13 years, posted a farewell letter to the staff as the industry wonders what's next for the channel.
Over the years, the team worked tirelessly to grow these types of opportunities when in 2015, we created an all-female ‘Next Women of Country’ tour to give these artists a stage to play on – introducing newcomers like Kelsea Ballerini and supporting headlining acts like Martina McBride, Sara Evans & Jennifer Nettles. I’m proud to say that this effort closely mirrors the visionary leadership of Marva Smalls, EVP of Public Affairs/Global Inclusion at Paramount, our partners in ‘Equal Access.’ This program has allowed us to work with both artists and management professionals, helping us diversify the talent pipeline in country music. To the OG CMT’ers – the late great Chet Flippo, Suzanne Norman, Martin Clayton, Anthony Barton, Lisa Chader, Lucia Folk, Cindy McLean Finke, Jim Raley, Jackie Jones, Lewis Bogach, John-Miller Monzon, Shane Caldwell, Tessa Jordan, Jennifer Danielson, Jen Hoogerhyde (Morrison), Alina Thompson and so many more – in the words of Dolly ‘I will always love you!’
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