Bob Kingsley is a country music radio personality and host of the nationally syndicated programs "Bob Kingsley's Country Top 40" and "Bob Kingsley with Today's Hit Makers." country music, see Country music (disambiguation) Country music, also known as country and western music or country-western, is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States. ...

For 27 years, Kingsley was the voice behind the nationally syndicated countdown program, "American Country Countdown" and the two-minute daily "Bob Kingsley with America's MusicMakers." He stepped down from both programs in December 2005, after renegotiations with ABC Radio Networks (which distributed the two programs) failed. American Country Countdown -- also known as ACC or American Country Countdown with Kix Brooks -- is an internationally syndicated radio program which counts down the top 40 country songs of the previous week, from No. ...

The new program premiered December 31, 2005 (the year-end countdown), and is distributed by Jones Radio Network. December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jones Radio Networks is a radio programming company. ...

Career

Kingsley rose to national prominence in 1974 when he became the producer of the nationally syndicated "ACC," an up-and-coming countdown program started a year earlier by Casey Kasem and Don Bustany. Kingsley succeeded the program's original host, Don Bowman, in 1978. Casey Kasem (born Kemal Amin Kasem on April 27, 1932, in Detroit, Michigan) is a Lebanese-American radio personality and voice actor. ...

Under his watch, Kingsley molded "ACC" into a top-rated syndicated radio program, winning numerous awards. That list includes Billboard magazine's "Network/Syndicated Program of the Year: Country" for 16 years in a row, the only air personality and music program in any format to achieve this continued success. Kingsley won Country Music Association National Broadcast Personality of the Year honors in 2001 and 2003. Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry. ... The Country Music Association (CMA) was founded in 1958 in Nashville, Tennessee. ...

Before joining ACC, Kingsley was the program director at KLAC, a country music radio station in Los Angeles, California. A veteran of the United States Air Force, he auditioned for an announcer spot on Armed Forces Radio Station TFK (American Forces Network). Following his Air Force stint, Kingsley honed his skills at several radio stations. Nickname: City of Angels Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Area    - City 1,290. ... The U.S. Air Force redirects here, for the official song, see The U.S. Air Force (song) The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerospace branch of the United States armed forces and one of the seven uniformed services. ... American Forces Network (or AFN) is the brand name used by the United States Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) for its entertainment and command internal information networks worldwide. ...

As of 2006 Kingsley has signed a new distribution deal with Jones Radio Network. The new countdown program is called Bob Kingsley's Country Top 40. His two minute program will be called Bob Kingsley with Today's Hit Makers. Jones Radio Networks is a radio programming company. ...

Sources

• Stark, Phyllis, "ABC Taps Kix Brooks As New Countdown Host," Billboard Radio Monitor, November 9, 2005. [1]

Website is www.ct40.com