Gerry House retires at WSIX/Nashville ...

from Lon Helton's Country Aircheck ...

Nashville radio will change forever Dec. 15. Just moments ago, WSIX/Nashville morning personality par excellence Gerry House broke the news to his legions of Music City listeners that The House Foundation would be coming to an end on that date. In inimitable House fashion, he explains his exit, "I wanna sleep late, contemplate and feel great. I will miss everyone on and off the air, but it's time for me to do the other things I think about. The mostest fun ever is working with your friends. I also plan to travel and spend less time with my family." The Clear Channel press release notes "House will remain on staff with WSIX as a contributor, writer and Consigliere."


CC/Nashville Market Manager Tom English says of House, "Working with Gerry has been a highlight of my career. He and the rest of The House Foundation are absolutely the best and they have meant so much to our listeners, our station and our industry. Just saying Gerry House will be missed is the understatement of the decade, but I understand his desire to take time and enjoy the fruits of his success."


WSIX PD Keith Kaufman says he is now conducting a search to find the Next Great Radio Show. "A world-wide search is now underway," he says. "We will find Nashville's next big thing. Anyone who can make me laugh within three minutes of turning on the radio every morning for the next 20 years can call my cell phone. If it'll take four minutes some days, we'll talk too." Airchecks and resumes to Kaufman here.


Over the years Gerry House and The House Foundation have won every major award in Country Radio including three CMAs, seven ACMs, eight Billboard Awards, nine from R&R and one Marconi. House has also been recognized with the Country Radio Broadcasters' Personality of the Year and the Leadership Music Dale Franklin Award, as well as being a 2009 inductee into the Country Music DJ and Radio Hall of Fame. Additionally, he has written two BMI Million Play songs and had more than 40 cuts recorded.