Connoisseur Media is expanding its Amarillo country lineup with the addition of nationally recognized radio personality Blair Garner, who will join \u201cCountry 97.9\u201d KGNC as the new afternoon drive host, airing weekdays from 3-7pm.<\/p>\n
Garner is one of country radio\u2019s most familiar and decorated voices, bringing a r\u00e9sum\u00e9 that spans decades of syndication and industry recognition. He is a member of both the Country Radio Hall of Fame and the National Radio Hall of Fame, and has earned nine Billboard Broadcast Awards along with three ACM Awards. Throughout his career, he has also collected multiple Marconi and CMA Award nominations, underscoring his long-standing influence in country broadcasting.<\/p>\n
Over nearly 30 years of nationally syndicated programming, Garner has conducted more than 4,000 interviews with country music\u2019s biggest stars, helping define the modern era of personality-driven country radio.<\/p>\n
His move to Amarillo also marks something of a homecoming. Garner grew up in Canyon, TX, where he launched his broadcasting career at just 17 years old, making his return to the region a notable full-circle moment in his professional journey.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe’re thrilled to have a personality of Blair’s caliber joining our staff at KGNC,\u201d said Jeff Scott, Operations Manager for the station. \u201cHe grew up in the area, he’s a true pro, and a perfect fit for us.\u201d<\/p>\n
Garner\u2019s on-air career includes 20 years hosting Premiere Networks\u2019 \u201cAfter MidNite,\u201d followed by runs as host of Westwood One\u2019s \u201cAmerica\u2019s Morning Show\u201d and \u201cThe Blair Garner Show.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Connoisseur Media is expanding its Amarillo country lineup with the addition of nationally recognized radio personality Blair Garner,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":457947,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[156,4975,157,111,43,139,69],"class_list":["post-457946","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-entertainment","tag-free","tag-music","tag-new-zealand","tag-news","tag-newzealand","tag-nz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/457946","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=457946"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/457946\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/457947"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=457946"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=457946"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=457946"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}