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Program Director Ashley Layfield manages two of the most competitive country radio markets in America—and she'll be the first to tell you she never planned...

"I thought: 'This is as close to a war zone as I could be without being in a war zone.'"

"I am first and foremost about the audience. Generating revenue for the company will always be important for me, but the audience always comes first."

"It's a full circle moment for me," Jones said. "I was maybe 8 or 9 when my dad would bring me to the station with him."

"It's heavy on gold." That's crucial because Palm Springs' radio audience is predominantly 50 and older. The music serves them, not some mythical club demographic."

"We've done so many fun videos with him. And he just had such great comedic chops, but at the same time, so humble. And he was a big deal who didn't seem to know he was a big deal. And I think that made him a bigger deal, because he was just so unaware of how loved he was."

"If I’m doing this and spending time away from my family, there’s a reason. I want to call the best games possible and be in the best situation to talk ball and have fun with it."

"Labels today have been stripped down to metrics and data points. We are trying to microwave the cake instead of baking it."

"If you just want to do the copy and paste where you're doing the same event every quarter, every month, it's not going to work. So we've created some very unique event opportunities."

"For me, I’m just so focused on an incredible game between the Bills and the Texans. I’m sure whatever ends up being the situation, I’m going to cross that bridge when it comes."