Bob Kingsley is a popular radio broadcaster who hosts the nationally syndicated American Country Countdown, and another daily program, Bob Kingsley with America's MusicMakers. No other air personality has exclusively promoted country music longer than Bob Kingsley.
American Country Countdown is an industry leading show that counts down of the Billboard Country Top 40, with information about country music stars, exclusive interviews with the artists themselves and historical salutes to country music's heritage. American Country Countdown airs internationally, for four hours a week, 52 weeks a year. Reaching millions of listeners on over 1,000 radio stations, American Country Countdown with Bob Kingsley is the number one national music show in any format. Incredibly, American Country Countdown with Bob Kingsley has been named Billboard magazine's "Network/Syndicated Program of the Year: Country" for 16 consecutive years (1987-2002); the only air personality and music program in any format to achieve this continued success. In October of 2001, Bob Kingsley was named as the first ever Country Music Association National Broadcast Personality of the Year. And, in 2003, he received the honor a second time.
Bob Kingsley with America's MusicMakers is an exclusive two-minute weekday feature that spotlights the biggest stars in country music. The road to success for Bob Kingsley began when, stationed in Keflavic, Iceland with the US 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 in such places as Tijuana, Nevada and finally movied to California. Tom Rounds at Watermark selected Kingsley to produce the up and coming radio program, American Country Countdown. While continuing as producer, he stepped in as the show's host and the rest is history.
"I try to leave people with a real picture of the stars who make the music," Kingsley says. "Whether it's a chart newcomer, a current superstar, or one of the all time greats, when listeners hear a record, I want them to think, 'that's the singer Bob Kingsley told us about'. It's certainly been a great journey, and the best part is that it's never stopped being fun!" – Bob Kingsley