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Lon Helton
Owner, Country Aircheck
Lon Helton is the CEO/Publisher of Country Aircheck, a trade magazine he founded in 2006.42 He is a prominent figure in Country Radio, serving as the host of Country Countdown USA and editor of the Mediabase Country charts.5 Helton has a long career in the country music industry, including roles as Country Editor for Radio & Records from 1983 to 2006 and as a radio personality and Program Director at KHJ from 1980 to 1983.1
In recognition of his contributions to the industry, Lon Helton was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame in 2022.4 He is also the recipient of the 2020 Tom Rivers Humanitarian Award, which was presented at the Country Radio Seminar (CRS).6
Helton's LinkedIn profile with the username lon-helton-5b6b4a21 lists him as the Owner of Country Aircheck, based in Nashville.3
