All Access Names Phyllis Stark To Lead Country Coverage

Phyllis Stark

Country music and Country Radio journalist Phyllis Stark is the new Sr. Editor of All Access/Nashville.

Stark is replacing R.J. Curtis as he goes to Country Radio Broadcasters as Executive Director. Stark will begin her new role on Monday, November 5 and oversee all aspects of the editorial, promotional and sales/marketing efforts with the help of Associate Editor Monta Vaden and Editorial Assistant Atena Puharic.

All Access President and Publisher Joel Denver said, "When R.J. resigned for this outstanding post at CRB, we had a terrific response to this opportunity.  As we moved forward, it became clear that Phyllis was sticking her hand up the highest for this post.  I am absolutely thrilled to welcome her aboard.  As only the third person ever to run our Nashville office, I feel especially confident that -- with her deep passion for all things Country, and her years of experience and wonderful relationships with radio, the labels and their artists -- will continue the pace of success set by R.J. Curtis and Jim Asker before him."

Stark was most recently freelancing and has held positions as Sr. Content Editor, Rare Country/Cox Media Group, Digital Exec. Producer/National Content Editor, The E.W. Scripps Co/Journal Broadcast Group, Bureau Chief and Sr. Editor, Billboard Nashville, Contributing Editor for the Country Music Association's "Close Up" magazine and VP/A&R for the independent label Robbins Nashville. She has also been a Music Blogger and Feature Writer for MSN.com as well as Executive Editor/Country Music, Radio-Info.com.

She'll remain based in Nashville.