Brian Shirey
General Manager & Sales Director·WFPR-AM
Hammond, United States, North America
- Folk
- Classical
- Country
Covers: Folk · Classical · CountryRecently activeReviewed Aug 2026
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Why reach out to Brian?
Brian Shirey works as a general manager & sales director at WFPR-AM and is publicly associated with folk, classical and country, working into United States. Artists and publicists reach out when a release genuinely lands in that lane.
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Folk · Classical · Country
Formats
News · Radio Submission
Market
United States · North America
Playbook
How to approach Brian
- Lead with
- The release story and why it fits WFPR-AM.
- Keep it
- Short. Put the hook in the first two lines.
- Send
- A music link with short, relevant context.
- Avoid
- Generic introductions and oversized attachments.
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What does Brian Shirey cover?
Genres
- Folk
- Classical
- Country
- Bluegrass
Coverage
- Folk
- Classical
- Country
- Bluegrass
Market
- Hammond
- United States
- North America
Signals
- Recently active
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About
Who is Brian Shirey?
Brian Shirey is a Hammond-based general manager & sales director associated with WFPR-AM. Their published work centres on Folk, Classical and Country. Coverage runs through News and Radio Submission. The audience sits primarily in United States and North America. Genres in scope include Folk, Classical and Country. General Manager & Sales Director · WFPR-AM. Brian Shirey works as a general manager & sales director with WFPR-AM, based in Hammond. Brian Shirey is general manager & sales director at WFPR-AM, based in Hammond. Review the verified coverage on this page before deciding whether to pitch. The topics that recur across their output are Folk, Classical, Country, Bluegrass and Classical/choral/band Music, which is what makes them relevant to artists working in those areas. That work appears through News and Radio Submission, so material should be prepared in a form those formats can actually use. On the music side, Brian is publicly associated with Folk, Classical, Country and Bluegrass. Reach concentrates on United States and North America, which matters when timing a release or a tour announcement. Role: General Manager & Sales Director. Works at: WFPR-AM. Based in: Hammond, United States, North America. Campaign types: Radio Submission. Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Brian's news coverage and the United States market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context. Everything on this page comes from public professional sources and is re-checked when the record changes; no private details are published.
- Role
- General Manager & Sales Director
- Works at
- WFPR-AM
- Based in
- Hammond, United States, North America
- Campaign types
- Radio Submission
- Territories
- United States, North America
- Languages
- English
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About Brian Shirey
Brian Shirey works as general manager & sales director and covers Folk, Classical, Country and Bluegrass. Pitches that sit clearly inside that coverage are the ones worth sending.
Brian Shirey is based in Hammond, United States, North America. Location matters for timing, local angles and which releases are realistically relevant.
No professional contact route is published for Brian on this page. Virtual Publicist shows contact options to members when a verified route exists.
Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Brian's news coverage and the United States market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context.
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