Damon Whiteside just stepped down as CEO of the Academy of Country Music. Now, here’s a dude I can R-E-S-P-E-C-T.

On paper it looks clean. The numbers are clean. Six and a half years. Profits up 150%. Membership at an all-time high. He even said it himself: “I’ve really accomplished what I wanted to accomplish here.” And he meant it. According to his own Billboard interview, there was 100% staff turnover during his tenure. A […]