Houston – April 21, 2022 – Country Insider, a prime source of radio and record industry news, turned the spotlight on PickleJar’s Vice President of Programming, Kelly Ford, in their April 18 issue, available now. Highlighted on the front page and featured in a one-page spread, Ford shares how she became involved in the revolutionary entertainment and cashless tipping platform as well as PickleJar’s big plans to play a role in increasing country radio’s social impact.
“Like Ford, the [PickleJar] app is a Swiss Army knife for the country music community – capable of doing much more than the top line on its resume,” wrote Country Insider columnist, Cindy Watts. “The charitable piece of PickleJar is where country radio comes into play…Ford says the platform’s programming would be broader than just audio or visual and that a version of her award-winning radio show would be a part of it.”
Read the full piece here – http://www.insideradio.com/app/CountryInsider/CI-4-18-22.pdf
Ford joined PickleJar as Vice President of Programming earlier this year and oversees the company’s social and content programming strategy in addition to developing original on- demand content for the company’s over-the-top (OTT) channel, PickleJar Plus. Additionally, Ford will take on the oversight of editorial and live streaming content in partnership with select partners and PickLounge venues across the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
“PickleJar does music and gratitude, which is what my whole career’s been based on,” Ford adds. “Everything I care about personally and professionally took me to this moment that made me feel like I was equipped to step outside that traditional structure and pursue the chance to ride the horse without a saddle and also serve a greater good.”
PickleJar is available for iOS and Android smartphones. The intelligent QR code technology is in use at select venues nationwide and fundraising events which allows participants to send monies in support of musicians and charitable events without having to download the app. Most importantly, PickleJar’s TipShare feature means the funds are automatically routed to the intended organization and they receive 100% of the funds.
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About PickleJar:
PickleJar is the intelligent live entertainment app for simple, safe, and secure payments between artists and their fans. It’s a suite of free, #ArtistFirst technologies where song requests and buying concert tickets feels rewarding, and where instant gratification lights up every stage and streaming performance. Leveraging the deep fintech and music industry expertise of the leadership team, PickleJar launched the first social payments platform to help musicians, content creators, and artists maximize their financial freedom.
PickleJar started with a simple vision – Artists get 100%. Two years later, the app has expanded the peer-to-peer tipping payments technology and proprietary performance management tools to include partnership programs with venues, broadcasters, and non-profits. PickleJar makes it frictionless for the growing community of artists and content creators to make, manage, and move money in the new Gratitude Economy. Learn more about the “World’s Biggest Tip Jar”℠ at PickleJar.com.
About Country Insider:
Country Insider is a new source of radio and record industry news, research, and charts from Mediabase, airplay intel, and CDX, plus a host of streaming and digital reports to help radio industry leaders with their playlist decisions, and to entertain all readers. The publication delivers country industry news each morning as well as a weekly newsletter with more in-depth data, research, interviews, and news. Learn more at www.countryinsider.com.