Country Music Hall of Fame - Louise Scruggs Memorial Forum

Nashville, TN (August 2023) The Louise Scruggs Memorial Forum honors music industry leaders who continue Scruggs’s legacy as a formidable businesswoman who set new professional standards in artist management. This year’s ceremony honors Lorianne Crook, a television and radio host, producer, and writer, as well as the president of Jim Owens Entertainment, Inc. Since 1983, she and Charlie Chase have co-hosted several different country music news television shows, specials, and award shows, as well as the long-running radio show —The Crook and Chase Countdown. Crook is a member of the Country Radio Hall of Fame. Gibson Gives was the founding sponsor of this event and this marks the 15th event for the Louis Scruggs Memorial Forum.