In between, he continues to do voice-over work, and hosts festivals all over the world.įor Storme, no two days are the same. He curates and hosts the Nashville House Concert series, which brings a casual living room performance feel to the War Memorial Auditorium once a month. He owns a production company, which is working on a variety of products from a songwriters’ package to a game show. I want people to love the music we play on The Highway as much as hate it, cuz if you have no reaction whatsoever, you’ve missed the mark.”Īside from The Highway, Storme has expanded his impressive roster of projects to continue to connect fan to music. “We’re looking for songs that are so impactful that are gonna change people’s lives instantly from the first play, and sometimes be very divisive. “All I can say is I know it when I don’t hear it,” he says of Highway-quality music. In each, he’s looking for something unique and fresh. “There’s no true path to get a song on The Highway, it just somehow finds us or we find it in the little nooks and crannies.” Songs get to Storme in a variety of ways, from artist showcases to recommendations from colleagues to searching YouTube or chance meetings on the streets. He was enthusiastic about the ability to return to radio. 12 years ago, Sirius XM approached him with the job that he’s most known by today, hosting The Storme Warren morning show on their country channel The Highway. He moved to Nashville in 1993, and took a job with TNN as a reporter. A few years later, Storme recalls, the living legend called him and told him it was time he moved to Nashville. He saw that my hunger was there and that my passion was there, so he made sure to make the best product possible, and so the story was really good, but it had nothing to do with me.”Ĭharlie took him under his wing. “But his answers were outstanding, and he knew exactly what he was working with. “I met him, interviewed him … I was horrible,” Storme says. “So I figured I had one shot at it, and so I picked my childhood idol.” His idol was Charlie Daniels, who the Oklahoman had never met before. “The producer said, ‘Hey, we’re gonna give you one shot at this, and if we like the story we’ll air it and let you do another one,’” Storme recalls. He was working on the technical side of things, but wanted to be a producer for their show Showbiz Today. After beginning his career in Tulsa, he moved to Los Angeles, where he worked for CNN. “I’ve always loved radio, it was my first love,” Storme says. Now he’s one of the most recognizable names in country music media, championing new songs and talent on Sirius XM’s The Highway. Oklahoma native Storme Warren started his career in radio in Tulsa.

In February, 2020, Warren was given the ' BMI Ambassador Award' to recognize his support and promotion of Nashville's vibrant songwriting community.THE BRIDGE BETWEEN THE FAN AND THE MUSIC NASHVILLE SINCE 1993 He is also a host for selected events at the CMA Music Festival and at Nashville's 4 July 'Let Freedom Ring' celebration.

In December 2009, The Tennessean wrote that Warren was the 'Dick Clark of Nashville.' He hosted the inaugural 'Music City New Year's Eve Bash on Broadway' in 2009/2010. His television career began as a segment producer on CNN's Showbiz Today, and then on to TNN Country News and This Week in Country Music as an entertainment reporter.

Storme also created Stone Beaver productions where he produced the popular entertainment news magazine show Headline Country which aired on the GAC Television network for 12 years. Storme Warren is an American television and radio broadcaster best known as the host of The Storme Warren morning show on SiriusXM's channel The Highway. California State University, Northridge, CA

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