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Luke Bryan, Lauren Alaina, Brothers Osborne, Dustin Lynch, Ella Langley, Dan + Shay and Other Surprise Stars 
Celebrate Thanksgiving Holiday with Granger Smith

LOS ANGELES, October 19, 2026 – Premiere Networks announced today that After MidNite with Granger Smith will once again provide an exclusive Thanksgiving special for Country radio stations nationwide. The four-hour, barter-free After MidNite Friendsgiving Special with Granger Smith will be highlighted by conversations with Country stars and celebrities including Luke Bryan, Lauren Alaina, Brothers Osborne, Dustin Lynch, Ella Langley, Dan + Shayand other surprise guests, who will sharetheir favorite holiday foods, family traditions, and more. The radio special will also feature a mix of chart-topping and holiday-themed songs to kick off the season.

The After MidNite Friendsgiving Special with Granger Smith is available to affiliates and open markets to air anytime from November 19 - 29, 2026.  Interested stations should contact Premiere Networks’ Affiliate Sales department at Affiliates@PremiereNetworks.com.

Stations can also mark their calendars for the After MidNite with Granger Smith Presents: A Smith Family Christmas Special. The four-hour, barter-free Christmas special will be available to affiliates and open markets to air anytime from December 18, 2026, through January 3, 2027. More details will be announced soon. 

About Granger Smith

In addition to hosting the Premiere Networks-syndicated After MidNite country radio program and Mornings with Granger on iHeartCountry, Granger Smith also hosts the Granger Smith Podcast – which consistently tops the iTunes podcast ranks in the music category; has a family YouTube series The Smiths; and an iconic outdoor apparel company, Yee Yee Apparel. Over the course of his groundbreaking career, Smith amassed a massive and rabid audience now known as “Yee Yee Nation” built through heavy touring and grassroots fan engagement. He now has a social media following exceeding 12 million along with more than one billion online video views. A New York Times bestselling author, Smith continues to share his personal testimony to fans across the globe through his book Like a River: Finding the Faith and Strength to Move Forward After Loss and Heartache (W Publishing Group, and imprint of Thomas Nelson). After 24 years touring as an award-winning, platinum-selling, country music singer-songwriter, Smith chose to pursue a future in ministry. The culmination of his 2023 final farewell Like A River tour marked his last as he moves full throttle towards his faith. Smith serves his local church under the teaching, council and leadership of his pastors while he continues work on a Master's degree at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is actively embracing public speakership and authorship. Granger and his wife, Amber, live north of Austin, Texas, with their kids London, Lincoln, and Maveric. For more information, please visit https://www.grangersmith.com/press.

About Premiere Networks
Premiere Networks, a subsidiary of iHeartMedia, syndicates more than 100 radio programs and services to more than 8,600 radio affiliations and reaches a quarter billion listeners monthly. Premiere offers the best in talk, entertainment and sports programming featuring the following personalities: Ryan Seacrest, Glenn Beck, Delilah, Steve Harvey, Clay Travis, Buck Sexton, The Breakfast Club, George Noory, Dan Patrick, Colin Cowherd, Angela Yee, Granger Smith, Sean Hannity, Elvis Duran, Mario Lopez, Bobby Bones, Johnjay and Rich, Big Boy, Brooke & Jeffrey, Stugotz, Enrique Santos and others. For more information, please visit www.PremiereNetworks.com.