‘CMT Hot 20 Countdown’ To Air Final Episode In December, More Exit CMT/Paramount

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https://musicrow.com/2025/11/cmt-hot...cmt-paramount/

November 4, 2025
by Madison Hahnen

17-year CMT Hot 20 Countdown host Cody Alan will host his final show at the end of December, amid changes at Paramount. This will mark the end of the show, which first premiered in 2013.

Three additional staff members have also exited Paramount Global, following the company’s merger with Skydance Media. Sr. Director, Communications Ali Marszalkowski; Manager, Communications Justin Permenter and Sr. Director, Marketing and Creative Production Mark Thomas are among the departures.

Marszalkowski joined Paramount in 2019 as Director, Communications, before being elevated to Sr. Director, Communications in 2022. During her time with the company, she worked on projects for CMT, MTV, VMAs, Paramount+, Showtime and CBS. Before Paramount, she held roles at Sunshine Sachs and Rodale Inc. Marszalkowski graduated from Syracuse University with a Bachelors in Public Relations.

Permenter joined Paramont/Viacom in 2017, and has worked on across programming on Paramount, Paramount+, MTV, CMT, Comedy Central and VMAs, as well as helped lead RuPaul’s Drag Race. He is a Florida State University graduate with a Bachelors in Marketing, Hospitality and Communications.

Thomas joined Paramount in 2019 as Marketing and Creative Production. During his time at the company, he worked on the CMT Music Awards, CMT Artists of the Year, CMT Crossroads, Yellowstone, RuPaul’s Drag Race, Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders and more. Prior to Paramount, he held roles at AVVAY and Calvin Klein. Thomas is an East Tennessee State University graduate with a Bachelors in Marketing/Marketing Management. He is also currently the Secretary for the Recording Academy Nashville Chapter Board, and is also a CMA Member Ambassador and Co-Chair for CMA Foundation’s Music Teachers of Excellence event.

[JO Sweet Heart]

What in the world are those dip sticks doing over there at the CMT camp??? Are they trying to get country music completely removed from the TV line up? If so, YUCK THEM.

God bless you and my favorite singers always!!!

Holly