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Two longstanding members of the SPASA team have departed, or are in the process of departing.

COO Luke Daly has left SPASA after six years and has been appointed to the role of CEO of the Australian Swim Schools Association. There is more on Daly’s appointment here.

David Stennett is moving on after seven years as brand and advertising manager for SPLASH! platform, including the print and digital magazine, the website, newsletter, podcast, and the SPLASH! Pool & Spa Trade Show.

Stennett was well known in the industry and contributed greatly to the continuing success of SPLASH!, introducing a number of innovations such as the Ready Set SPLASH! podcast, on which he often shared hosting duties with Daly, and in the realm of online advertiser engagement. Although leaving SPASA,…

Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning are gearing up to resume their roles as “hosting icons” of the CMA Awards, set to return in the coming weeks in Downtown Nashville, Tennessee. The hilarious hosting duo shared a video opening with Willie Nelson’s classic “On The Road Again,” riding off into the sunset as they get the call to return to the CMA stage.

“You know, Peyton, hosting the CMA Awards with you was truly something special,” Bryan said as the pair rode horses side by side. Manning agreed that their hosting gig was “the stuff of legends.”

That’s when Manning received a call — even though “we’re in the middle of riding off into the sunset” — to host Country Music’s Biggest Night for another year. The NFL star and country hit-maker considered whether to…