Katie Cook

Katie has been immersed in the entertainment industry since birth, and it was no surprise the music bug eventually kicked in. After high school, Cook began working on her singing career. This led to her going back to England to be closer to her family and work with long-time family friend and power-manager Harry Barter (George Martin, Ultravox, Dead or Alive, Paul Young). She formed a band with her brother Jason Cook and guitarist Tony Wade called Reno. Katie’s love of country music eventually led to Reno to relocating part-time back to Nashville where they landed a deal with Curb Records. After one self-titled album for Curb and a nationwide tour, Reno disbanded. While continuing her solo music career, Katie auditioned for a host position at CMT in 2001, thinking her music knowledge might make her a good fit for the network. She was hired and her life instantly changed. During her 14 years at CMT, Katie has found herself too busy to make another full length album, but has continued to write songs and sing around town purely for the love of it. Those songs began to pile up and the urge to sing kept nagging at her, so Katie is currently working on an album and hopes to have it available soon.