Jones Named EVP/A&R At Big Machine
• Big Machine Records/Nashville Harbor Records & Entertainment announces industry veteran Allison Jones as Executive Vice President of A&R. Now,
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Rosenberg Reclaims His Shade Spot
• Renowned New York City radio personality Peter Rosenberg has resurrected his acclaimed late-night series, Real Late with Peter Rosenberg
Executive Action At Breakaway
• Breakaway, billed as the nation’s leading independent live entertainment brand, has appointed music industry veteran Megan Wise as Vice
Boomer Is iHeart’s Louisville Slugger
• iHeartMedia Louisville welcomes veteran programmer and air talent Christopher “Boomer” Layfield as Vice President of Programming for the nine-station
Hurley Inherits iHeart Philly
• iHeartMedia Philadelphia has tapped longtime company veteran Jeff Hurley as Senior Vice President of Programming, with oversight of Urban
Fred Show Joins HOT 99.5/DC & Z104.3/Baltimore
• iHeartMedia announced the impending debut of the Premiere-syndicated The Fred Show on Top 40 duo WIHT (HOT 99.5)/Washington, DC
Michael Bryan Launches Southern Drift
• Michael Bryan, former Global Head of Country Music for Apple Music, announced the formation of his new entertainment venture,
Black River Partners With Akando For Promo
• Black River Entertainment announced they will be partnering with AKANDO Music for radio promotion. Their first official release will
Jay Shannon Named OM, CMG San Antonio
• Cox Media Group San Antonio Radio welcomes veteran Texas-based programmer Jay Shannon as its new Operations Manager, effective May
SXM Media To Rep YouTube Audio Ads
• SiriusXM announced a new audio advertising partnership with Google that connects YouTube to one of the largest audio advertising
EXECUTIVE ACTION
iHeart & SiriusXM Talking Merger?
• UPDATED: Bloomberg News was first to report that iHeartMedia and SiriusXM have held preliminary talks to discuss a possible
PROGRAMMING
iHeart & SiriusXM Talking Merger?
• UPDATED: Bloomberg News was first to report that iHeartMedia and SiriusXM have held preliminary talks to discuss a possible
PROS IN MOTION
Boomer Is iHeart’s Louisville Slugger
• iHeartMedia Louisville welcomes veteran programmer and air talent Christopher “Boomer” Layfield as Vice President of Programming for the nine-station
FREE AGENT
Pros On The Loose: Allison Demers
• Longtime Connecticut radio pro Allison Demers exits her midday spot at Classic Hits WHCN (105.9 The River)/Hartford after nearly
JOBS
Engineer Wanted: Reno Media Group
• Reno Media Group is seeking an experienced Broadcast Radio Engineer to support and maintain a six-station broadcast cluster (plus
