January 2019 – Page 3 – RAMP – Radio and Music Pros

James Ingram Dies At 66

• Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter James Ingram has died at the age of 66. The news of Ingram’s passing was initially posted on

• Marc Byers has been named to the newly created position of General Manager of Motown Records. Byers is based at

• Minnesota Public Radio Triple A KCMP (The Current)/Minneapolis has promoted Music Director David Safar to the new role of Head of

• iHeartMedia’s 6th Annual iHeartCountry Festival returns to the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas on Saturday, May 4. The 2019

• iHeartMedia just announced that Jon Zellner has been promoted to President of Programming Operations for its National Programming Group, effective

• We are still awaiting the official word, but we can confidently report that Spencer Graves is indeed the new morning

• The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) will present the Spirit of Broadcasting Award to veteran radio industry journalist Tom

• We initially reported this news on Sunday, and now it’s a done deal — iHeartMedia Denver has named market

• Willobee Carlan is packing for a big move from Reno to Denver as the newly named Program Director of OpenAir,

• iHeartMedia has appointed Tori Kahl as Market President for the company’s eight-station New Orleans market. Kahl (left) earns the transfer