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Month: May 2021

CONDOLENCES FRONT PAGE MILESTONES 

Remembering BJ Thomas

May 31, 2021June 1, 2021 kevincarter

• Five-time Grammy winner and Grammy Hall of Fame inductee, B.J. Thomas, famous for such timeless classics as “Raindrops Keep

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EXECUTIVE ACTION FORMAT FLIPS FRONT PAGE NEWS/TALK/SPORTS PROGRAMMING SPANISH-LANGUAGE 

Beasley Ups Fernandez, Swaps Signals

May 28, 2021May 31, 2021 kevincarter Beasley Media Group

• Beasley Media Group announced 1) a major promotion within the company’s corporate programming ranks and 2) several Southwest Florida

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CONDOLENCES FRONT PAGE 

Remembering Tom Shannon

May 28, 2021May 31, 2021 kevincarter

• Tom Shannon, legendary Buffalo, Detroit and Denver radio and TV personality, died May 26, 2021 in Salinas, CA after

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BRANDING/MARKETING FORMAT FLIPS FRONT PAGE URBAN 

Here Come The Format Flips

May 28, 2021May 31, 2021 kevincarter Cumulus Media, iHeartMedia, WHKF

• Memorial Day weekend is traditionally a busy time in the format-flipping business. We will endeavor to keep you up

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LiveXLive To Acquire Gramophone Media

May 28, 2021May 28, 2021 kevincarter Gramophone Media, LiveXLive

• LiveXLive Media, a global platform for livestream and on-demand audio, video and podcast/vodcast content in music, comedy and pop

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Melissa Chase: Out & About

May 27, 2021 kevincarter SummitMedia, WURV

• At the end of March we reported that Melissa Chase had resigned as OM/PD of SummitMedia’s Richmond group after

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Provident’s Hemmings Makes UK HOF

May 27, 2021 kevincarter Provident Entertainment

• Terry Hemmings, President & CEO of Provident Entertainment, has been named as a 2020-2021 inductee into the University of

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FRONT PAGE MORNING SHOWS NEWS/TALK/SPORTS PROS IN MOTION 

Gabriel Wakes Up At KMJ/Fresno

May 27, 2021 kevincarter Cumulus Media, KMJ

• Cumulus News-Talk 580/105.9 KMJ/Fresno has named market vet Christopher Gabriel as the new host of Fresno’s Morning News, alongside

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Martínez Named Host Of NPR’s ‘Morning Edition’

May 27, 2021May 27, 2021 kevincarter NPR

• NPR announced that after a national search, A Martínez has been tapped as the fourth host of Morning Edition, NPR’s

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FRONT PAGE NEWS/TALK/SPORTS SYNDICATION 

Sexton & Travis To Replace Limbaugh

May 27, 2021May 28, 2021 kevincarter Premiere Networks

• Premiere Networks announced the newly minted team of Clay Travis and Buck Sexton will join forces to fill Rush

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BREAKING NEWS

Today Is BFOA Giving Day
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Today Is BFOA Giving Day

June 23, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Today Is BFOA Giving Day

• The Broadcasters Foundation of America has designated today, June 24, as its 4th annual BFOA Giving Day. This vitally

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DIGITAL

Lost Highway Finds Thomas & Masino
BRANDING/MARKETING COUNTRY DIGITAL EXECUTIVE ACTION FRONT PAGE LABEL LOVE 

Lost Highway Finds Thomas & Masino

June 24, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Lost Highway Finds Thomas & Masino

• Lost Highway bolsters its growing Nashville-based team with the addition of Casey Thomas as Vice President of Marketing and

The Imaging House Is On Fire!
BRANDING/MARKETING DIGITAL FRONT PAGE PRODUCTION PROGRAMMING VOICEOVER 

The Imaging House Is On Fire!

June 24, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on The Imaging House Is On Fire!
Glenday Upped To CEO At Acast
DIGITAL EXECUTIVE ACTION FRONT PAGE PODCASTING PROGRAMMING STREAMING 

Glenday Upped To CEO At Acast

June 23, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Glenday Upped To CEO At Acast
Quu Study: Visual Radio Ads Drive Sales
BRANDING/MARKETING DIGITAL EXECUTIVE ACTION FRONT PAGE PROGRAMMING RESEARCH SALES STREAMING 

Quu Study: Visual Radio Ads Drive Sales

June 11, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Quu Study: Visual Radio Ads Drive Sales
Breakfast Club Pod: Over One Billion Served
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Breakfast Club Pod: Over One Billion Served

June 4, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Breakfast Club Pod: Over One Billion Served

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Condolences: Bobby Sherman
CONDOLENCES FRONT PAGE 

Condolences: Bobby Sherman

June 24, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Condolences: Bobby Sherman

• Bobby Sherman, singer and actor who became a quintessential shaggy-haired teen idol of the late ’60s and early ’70s,

Opportunity Knocks At CMG Athens, GA
BRANDING/MARKETING COUNTRY FRONT PAGE MORNING SHOWS NEWS/TALK/SPORTS OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAMMING TOP 40 

Opportunity Knocks At CMG Athens, GA

June 24, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Opportunity Knocks At CMG Athens, GA
Randall Named Promo Dir., Audacy Sacramento
BRANDING/MARKETING EXECUTIVE ACTION FRONT PAGE PROS IN MOTION 

Randall Named Promo Dir., Audacy Sacramento

June 24, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Randall Named Promo Dir., Audacy Sacramento

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Lost Highway Finds Thomas & Masino
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Lost Highway Finds Thomas & Masino

June 24, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Lost Highway Finds Thomas & Masino
Condolences: Lou Christie
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Condolences: Lou Christie

June 18, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Condolences: Lou Christie
Create Beams Up With Star Trak
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Create Beams Up With Star Trak

June 18, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Create Beams Up With Star Trak
Donehower Named SVP/A&R, Big Loud & Mercury
BRANDING/MARKETING COUNTRY EXECUTIVE ACTION FRONT PAGE LABEL LOVE 

Donehower Named SVP/A&R, Big Loud & Mercury

June 18, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Donehower Named SVP/A&R, Big Loud & Mercury
Triple Tigers Expands With Akando Music
BRANDING/MARKETING COUNTRY EXECUTIVE ACTION FRONT PAGE LABEL LOVE PROS IN MOTION 

Triple Tigers Expands With Akando Music

June 16, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Triple Tigers Expands With Akando Music
Steve Resnik Remembers Mike Borchetta
CONDOLENCES FRONT PAGE LABEL LOVE 

Steve Resnik Remembers Mike Borchetta

June 15, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Steve Resnik Remembers Mike Borchetta

PROGRAMMING

Opportunity Knocks At CMG Athens, GA
BRANDING/MARKETING COUNTRY FRONT PAGE MORNING SHOWS NEWS/TALK/SPORTS OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAMMING TOP 40 

Opportunity Knocks At CMG Athens, GA

June 24, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Opportunity Knocks At CMG Athens, GA
Maine Makes Way For The Wave
BRANDING/MARKETING COUNTRY FORMAT FLIPS FRONT PAGE LITE AC PROGRAMMING STREAMING 

Maine Makes Way For The Wave

June 24, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Maine Makes Way For The Wave
The Imaging House Is On Fire!
BRANDING/MARKETING DIGITAL FRONT PAGE PRODUCTION PROGRAMMING VOICEOVER 

The Imaging House Is On Fire!

June 24, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on The Imaging House Is On Fire!
Glenday Upped To CEO At Acast
DIGITAL EXECUTIVE ACTION FRONT PAGE PODCASTING PROGRAMMING STREAMING 

Glenday Upped To CEO At Acast

June 23, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Glenday Upped To CEO At Acast
Dr. Demento Retiring From Practice
BRANDING/MARKETING FRONT PAGE MILESTONES OLDIES PROGRAMMING STREAMING SYNDICATION 

Dr. Demento Retiring From Practice

June 22, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Dr. Demento Retiring From Practice
Lizzy Loses Her Alarm Clock
FRONT PAGE MORNING SHOWS PROGRAMMING PROS IN MOTION TOP 40 

Lizzy Loses Her Alarm Clock

June 22, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Lizzy Loses Her Alarm Clock

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