Black River Pros On The Loose
• As initially reported by Country Aircheck, and confirmed by RAMP, Black River Entertainment is undergoing a restructuring of its promotion department and has parted ways with VP of Promotion Bill Macky, Midwest Regional promo rep Joe Carroll and West Coast Regional promo rep Jim Malito.
Macky (pictured) joined Black River in 2012 and was elevated from Sr. Director, Nat’l Promotion & Strategy to VP of National Promotion in March 2024. Macky’s three decades of music industry experience includes 16 years programming Country radio stations in Pittsburgh, San Jose, Sacramento, and San Diego. His previous label stops include MCA Nashville, Sony Nashville, Category 5 Records, 1720 Entertainment, Stroudavarious Records, and Rodeowave Entertainment. He can be reached at billmacky@comcast.net.
Carroll has been with Black River since early 2008, following runs with Category 5, Equity and Rust; Malito joined Black River in Oct. 2024, after stints with Stone Country, BBR Music Group and Warner Nashville. Malito can be contacted at jmalito@cox.net.
