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Condolences: Harley & Ed Baer

January 6, 2019 kevincarter

• Sad news out of Louisville, as iHeartMedia Classic Rock WQMF announced that longtime midday personality James “Harley” Rectenwald — a fixture

AC CLASSIC ROCK FRONT PAGE MILESTONES MORNING SHOWS OLDIES

Live! From Upstate New York!

January 6, 2019January 6, 2019 kevincarter Entercom, Radio One Buffalo, Townsquare Media

• Last week we reported that Townsquare AC WMSX/Buffalo, NY had downshifted to Soft AC and rebranded as 96.1 The Breeze.

BRANDING/MARKETING COUNTRY FORMAT FLIPS FRONT PAGE NEWS/TALK/SPORTS

Thunder Rolls Back Into Grand Rapids

January 4, 2019January 4, 2019 kevincarter Cumulus Media

• On Friday evening at 6pm local time, the crew at Cumulus Media Grand Rapids, MI officially flushed Sports-Talk on

CONVENTIONS COUNTRY EDUCATION FRONT PAGE

CRS Rusty Walker Scholarships Awarded

January 4, 2019January 4, 2019 kevincarter Country Radio Broadcasters, Country Radio Seminar

• The Country Radio Broadcasters announced the recipients of the 2019 Rusty Walker Scholarship — (pictured, l-r): Kristin Monica, APD/Digital Director/Program

EXECUTIVE ACTION FRONT PAGE LABEL LOVE SALES

Republic Ups Briggs To VP/Commerce

January 4, 2019January 4, 2019 kevincarter Republic Records

• Republic Records has promoted Jonathan Briggs to Vice President of Commerce. Briggs joined Republic’s Commerce team in 2014 as Director

FRONT PAGE NEWS/TALK/SPORTS PROGRAMMING

Williams Comes Home To Texas

January 4, 2019January 4, 2019 kevincarter Entercom

• Entercom has tapped Armen Williams as the new Program Director for Houston Sports-Talk duo KILT-AM (SportsRadio 610) and KIKK-AM (CBS Sports

CLASSIC HITS FORMAT FLIPS FRONT PAGE MORNING SHOWS

New Orleans Parties With ‘The Crewe’

January 4, 2019 kevincarter Cumulus Media

• Cumulus Media New Orleans dropped its simulcast of Urban AC 102.9 KMEZ on 106.7 (the former Old School 106.7) and in

BRANDING/MARKETING FRONT PAGE TOP 40

New Year, New Brand For WHQC/Charlotte

January 4, 2019 kevincarter iHeartMedia

• iHeartMedia Top 40 WHQC/Charlotte emerged into the New Year with a shiny new rebranding, dropping its longtime Channel 96.1 moniker

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New Day Dawns @ V103/Atlanta

January 4, 2019 kevincarter Entercom

• Yesterday we reported Entercom Urban WVEE (V-103)/Atlanta had parted company with two-thirds of Frank and Wanda In The Morning — co-host

ALTERNATIVE CLASSIC ROCK FRONT PAGE OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAMMING TOP 40

iHeart Moves: Tommy Austin, James Howard

January 4, 2019January 7, 2019 kevincarter iHeartMedia

• iHeartMedia today made two major programming moves — Tommy Austin, SVP of Programming for the company’s Chicago Region and PD