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Champaign Welcome For Duane & Abby

April 17, 2022April 17, 2022 kevincarter Saga Communications, WIXY

• While we await the formal announcement, we can go ahead and let you know that Saga’s heritage, CMA Award-winning

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New Sounds On The Radar

April 15, 2022April 17, 2022 kevincarter WWPR

• iHeartMedia’s WWPR (Power 105.1)/New York just launched a new Friday night specialty show — On The Radar, hosted by

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Tino Cochino Now Coast-To-Coast

April 15, 2022 kevincarter Tino Cochino Radio, YEA Networks

• The Yea Networks-syndicated Tino Cochino Radio show now literally reaches from sea to shining sea — last week Tino

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Columbus Gains A Country Cousin

April 15, 2022 kevincarter North American Broadcasting, WJKR

• North American Broadcasting Company made some waves in Columbus, OH Friday morning by flipping WJKR from Adult Hits to

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Howard 101 Remembers Gilbert Gottfried

April 15, 2022April 15, 2022 kevincarter Howard Stern, SiriusXM

• SiriusXM and Howard Stern will dedicate Stern’s Howard 101 channel all weekend to the late comedian and frequent guest

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iHeart Florida Pres. Linda Byrd Retiring

April 15, 2022April 15, 2022 kevincarter iHeartMedia

• iHeartMedia announced the impending retirement of Linda Byrd, Division President of iHeartMedia Florida. Byrd has been in the radio

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KRBQ/SF Rebrands As 102.1 JAMS

April 15, 2022April 18, 2022 kevincarter Audacy, KRBQ

• As first tipped in today’s RAMP, Audacy has rebranded Classic Hip Hop KRBQ/San Francisco, dropping its Q102.1 slogan in

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Jennings Upped To PD, KSSN/Little Rock

April 14, 2022April 14, 2022 kevincarter iHeartMedia, KSSN

• Congrats are in order for Jess Jennings, who has been promoted to Program Director of iHeartMedia Country KSSN 96/Little

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Warshaw Offers $1.2 Billion To Buy Cumulus

April 14, 2022April 15, 2022 kevincarter Connoisseur Media, Cumulus Media

• UPDATED: Reuters reports that a consortium led by Jeff Warshaw, Founder & CEO of Connoisseur Media has made an

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Czaban Extended At Milwaukee’s Game

April 14, 2022April 14, 2022 kevincarter Steve Czaban, WRNW

• iHeartMedia Sports-Talk WRNW (97.3 The Game)/Milwaukee announced a multi-year contract extension for morning personality Steve Czaban. Czaban, a longtime