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Live Events Biz Takes $30 Billion Hit

December 14, 2020December 13, 2020 kevincarter Pollstar

• Pollstar released its 2020 Year-End Special Issue that shared some truly disturbing results for this year’s COVID-19-marred live events

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Condolences: Frank Amadeo

December 13, 2020 kevincarter Estefan Enterprises

• Over the weekend we were saddened to hear the news that Frank Amadeo, the former PD of WHYI (Y-100)/Miami who

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Charlie Pride Dies Of COVID at 86

December 12, 2020December 14, 2020 kevincarter Charlie Pride

• Trailblazing Country music legend Charley Pride, whose rich baritone voice and impeccable song-sense altered American culture, died Saturday, December

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Hot 105.7/Milwaukee Adds Promise, DJ Gee-A

December 11, 2020December 11, 2020 kevincarter Entercom, Hot 105.7

• Entercom announced two drivetime additions to the company’s recently launched Hip Hop outlet Hot 105.7 (WXSS-HD2)/Milwaukee — Promise joins

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Liles Joins Gibson Board

December 11, 2020December 12, 2020 kevincarter 300 Entertainment, Gibson

• Gibson, the iconic American-made guitar brand, is proud to announce the addition of Kevin Liles to the Gibson Brands

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The Current Fondly Remembers Live Music

December 10, 2020 kevincarter KCMP, The Current

• As the still-escalating COVID-19 pandemic keeps us all frustratingly sheltered in place — and away from the gift of

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MPR’s Current, Classical To Unionize

December 10, 2020December 11, 2020 kevincarter Minnesota Public Radio, SAG-AFTRA, The Current

• Content creators at Minnesota Public Radio Triple A KCMP (The Current) and KSJN (Classical MPR)/Minneapolis-St. Paul have voted to

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Coleman Executive Action

December 10, 2020December 10, 2020 kevincarter Coleman Insights

• Coleman Insights announced several personnel moves, including the return of Kimberly Bryant as Field Coordinator and Stephanie Harper as

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Now Entering Canada: Bobby Bones

December 10, 2020December 10, 2020 kevincarter Bobby Bones, CIMX

• iHeartRadio Canada announced the first live international launch of the Premiere-syndicated The Bobby Bones Show on CIMX (Pure Country

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WHOM Names Naamani PD/Mornings

December 9, 2020December 9, 2020 kevincarter Townsquare Media, WHOM

• Townsquare Media welcomes Jadd Naamani back home to New England as the newly named Brand Manager and morning host