Monday, January 19, 2026
Latest News from RAMP:
  • Stand By… Q99.7 Currently ‘Updating’
  • Kimo Retires, Italian-Style
  • Chicago Pros On The Loose
  • Shelli Sonstein Leaving Q104.3/NYC
  • SonicTrek.ai, Zelus Return AAA To Phoenix
  • Bluesky
RAMP – Radio and Music Pros

RAMP – Radio and Music Pros

Radio and Music Pros

  • PROGRAMMING
  • BREAKING NEWS
  • FORMAT FLIPS
    • AC
    • ACTIVE ROCK
    • ALTERNATIVE
    • CLASSIC HITS
    • CLASSIC ROCK
    • COUNTRY
    • HOT AC
    • LITE AC
    • NEWS/TALK/SPORTS
    • OLDIES
    • SPANISH-LANGUAGE
    • TOP 40
    • TRIPLE A
    • URBAN
    • URBAN AC
  • EXECUTIVE ACTION
  • PROS IN MOTION
  • SUBSCRIBE
  • Advertise
  • MORE
    • AWARDS
    • CONDOLENCES
    • DIGITAL
    • EVENTS
    • FREE AGENT
    • LABEL LOVE
    • OPPORTUNITIES
    • PHOTOS
    • RAMP
    • SALES
    • SOCIAL WALL
    • SYNDICATION

AWARDS

AWARDS CHARITY EVENTS 

Schiffman A Woman Of Influence

May 8, 2017May 13, 2017 kevincarter

Congratulations to Ayelet Schiffman, Columbia Records’ SVP of Rhythm & Dance Promotion who is one of six women who will

Read more
AWARDS CONVENTIONS 

Worldwide Radio Summit: We Had Fun

May 8, 2017May 13, 2017 kevincarter

We wanted to take a moment and congratulate Joel Denver, Sat Bisla and everyone behind the scenes who helped make

Read more
AWARDS BRANDING/MARKETING MORNING SHOWS 

Always Have A Fallback Position

May 8, 2017May 13, 2017 kevincarter

When he’s not busy waking up weekday mornings at Zero-Dark-Oh-My-God to co-host the syndicated Johnjay & Rich show, our guitar-toting

Read more
AWARDS BRANDING/MARKETING 

Radio Mercury Finalists Revealed

May 5, 2017May 13, 2017 kevincarter iHeart, iHeartMedia

A total of 117 radio spots and campaigns have made it to the finals of the 2017 Radio Mercury Awards,

Read more
AWARDS TELEVISION 

Emmys Have Great Taste In TV

May 5, 2017May 13, 2017 kevincarter

Congrats to out longtime pal Tony Monte, Executive Producer of one of New York’s favorite TV shows, Celebrity Taste Makers,

Read more
AWARDS CONVENTIONS 

Marconi Window Now Open!

May 3, 2017May 10, 2017 kevincarter BMI

Feel that cool breeze? That means the annual window is officially open and the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) is

Read more
AWARDS LABEL LOVE 

If Anyone Cannes, Grainge Can

May 2, 2017May 9, 2017 kevincarter

Sir Lucian Grainge, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Universal Music Group (UMG), will be honored as the 2017 Media

Read more
AWARDS TELEVISION 

Disney The Big Winner @ RDMAs

May 2, 2017May 9, 2017 kevincarter Radio Disney

Justin Bieber, Kelsea Ballerini and Alessia Cara were among the notable winners at the 2017 Radio Disney Music Awards (RDMA),

Read more
AWARDS MILESTONES MORNING SHOWS 

Awards, Honors & Accolades

May 1, 2017May 8, 2017 kevincarter Cox, Cox Media Group

• We want to offer our most sincere congratulations to Dean Myers and Roger Beaty, stars of the Dean &

Read more
AWARDS URBAN 

Hollywood A Hall Of Famer

May 1, 2017May 8, 2017 kevincarter

SummitMedia Greenville, SC is proud to announce one of its own is now a Hall of Fame athlete — Tone

Read more
  • ← Previous
  • Next →

BREAKING NEWS

Shelli Sonstein Leaving Q104.3/NYC
BREAKING NEWS CLASSIC ROCK MILESTONES MORNING SHOWS PUBLIC SERVICE 

Shelli Sonstein Leaving Q104.3/NYC

January 15, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Shelli Sonstein Leaving Q104.3/NYC

• Shelli Sonstein, Jim Kerr‘s longtime friend and morning co-host on iHeartMedia Classic Rock WAXQ (Q104.3)/New York for the past

NuVoodoo

SUBSCRIBE TODAY

DIGITAL

MediaCo Pulls Off Half Dozen Promotions
DIGITAL EXECUTIVE ACTION FRONT PAGE RHYTHMIC SALES STREAMING URBAN URBAN AC 

MediaCo Pulls Off Half Dozen Promotions

January 14, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on MediaCo Pulls Off Half Dozen Promotions

• MediaCo Holding Inc., owners WQHT (HOT 97) & WBLS/New York, among other media properties, this week announced six strategic

Radio Mercury Awards Entry Open
AWARDS BRANDING/MARKETING DIGITAL EXECUTIVE ACTION FRONT PAGE MILESTONES PROGRAMMING SALES STREAMING 

Radio Mercury Awards Entry Open

January 13, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Radio Mercury Awards Entry Open
UMG Names Chief Data Officer
DIGITAL EXECUTIVE ACTION FRONT PAGE LABEL LOVE RESEARCH 

UMG Names Chief Data Officer

January 13, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on UMG Names Chief Data Officer
WTOP Gets Down To Business With Wordock
BRANDING/MARKETING DIGITAL FRONT PAGE NEWS/TALK/SPORTS PROGRAMMING PROS IN MOTION 

WTOP Gets Down To Business With Wordock

January 13, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on WTOP Gets Down To Business With Wordock
Podscribe Measures Up To Audacy
DIGITAL EXECUTIVE ACTION FRONT PAGE PODCASTING PROGRAMMING RESEARCH STREAMING 

Podscribe Measures Up To Audacy

January 8, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Podscribe Measures Up To Audacy

ARCHIVES

Tags

Alpha Media Audacy Beasley Media Group BMG BMI Bonneville Broadcasters Foundation Capitol Music Group Connoisseur Media COVID-19 Cox Cox Media Group Cumulus Cumulus Media Entercom ESPN Grammy Awards Hubbard Radio iHeart iHeartMedia Inc. Marketplace Meruelo Media Midwest Communications MIW NAB NAB Show NPR NRG Media NuVoodoo Premiere Networks Radio One Recording Academy Republic Records Saga Communications SiriusXM SummitMedia Sun Broadcast Group Townsquare Townsquare Media UMG Urban One Warner Chappell Music Warner Music Group Westwood One

WELCOME! WE’RE KEVIN & STEVE

Steve & Kevin
RAMP (Radio and Music Pros): Founded in September 2009, owned and operated by
Kevin Carter & Steve Resnik

LATEST POSTS

Stand By… Q99.7 Currently ‘Updating’
BRANDING/MARKETING FRONT PAGE MORNING SHOWS PROGRAMMING STREAMING TOP 40 

Stand By… Q99.7 Currently ‘Updating’

January 19, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Stand By… Q99.7 Currently ‘Updating’

• Three months after the end of long-running The Bert Show on Cumulus Top 40 WWWQ (Q99-7)/Atlanta, and with the

Kimo Retires, Italian-Style
COUNTRY FRONT PAGE MILESTONES PROS IN MOTION 

Kimo Retires, Italian-Style

January 16, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Kimo Retires, Italian-Style
Chicago Pros On The Loose
CLASSIC HIP HOP FORMAT FLIPS FREE AGENT FRONT PAGE NEWS/TALK/SPORTS PROGRAMMING RHYTHMIC 

Chicago Pros On The Loose

January 15, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Chicago Pros On The Loose

LABEL LOVE

iHeartCountry Festival ’26, Y’all
BRANDING/MARKETING CONCERTS COUNTRY FRONT PAGE LABEL LOVE STREAMING 

iHeartCountry Festival ’26, Y’all

January 13, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on iHeartCountry Festival ’26, Y’all
UMG Names Chief Data Officer
DIGITAL EXECUTIVE ACTION FRONT PAGE LABEL LOVE RESEARCH 

UMG Names Chief Data Officer

January 13, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on UMG Names Chief Data Officer
Blythe & Pettit Named Big Loud Co-Presidents
BRANDING/MARKETING COUNTRY EXECUTIVE ACTION FRONT PAGE LABEL LOVE STREAMING 

Blythe & Pettit Named Big Loud Co-Presidents

January 9, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Blythe & Pettit Named Big Loud Co-Presidents
Your ’26 iHeartRadio Awards Nominees
AWARDS BRANDING/MARKETING CONCERTS FRONT PAGE LABEL LOVE STREAMING TELEVISION TOP 40 

Your ’26 iHeartRadio Awards Nominees

January 8, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Your ’26 iHeartRadio Awards Nominees
Remembering Bill Pfordresher
CONDOLENCES FRONT PAGE LABEL LOVE 

Remembering Bill Pfordresher

January 7, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Remembering Bill Pfordresher
Holmes Earns Warner Records VP Stripes
EXECUTIVE ACTION FRONT PAGE LABEL LOVE STREAMING TOP 40 

Holmes Earns Warner Records VP Stripes

January 7, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Holmes Earns Warner Records VP Stripes

PROGRAMMING

Stand By… Q99.7 Currently ‘Updating’
BRANDING/MARKETING FRONT PAGE MORNING SHOWS PROGRAMMING STREAMING TOP 40 

Stand By… Q99.7 Currently ‘Updating’

January 19, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Stand By… Q99.7 Currently ‘Updating’
Chicago Pros On The Loose
CLASSIC HIP HOP FORMAT FLIPS FREE AGENT FRONT PAGE NEWS/TALK/SPORTS PROGRAMMING RHYTHMIC 

Chicago Pros On The Loose

January 15, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Chicago Pros On The Loose
SonicTrek.ai, Zelus Return AAA To Phoenix
BRANDING/MARKETING FRONT PAGE PROGRAMMING STREAMING SYNDICATION TRIPLE A 

SonicTrek.ai, Zelus Return AAA To Phoenix

January 15, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on SonicTrek.ai, Zelus Return AAA To Phoenix
J-Que Sets Alarm For Zero Dark Thirty
BRANDING/MARKETING FRONT PAGE MORNING SHOWS PROGRAMMING PROS IN MOTION RHYTHMIC URBAN 

J-Que Sets Alarm For Zero Dark Thirty

January 14, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on J-Que Sets Alarm For Zero Dark Thirty
Chicago’s Score Adds Frequency Modulation
BRANDING/MARKETING CLASSIC HIP HOP FORMAT FLIPS FRONT PAGE NEWS/TALK/SPORTS PROGRAMMING STREAMING 

Chicago’s Score Adds Frequency Modulation

January 14, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Chicago’s Score Adds Frequency Modulation
KERA Names Osei Host Of ‘Morning Edition’
FRONT PAGE MORNING SHOWS NEWS/TALK/SPORTS PROGRAMMING PROS IN MOTION PUBLIC RADIO STREAMING 

KERA Names Osei Host Of ‘Morning Edition’

January 14, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on KERA Names Osei Host Of ‘Morning Edition’

ABOUT US

RAMP

USEFUL LINKS

  • About Those Guys
  • Subscribe
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy

SUBSCRIBE TODAY

CONTACT US

  • Kevin Carter: 661-294-9408
    Kevin@RAMP247.com
  • Steve Resnik: 818-951-6700
    The45King@aol.com
    Steve@RAMP247.com
  • Mailing Address: 25876 The Old Road #254, Valencia, CA 91381
  • Bluesky
  • About Those Guys
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • Home Three
  • Home Two
  • Left Sidebar
  • Newsletter
  • No Sidebar Content Centered
  • No Sidebar Full Width
  • Privacy Policy
  • Right Sidebar
  • Sample Page
  • Social Wall
  • Subscribe
  • Test
Copyright © 2026 RAMP Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Powered by Vipology