Wednesday, January 14, 2026
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  • Rivera Upped To PM Drive, KOLA 99.9
  • Scarano Named VP/MM, Beasley Detroit
  • Noah Hosting Grammys One Last Time
  • Programming Upgrades At AGM Albuquerque
  • Radio Mercury Awards Entry Open
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Remembering Helen Reddy

September 29, 2020September 30, 2020 kevincarter Helen Reddy

• Helen Reddy, who became an emblem of feminism with her 1972 smash “I Am Woman,” died Tuesday, Sept. 29

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CONDOLENCES FRONT PAGE TOP 40 

Condolences: Denis Prior

September 23, 2020 kevincarter

• We’ve lost too many talented people this year… and here’s yet another one: RAMP has learned of the passing

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CONDOLENCES FRONT PAGE PROGRAMMING 

Condolences: ‘Mister Ed’ Lambert

September 22, 2020September 23, 2020 kevincarter

• We were stunned and deeply saddened to learn about the passing of a friend to many in our industry:

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Remembering Jim Raimo

September 20, 2020 kevincarter Entercom, WMAS

• This has been a brutal year for many reasons, and here is other one — Jim Raimo, the longtime

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CONDOLENCES FRONT PAGE 

Remembering Dan Parise

August 25, 2020August 26, 2020 kevincarter iHeartMedia

• In the midst of an already horrible year, here comes another gut-punch — Dan Parise, an Emmy- and Grammy-nominated

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CONDOLENCES FRONT PAGE PROGRAMMING 

Remembering Jeff Levine

August 18, 2020August 18, 2020 kevincarter

• 2020 has become the saddest year on record — today we received word that we have lost yet another

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CONDOLENCES FRONT PAGE 

Remembering Sonny Fox

August 16, 2020August 17, 2020 kevincarter

• Legendary air personality Sonny Fox, who cracked the mic at equally legendary stations like CHUM/Toronto, KHJ/Los Angeles and WYSP/Philadelphia

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CONDOLENCES EXECUTIVE ACTION FRONT PAGE 

Media Mogul Sumner Redstone Dead At 97

August 12, 2020August 13, 2020 kevincarter ViacomCBS

• Sumner Redstone, Chairman Emeritus of ViacomCBS, who built his family’s modest drive-in theater chain into a multibillion-dollar media empire

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CONDOLENCES EXECUTIVE ACTION FRONT PAGE 

Remembering Norman Schrutt

August 6, 2020 kevincarter Norman Schrutt

• We were saddened to hear the news that former longtime Cap Cities/ABC exec-turned-talent agent Norm Schrutt had passed away Tuesday

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CONDOLENCES FRONT PAGE 

Remembering Seattle’s Pat O’Day

August 5, 2020August 6, 2020 kevincarter

• Seattle radio legend Pat O’Day, whose name was synonymous with the massive ratings he achieved in the ’60s at

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BREAKING NEWS

Scarano Named VP/MM, Beasley Detroit
ACTIVE ROCK BRANDING/MARKETING BREAKING NEWS CLASSIC HIP HOP CLASSIC ROCK EXECUTIVE ACTION SALES URBAN AC 

Scarano Named VP/MM, Beasley Detroit

January 14, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Scarano Named VP/MM, Beasley Detroit

• Beasley Media Group has named Matt Scarano as VP/Market Manager of its Detroit group — Active Rock WRIF, Classic

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DIGITAL

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

• Call for Entry for the 2026 Radio Mercury Awards, the only awards competition exclusively dedicated to celebrating radio creative,

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
SonicTrek.AI Welcomes Cat Thomas
ALTERNATIVE BRANDING/MARKETING CLASSIC HITS CLASSIC ROCK COUNTRY DIGITAL FRONT PAGE PROGRAMMING PROS IN MOTION STREAMING 

SonicTrek.AI Welcomes Cat Thomas

January 7, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on SonicTrek.AI Welcomes Cat Thomas

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LATEST POSTS

Rivera Upped To PM Drive, KOLA 99.9
BRANDING/MARKETING CLASSIC HITS FRONT PAGE PROS IN MOTION 

Rivera Upped To PM Drive, KOLA 99.9

January 14, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Rivera Upped To PM Drive, KOLA 99.9

• It’s elevation from within at Anaheim Broadcasting Classic Hits KOLA 99.9/Riverside-San Bernardino with the news that veteran air personality

Scarano Named VP/MM, Beasley Detroit
ACTIVE ROCK BRANDING/MARKETING BREAKING NEWS CLASSIC HIP HOP CLASSIC ROCK EXECUTIVE ACTION SALES URBAN AC 

Scarano Named VP/MM, Beasley Detroit

January 14, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Scarano Named VP/MM, Beasley Detroit
Noah Hosting Grammys One Last Time
AWARDS CONCERTS FRONT PAGE STREAMING TELEVISION 

Noah Hosting Grammys One Last Time

January 13, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Noah Hosting Grammys One Last Time

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

Programming Upgrades At AGM Albuquerque
BRANDING/MARKETING CLASSIC HITS CLASSIC ROCK EXECUTIVE ACTION FRONT PAGE MORNING SHOWS PROGRAMMING STREAMING 

Programming Upgrades At AGM Albuquerque

January 13, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Programming Upgrades At AGM Albuquerque
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
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
Jaxon Comes Home To Philly Radio
ALTERNATIVE BRANDING/MARKETING FRONT PAGE PROGRAMMING PROS IN MOTION 

Jaxon Comes Home To Philly Radio

January 13, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Jaxon Comes Home To Philly Radio
The Kid Mero Wakes Up At HOT 97/New York
BRANDING/MARKETING FRONT PAGE MILESTONES MORNING SHOWS PROGRAMMING RHYTHMIC STREAMING URBAN 

The Kid Mero Wakes Up At HOT 97/New York

January 12, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on The Kid Mero Wakes Up At HOT 97/New York
Who’s New At WHO? Henson, That’s Who
BRANDING/MARKETING FRONT PAGE NEWS/TALK/SPORTS PROGRAMMING PROS IN MOTION 

Who’s New At WHO? Henson, That’s Who

January 12, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Who’s New At WHO? Henson, That’s Who

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