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Remembering Joe McFadden

March 18, 2025March 18, 2025 kevincarter Capitol Records, EMI Music

• We’ve lost another legend — longtime music industry executive Joe McFadden passed away on March 11, in Chatsworth, CA

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CONDOLENCES FRONT PAGE MORNING SHOWS 

Remembering Bob Rivers

March 11, 2025March 16, 2025 kevincarter Bob Rivers

• UPDATED March 16: We were deeply saddened to learn that legendary Radio Hall of Fame personality Bob Rivers, a

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CONDOLENCES FRONT PAGE 

Condolences: David Johansen

March 2, 2025 kevincarter David Johansen

• David Johansen, the frontman and last surviving member of proto-punk band New York Dolls, who went on to reinvent

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CONDOLENCES FRONT PAGE LABEL LOVE 

Remembering “Dandy Don” Whittemore

March 2, 2025March 2, 2025 kevincarter RCA Records

• We’ve lost yet another beloved industry icon who was a friend to many in our business — “Dandy Don”

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CONDOLENCES FRONT PAGE LABEL LOVE 

Remembering Roberta Flack

February 24, 2025February 25, 2025 kevincarter Roberta Flack

• Variety reports that legendary pop/R&B vocalist Roberta Flack, who was launched to stardom in the early 1970s with the

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ALTERNATIVE CONDOLENCES FRONT PAGE MORNING SHOWS 

Remembering Andrew “Tiny” Aasen

February 20, 2025February 21, 2025 kevincarter

• Andrew “Tiny” Aasen, known and loved for his humor and warmth on The Marconi Show in the 2000s, alongside

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CONDOLENCES FRONT PAGE 

Remembering Gary Stevens

February 18, 2025February 18, 2025 kevincarter Gary Stevens

• Gary Stevens, a pioneering force in the radio industry, whose lengthy career spanned from “WMCA Good Guy” to station

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ACTIVE ROCK CONDOLENCES FRONT PAGE MORNING SHOWS 

Remembering Tulsa’s Brent Douglas

February 9, 2025February 9, 2025 kevincarter KMOD

• We’ve lost another legend — Brent Douglas, who, alongside his late partner Phil Stone ruled the Tulsa morning airwaves

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Condolences: Frank Higginbotham

February 5, 2025February 5, 2025 kevincarter

• DAMN…. they just keep coming…. earlier today we heard the terrible news that yet another industry veteran — Frank

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CONDOLENCES FRONT PAGE HOT AC PROGRAMMING 

Remembering Leighton Peck

February 5, 2025February 5, 2025 kevincarter Hubbard Radio, KS95

• We keep losing legends — RAMP just learned of the passing of longtime Twin Cities’ radio pro Leighton Peck,

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Cindy Mabe Launches Joan Of Arc Music
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Cindy Mabe Launches Joan Of Arc Music

April 14, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Cindy Mabe Launches Joan Of Arc Music

• Longtime Nashville music executive Cindy Mabe announced the launch of Joan of Arc Music, described as “a comprehensive entertainment

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Beasley Parties With WideOrbit In Vegas
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Beasley Parties With WideOrbit In Vegas

April 14, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Beasley Parties With WideOrbit In Vegas

• UPDATED: Beasley Media Group, in collaboration with WideOrbit, will spotlight the future of live broadcasting with an on-site activation

Quu Report: ‘Radio Must Be Visual’
Consultants DIGITAL EDUCATION EXECUTIVE ACTION FRONT PAGE PROGRAMMING RESEARCH STREAMING 

Quu Report: ‘Radio Must Be Visual’

April 13, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Quu Report: ‘Radio Must Be Visual’
 WYPR Debuts Enhanced Programming
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 WYPR Debuts Enhanced Programming

April 6, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on  WYPR Debuts Enhanced Programming
Jones Takes Command Of Skyview Networks
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Jones Takes Command Of Skyview Networks

April 1, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Jones Takes Command Of Skyview Networks
iHeart New England Handled With Care
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iHeart New England Handled With Care

March 30, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on iHeart New England Handled With Care

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LATEST POSTS

Pros On The Loose: Allison Demers
CLASSIC HITS DOWNSIZING FREE AGENT FRONT PAGE PROS IN MOTION 

Pros On The Loose: Allison Demers

April 14, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Pros On The Loose: Allison Demers

• Longtime Connecticut radio pro Allison Demers exits her midday spot at Classic Hits WHCN (105.9 The River)/Hartford after nearly

Pros On The Loose: Ryan Gibbons
CLASSIC ROCK DOWNSIZING FREE AGENT FRONT PAGE MORNING SHOWS 

Pros On The Loose: Ryan Gibbons

April 14, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Pros On The Loose: Ryan Gibbons
Kelly Comes Home To Bakersfield
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Kelly Comes Home To Bakersfield

April 14, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Kelly Comes Home To Bakersfield

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Pitts Leaving RCA For New Project
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Pitts Leaving RCA For New Project

April 14, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Pitts Leaving RCA For New Project
Concord Ventures Out With Victor Victor
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Concord Ventures Out With Victor Victor

April 14, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Concord Ventures Out With Victor Victor
Cindy Mabe Launches Joan Of Arc Music
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Cindy Mabe Launches Joan Of Arc Music

April 14, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Cindy Mabe Launches Joan Of Arc Music
Rock Hall Reveals 2026 Inductees
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Rock Hall Reveals 2026 Inductees

April 13, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Rock Hall Reveals 2026 Inductees
Black River Pros On The Loose
COUNTRY DOWNSIZING EXECUTIVE ACTION FREE AGENT FRONT PAGE LABEL LOVE 

Black River Pros On The Loose

April 13, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Black River Pros On The Loose
Giangreco Named Pres./A&R, Big Loud Publishing
COUNTRY EXECUTIVE ACTION FRONT PAGE LABEL LOVE PROS IN MOTION 

Giangreco Named Pres./A&R, Big Loud Publishing

April 9, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Giangreco Named Pres./A&R, Big Loud Publishing

PROGRAMMING

Kelly Comes Home To Bakersfield
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Kelly Comes Home To Bakersfield

April 14, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Kelly Comes Home To Bakersfield
 RAB Supports Radio’s Next Generation
Consultants EDUCATION EXECUTIVE ACTION FRONT PAGE PROGRAMMING 

 RAB Supports Radio’s Next Generation

April 14, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on  RAB Supports Radio’s Next Generation
Beasley Parties With WideOrbit In Vegas
BRANDING/MARKETING CONVENTIONS DIGITAL EXECUTIVE ACTION FRONT PAGE MORNING SHOWS PROGRAMMING STREAMING 

Beasley Parties With WideOrbit In Vegas

April 14, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Beasley Parties With WideOrbit In Vegas
Quu Report: ‘Radio Must Be Visual’
Consultants DIGITAL EDUCATION EXECUTIVE ACTION FRONT PAGE PROGRAMMING RESEARCH STREAMING 

Quu Report: ‘Radio Must Be Visual’

April 13, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Quu Report: ‘Radio Must Be Visual’
Pros On The Loose: Ricci Filiar
AC CLASSIC HITS DOWNSIZING FREE AGENT FRONT PAGE PROGRAMMING 

Pros On The Loose: Ricci Filiar

April 13, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Pros On The Loose: Ricci Filiar
Audacy Denver Bets Heavily On Lundy
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Audacy Denver Bets Heavily On Lundy

April 13, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Audacy Denver Bets Heavily On Lundy

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