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ESPN Shutting Down ESPN Deportes

June 11, 2019June 11, 2019 kevincarter ESPN, ESPN Deportes

• ESPN is shutting down its 18-year-old Hispanic-targeted ESPN Deportes radio division on Sept. 8, a move that will lead

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WRQX Counts Down To Zero

May 30, 2019May 31, 2019 kevincarter Cumulus Media, Jack Diamond, WRQX

• As WPLJ/New York prepares for its final broadcast day, a similar last-day scenario is playing out this morning at

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The Bell Tolls For WRQX

May 28, 2019May 29, 2019 kevincarter Cumulus Media, Jack Diamond, WRQX

• Like most of us industry insiders, DC radio icon Jack Diamond has been harboring the uncomfortable knowledge that his radio

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Shark On The Loose

May 16, 2019May 16, 2019 kevincarter Futuri Media

• Radio and digital veteran Michael “Shark” Sharkey is now a talented free agent as his position as Product Manager for

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Cumulus/EMF Drop-Dead Date: June 1

May 15, 2019May 16, 2019 kevincarter Cumulus Media, Educational Media Foundation

• Last week Cumulus Hot AC WPLJ/New York became the first of the six Cumulus stations being sold to Christian broadcaster

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Major Changes At Star 94.1/Atlanta

May 9, 2019May 10, 2019 kevincarter Entercom, WSTR

• UPDATED: RAMP has confirmed two major drivetime departures yesterday at Entercom Hot AC WSTR (Star 94.1)/Atlanta — morning co-host Jeff Dauler (left)and

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Life Lessons Lead To Podcast

May 9, 2019 kevincarter Embrace The Change

• Veteran Pacific Northwest air personality Dave Scott, best known and loved for his 14-year run as morning co-host on

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WPLJ’s Expiration Date: May 31

May 8, 2019May 8, 2019 kevincarter Cumulus Media, WPLJ

• UPDATED: We all knew this day was coming; we just didn’t know exactly when — until now — this

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Post-Pandora, SiriusXM Lays Off 60-ish

May 2, 2019May 2, 2019 kevincarter Pandora, SiriusXM

• In the wake of SiriusXM completing its $3.5 billion acquisition of Pandora, 60 people have been let go, according

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The Mighty 1090, Over & Out

April 30, 2019April 30, 2019 kevincarter Broadcast Company Of The Americas, Mighty 1090

• That proverbial “other shoe” has now dropped at Broadcast Company of the Americas’ Sports-Talk XEPRS-AM (The Mighty 1090)/San Diego,