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Blythe & Pettit Named Big Loud Co-Presidents

January 9, 2026January 11, 2026 kevincarter Big Loud Records

• Big Loud Records has appointed Stacy Blythe and Jordan Pettit as Co-Presidents. Blythe, who joined Big Loud Records in

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Podscribe Measures Up To Audacy

January 8, 2026January 8, 2026 kevincarter Audacy, Podscribe

• Audacy has named Podscribe as a preferred measurement partner, beginning this year. Through this partnership, Podscribe will enable attribution

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Kirby Named New Chair, Media Institute

January 7, 2026January 7, 2026 kevincarter Media Institute

• Richard E. Wiley, who has chaired The Media Institute‘s Board of Trustees with distinction for more than 30 years,

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NYSBA Seeks New President

January 7, 2026January 7, 2026 kevincarter NYSBA

• After 15 years at the helm of the New York State Broadcasters Association (NYSBA), President David Donovan announced he

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Holmes Earns Warner Records VP Stripes

January 7, 2026 kevincarter Warner Records

• Sara Holmes has been elevated to Vice President, Promotion & Artist Services at Warner Records, reporting to Josh Reich,

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Pros On The Loose: Joey Brooks

January 6, 2026 kevincarter iHeartMedia

• Joey Brooks just experienced what he says is the first-ever layoff of his career, as he exits as SVP

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PR Pro James Steven Moves From WMG To UMG

January 6, 2026 kevincarter Universal Music Group

• Universal Music Group (UMG) announced the appointment of James Steven as Executive Vice President & Chief Communications Officer, effective

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BMLG Nat’l Upgrade For Jay Cruze

January 5, 2026January 5, 2026 kevincarter Big Machine Label Group

• Big Machine Label Group (BMLG) has elevated Jay Cruze to Nat’l Director, Radio Strategy, rising from his previous post

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Murley Booked From BOS To SFO

January 5, 2026January 6, 2026 kevincarter Connoisseur Media

• Beasley Chief Revenue Officer Tina Murley is trading Boston for San Francisco, as she heads west to join Connoisseur

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CPB Formally Shutting Down

January 5, 2026January 5, 2026 kevincarter CPB

• The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), the private, nonprofit corporation created by Congress to steward the federal government’s investment