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Williamson Upped To Market Pres., iHeart Indy

May 28, 2024May 28, 2024 kevincarter iHeartMedia, WFBQ, WOLT, WZRL

• iHeartMedia Indianapolis has elevated Leon Williamson from Senior Vice President of Sales to Indianapolis Market President, effective immediately. Williamson

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KVUT/Tyler, TX Ceases Operations

May 28, 2024 kevincarter KVUT, NPR

• Public radio has taken another body blow, this time in Tyler-Longview, Texas, as The University of Texas at Tyler

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BFOA ‘Giving Day’ June 13

May 28, 2024 kevincarter Broadcasters Foundation

• The Broadcasters Foundation of America announced its annual Giving Day will take place Thursday, June 13. The campaign’s purpose

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GBH Boston Cuts 31 Staffers

May 27, 2024 kevincarter WGBH

• Following in the unfortunate trend of budget cuts currently wreaking havoc with public, member-supported radio and television stations across

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‘We Asked Them to Apply, Thankfully They Did’

May 23, 2024May 23, 2024 kevincarter Chuck Knight

Guest Editorial submitted by Chuck Knight We asked them to apply. Now we have a responsibility to them. As hiring

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Justice Dept. Coming For Live Nation

May 23, 2024May 24, 2024 kevincarter Live Nation, Ticketmaster

• Fourteen years after the government approved Live Nation’s merger with Ticketmaster, the Justice Department on Thursday filed an antitrust

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BruteHawke Acquires HardDrive Radio

May 22, 2024 kevincarter Gemini XIII, HardDrive Radio, United Stations

• After nearly three decades of delivering epic, hard-rockin’ nightly, weekly, and online radio content, HardDrive Radio now forges a

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Alpha Media Shrinkage Continues

May 22, 2024May 23, 2024 kevincarter Alpha Media

• RAMP has learned that Alpha Media has implemented some significant downsizing in more of the company’s smaller markets —

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Music Industry Reunion Tonight!

May 22, 2024May 22, 2024 kevincarter Music Industry Reunion

• Just a gentle reminder that tonight, May 22, music industry pros from across the country will gather for the

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Carol Burnett Honored At Gracie Awards

May 22, 2024May 22, 2024 kevincarter AWM, Gracie Awards

• The 49th Annual Gracie Awards, hosted by the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (AWMF), was a captivating celebration