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Balogun Named Chairman/CEO of Def Jam

August 10, 2021August 11, 2021 kevincarter Def Jam

• Universal Music Group (UMG) formally announced the appointment of veteran A&R executive Tunji Balogun as the new Chairman & CEO

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Vivendi Sells 7.1% Of UMG To Pershing Square

August 10, 2021August 10, 2021 kevincarter Pershing Square Holdings, UMG

• Vivendi, the parent company of Universal Music Group, has sold 7.1 percent of UMG’s share capital to Pershing Square

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Former CBS Records Head Yetnikoff Dies At 87

August 10, 2021August 10, 2021 kevincarter CBS Records, Sony Music Entertainment

• Walter Yetnikoff, the colorful and legendarily volatile head of CBS Records during its heyday in the 1970s and ’80s,

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Franco Named GM Of JVC/Ft. Walton

August 10, 2021 kevincarter JVC Media

• JVC Media of Florida continues to staff the company with radio pros and industry veterans — like Brenda Franco,

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Upgrade City At Skyview Networks

August 9, 2021August 9, 2021 kevincarter Skyview Networks

• Skyview Networks announced several internal promotions within its business development department (pictured, below, l-r): Sam Zelasko has been upped

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CRS ’22 Presents “Heads Of State”

August 9, 2021August 9, 2021 kevincarter Country Radio Seminar, CRS 2022

• CRS announced the launch of a new series, “CRS Heads Of State,” that will occur during CRS ’22, scheduled

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Nolan Named SVP/Sales For iHeart STL

August 9, 2021 kevincarter iHeartMedia, KLOU, KSD, KSLZ

• iHeartMedia has named Libby Nolan as Senior Vice President of Sales for the company’s St. Louis Market, overseeing advertising

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Live Nation Serious About Vaccinations

August 8, 2021August 9, 2021 kevincarter COVID-19, Live Nation

• As the live-music industry begins to resume operations while still under the threat of COVID-19 and its variants —

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Pelletier Named Pres./CEO Of WV Radio Corp.

August 5, 2021August 5, 2021 kevincarter West Virginia Radio Corp.

• West Virginia Radio Corporation (WVRC) has tapped veteran broadcast executive George Pelletier as the company’s new President & CEO,

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VP Upgrade For HOT 97’s TT Torrez

August 5, 2021August 5, 2021 kevincarter Hot 97, Mediaco

• MediaCo’s WQHT (HOT 97)/New York has elevated TT Torrez to Vice President of Artist and Label Relations. In her