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John McConnell On The Mend!

April 6, 2020April 5, 2020 kevincarter Workhouse Media

• We are sending our most sincere best wishes to longtime industry executive John McConnell, EVP of Talent and Content

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Condolences: Neil Lasher

April 5, 2020April 6, 2020 kevincarter

• UPDATED: On Sunday our industry suffered the irreplaceable loss of longtime music industry executive — and miracle-working substance abuse

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Gator Hangs Out The Shingle

April 2, 2020April 2, 2020 kevincarter Reviver Entertainment Group

• Veteran music industry executive Gator Michaels announced his departure as President of Reviver Entertainment and the launch Gator Michaels Consulting,

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Entercom Announces Layoff, Furloughs, Pay Cuts

April 2, 2020April 2, 2020 kevincarter COVID-19, Entercom

• In what is rapidly becoming the sad new reality of our industry, Entercom has become the latest broadcast company

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NPR Names Chief Marketing Officer

April 1, 2020April 1, 2020 kevincarter NPR

• Michael Smith, a recognized brand marketing executive has been named Chief Marketing Officer of NPR, starting April 6. Smith

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Roman Named CTO Of MediaCo NYC

April 1, 2020 kevincarter Emmis, Mediaco

• Alex Roman has been promoted to Chief Technology Officer of MediaCo New York Radio, which includes Hip Hop WQHT (Hot

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Beasley Adjusts To New Reality

March 31, 2020April 1, 2020 kevincarter Beasley Media Group

• Beasley Media Group just released a statement that reads, “Our company, like other broadcasters and our clients, is being

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Making The ‘Impossible’ Possible

March 31, 2020March 31, 2020 kevincarter Sun Broadcast Group

• Digital agency Vista14 has teamed up with Sun Broadcast Group (SBG) to launch “Brand Impossible” — a campaign to

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Townsquare Makes Hard Choices

March 31, 2020March 31, 2020 kevincarter Townsquare Media

• The COVID-19-related economic downturn continues to punish the radio business —RAMP has confirmed that Townsquare Media on Monday announced a

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Hubbard Seattle Names Chief Engineer

March 30, 2020 kevincarter Hubbard Radio

• Hubbard Radio Seattle announces Alex Brewster as the cluster’s new Chief of Engineering, starting April 15. Already familiar with the