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EXECUTIVE ACTION

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Angie Martinez To Direct Hip-Hop Doc

August 28, 2024 kevincarter Angie Martinez, WWPR

• Radio Hall Of Fame personality Angie Martinez is set to make her directorial debut with a feature-length documentary on

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BRANDING/MARKETING EXECUTIVE ACTION FRONT PAGE NEWS/TALK/SPORTS PROGRAMMING 

WABC In Business With Joe Connolly

August 28, 2024 kevincarter WABC

• Highly respected business news reporter Joe Connolly, a fixture at the now former WCBS-AM 880/New York for over three

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DIGITAL EXECUTIVE ACTION FRONT PAGE PROGRAMMING RATINGS RESEARCH 

Audacy Ups Cipolla To VP, Prog. Analytics/Research

August 28, 2024August 29, 2024 kevincarter Audacy

• Audacy has promoted Ralph Cipolla to Vice President, Programming Analytics and Research, effective immediately. The news was shared in

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Kitatani Named Chair, Warner Music Japan

August 28, 2024August 27, 2024 kevincarter Warner Music Japan

• Dr. Kenji Kitatani, Chairman of sports media company DAZN Japan, has been appointed as Chairman of Warner Music Japan.

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EMF Executive Action

August 27, 2024August 27, 2024 kevincarter EMF

• Educational Media Foundation (EMF), the parent ministry of leading Christian media network K-LOVE, has named Bryon Hundley as the

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CRB Announces 2024-25 Board

August 27, 2024 kevincarter CRB, CRS 2025

• The Country Radio Broadcasters have completed their elections for the organization’s 2024-2025 Board of Directors. The Board features distinguished

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MUSEXPO To Honor AAM’s Mark Beaven

August 26, 2024 kevincarter MUSEXPO

• MUSEXPO, the global music industry annual conference and showcase event, often described as the “United Nations of Music,” in

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Copier Now Reg. Pres., iHeart Orlando/Melbourne

August 26, 2024August 28, 2024 kevincarter iHeartMedia

• Judy Copier is the newly named Region President for iHeartMedia’s Orlando/Melbourne, FL market. She succeeds Barbara Latham, who retired

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Anderson Named SVP/Commerce, UMGN

August 26, 2024 kevincarter UMG Nashville

• Universal Music Group Nashville has appointed Derek Anderson as Senior Vice President of Commerce. Anderson brings over 15 years

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Audacy Launching Nashville Sound Space

August 26, 2024 kevincarter Audacy

• Audacy is preparing to unveil the Company’s seventh broadcast sound space — the Audacy Nashville Sound Space, located in

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BREAKING NEWS

Basden Named CEO, Blue Highway Records
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Basden Named CEO, Blue Highway Records

February 17, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Basden Named CEO, Blue Highway Records

• HYBE AMERICA announced that its Nashville-based Country, Americana and roots rock division, formerly known as Big Machine Label Group

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DIGITAL

Zeno Media Ups Latuff To Chief Growth Officer
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Zeno Media Ups Latuff To Chief Growth Officer

February 17, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Zeno Media Ups Latuff To Chief Growth Officer

• Zeno Media, the leading global audio and digital media company powering audio broadcasters and multicultural audiences worldwide, announced the

A$CAP Announce$ $1.945 Billion Revenue
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A$CAP Announce$ $1.945 Billion Revenue

February 12, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on A$CAP Announce$ $1.945 Billion Revenue
Harnack Signed To Advise MaxxKonnect
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Harnack Signed To Advise MaxxKonnect

February 11, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Harnack Signed To Advise MaxxKonnect
Create Music Names Shymansky Chief Data Officer
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Create Music Names Shymansky Chief Data Officer

February 11, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Create Music Names Shymansky Chief Data Officer
Reid Named 2026 MIW Digital Mentee
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Reid Named 2026 MIW Digital Mentee

February 11, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Reid Named 2026 MIW Digital Mentee

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Detroit’s Ticket & Lions Mutually Extend
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Detroit’s Ticket & Lions Mutually Extend

February 18, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Detroit’s Ticket & Lions Mutually Extend

• Audacy Sports-Talk WXYT (97.1 The Ticket)/Detroit has inked a multi-year extension of its broadcast partnership with the Detroit Lions,

Sweet Arizona Lotus Upgrade For Larry Mac
AC ACTIVE ROCK BRANDING/MARKETING CLASSIC ROCK EXECUTIVE ACTION FRONT PAGE NEWS/TALK/SPORTS PROGRAMMING SPANISH-LANGUAGE 

Sweet Arizona Lotus Upgrade For Larry Mac

February 17, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Sweet Arizona Lotus Upgrade For Larry Mac
Get Well Soon, Chris Forgy!
EXECUTIVE ACTION FRONT PAGE MILESTONES 

Get Well Soon, Chris Forgy!

February 17, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Get Well Soon, Chris Forgy!

LABEL LOVE

Basden Named CEO, Blue Highway Records
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Basden Named CEO, Blue Highway Records

February 17, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Basden Named CEO, Blue Highway Records
Borchetta’s New Venture Comes Into Focus
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Borchetta’s New Venture Comes Into Focus

February 16, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Borchetta’s New Venture Comes Into Focus
Jelly Roll: Your ’26 CRS Humanitarian
BRANDING/MARKETING CONVENTIONS COUNTRY EXECUTIVE ACTION FRONT PAGE LABEL LOVE MILESTONES 

Jelly Roll: Your ’26 CRS Humanitarian

February 16, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Jelly Roll: Your ’26 CRS Humanitarian
A$CAP Announce$ $1.945 Billion Revenue
DIGITAL EXECUTIVE ACTION FINANCIAL FRONT PAGE LABEL LOVE STREAMING 

A$CAP Announce$ $1.945 Billion Revenue

February 12, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on A$CAP Announce$ $1.945 Billion Revenue
Borchetta Exits HYBE, Relaunching Big Machine
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Borchetta Exits HYBE, Relaunching Big Machine

February 12, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Borchetta Exits HYBE, Relaunching Big Machine
Mathews Named VP, Back Blocks Music
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Mathews Named VP, Back Blocks Music

February 11, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Mathews Named VP, Back Blocks Music

PROGRAMMING

Detroit’s Ticket & Lions Mutually Extend
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Detroit’s Ticket & Lions Mutually Extend

February 18, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Detroit’s Ticket & Lions Mutually Extend
Sweet Arizona Lotus Upgrade For Larry Mac
AC ACTIVE ROCK BRANDING/MARKETING CLASSIC ROCK EXECUTIVE ACTION FRONT PAGE NEWS/TALK/SPORTS PROGRAMMING SPANISH-LANGUAGE 

Sweet Arizona Lotus Upgrade For Larry Mac

February 17, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Sweet Arizona Lotus Upgrade For Larry Mac
WGR Dabbles With Frequency Modulation
BRANDING/MARKETING FRONT PAGE NEWS/TALK/SPORTS PROGRAMMING STREAMING 

WGR Dabbles With Frequency Modulation

February 17, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on WGR Dabbles With Frequency Modulation
iHeart Tampa’s Frequency Exchange Program
BRANDING/MARKETING FORMAT FLIPS FRONT PAGE MORNING SHOWS NEWS/TALK/SPORTS PROGRAMMING SPANISH-LANGUAGE STREAMING 

iHeart Tampa’s Frequency Exchange Program

February 13, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on iHeart Tampa’s Frequency Exchange Program
Opening: AM News Host: KZRG/Joplin, MO
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Opening: AM News Host: KZRG/Joplin, MO

February 12, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Opening: AM News Host: KZRG/Joplin, MO
We Can Read Bobby Rich Like A Book
BRANDING/MARKETING CLASSIC HITS MORNING SHOWS PROGRAMMING TOP 40 

We Can Read Bobby Rich Like A Book

February 12, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on We Can Read Bobby Rich Like A Book

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