FINANCIAL – Page 47 – RAMP – Radio and Music Pros

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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Fuhr Makes Sure KGAY Stays Gay

August 2, 2021August 2, 2021 kevincarter KGAY

• On Christmas Day 2018, radio veteran Brad Fuhr helped launch KGAY 106.5/Palm Springs, serving California’s Coachella Valley, home to

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Nexstar Names Gliha EVP/CFO

July 27, 2021July 27, 2021 kevincarter Nexstar Media Group

• Nexstar Media Group, Inc. announced that Lee Ann Gliha has been named Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer,

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Justice Served On Embezzling GM

July 25, 2021July 26, 2021 kevincarter Long Island Radio Broadcasting, WEHM

• In a follow-up to a story RAMP reported last November, Stephanie McNamara Bitis, the former GM of Long Island

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Presidential Change At Cox Communications

July 20, 2021July 20, 2021 kevincarter Cox Communications

• Cox Communications Inc. President & CEO Patrick J. Esser will retire, effective December 31, 2021 after leading the company

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Executive Action, BMI-Style

July 20, 2021July 20, 2021 kevincarter BMI

• Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) announced two key promotions within the company’s Distribution, Publisher Relations & Administration Services department: Shouvik

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Emmis Shutting Off WFNI-AM/Indy

July 19, 2021 kevincarter Emmis

• Emmis Communications, which owns WFNI-AM 1070/Indianapolis (currently the HQ of ESPN affiliate The Fan), announced that it has closed

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Ackman Alters His UMG Strategy

July 19, 2021July 20, 2021 kevincarter Pershing Square Tontine, UMG

• In early June we first reported that Pershing Square Tontine Holdings, Ltd. (PSTH), a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC),

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Alpha Media Starts New Chapter After 11

July 15, 2021July 15, 2021 kevincarter Alpha Media

• Alpha Media announced that it successfully completed its financial restructuring and emerged from Chapter 11 with a significantly improved

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BFOA Board Elects Butler & Howell

July 12, 2021July 12, 2021 kevincarter Broadcasters Foundation

• The Broadcasters Foundation of America has elected Patrick Butler (left), President & CEO of America’s Public Television Stations (APTS), and