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Stella Lefty Signs With Make Wake Artists

October 27, 2026October 27, 2026 kevincarter Make Wake Artists, Stella Lefty

• Sandlot/Atlantic Outpost’s rising star Stella Lefty has signed with Nashville-based Make Wake Artists for management representation. The new partnership

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Pros On The Loose: Matt Cooper

October 27, 2026 kevincarter SummitMedia

• RAMP has learned that Matt Cooper has exited as Program Director and midday host at SummitMedia Country WCYQ (100.3

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Quinton Joins Forces With mtheory

October 26, 2026October 26, 2026 kevincarter mtheory

• Nashville-based artist manager and digital strategist Amanda Quinton announced a new partnership with mtheory, bringing her management roster of

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Pradt Awarded Middays On 93Q/Houston

October 26, 2026October 26, 2026 kevincarter KKBQ, Radio One

• Radio One Country KKBQ (93Q)/Houston promotes from within and names Mason Pradt as its new midday host. The daypart

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Buffalo The New Home Of ‘US Country’

October 26, 2026October 26, 2026 kevincarter Radio One Buffalo, WUSW

• After a year as Conservative Talk as “The Patriot,” Buddy Shula‘s Radio One Buffalo has formally flipped 1270 WUSW

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CCB Media Pros On The Loose

October 25, 2026October 27, 2026 kevincarter CCB Media

• It was recently announced that Gary Hanna‘s Salt Air Broadcasting is expanding its broadcast footprint on Cape Cod with

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Robinson Assumes The GM Position

October 22, 2026 kevincarter Position Music

• Position Music has appointed veteran music industry executive Pete Robinson as the General Manager, Creative Nashville. Robinson brings more

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Baltimore’s Laurie DeYoung Returns!

October 20, 2026 kevincarter WPOC, WWMX

• One of Baltimore’s most recognizable radio voices is coming back to mornings this week — on a temporary basis

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Audacy Goes Country In Philly

October 19, 2026October 20, 2026 kevincarter Audacy, WTDY

• Audacy just jumped headfirst into the Country battle in Philadelphia by flipping Hot AC WTDY (The New 96.5) to

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Forever Pitches York Group To Baseball Club

October 16, 2026 kevincarter Forever Media, WGTY

• York Professional Baseball Club (YPB), operators of the York Revolution baseball team, and Forever Media have reached an agreement