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Another UMG Nashville Promotion For Kaper

May 9, 2022 kevincarter UMG Nashville

• Universal Music Group Nashville announces the promotion of Nick Kaper to Director of Promotion and Radio Marketing. This elevation

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ACTIVE ROCK CLASSIC ROCK COUNTRY FRONT PAGE Mainstream Rock PROGRAMMING 

CMG Elevates Steve Stewart & Chris Lloyd

May 9, 2022May 10, 2022 kevincarter Cox Media Group

• Cox Media Group announced that Steve Stewart has been promoted to Director of Country Content, and Chris Lloyd has

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CONDOLENCES COUNTRY FRONT PAGE 

Remembering Mickey Gilley

May 8, 2022May 9, 2022 kevincarter Mickey Gilley

• Country music legend Mickey Gilley, whose sprawling, eponymous nightclub in suburban Houston, TX helped spawn the massively popular “Urban

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CLASSIC ROCK COUNTRY FRONT PAGE OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAMMING 

Dual PD Opening, Cumulus Tri-Cities

May 6, 2022 kevincarter Cumulus Media, WKOS, WQUT

• Cumulus Media Tri-Cities, serving Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol TN-VA has a rare opening for the next great Program Director of heritage

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CHARITY COUNTRY EXECUTIVE ACTION FINANCIAL FRONT PAGE LABEL LOVE MILESTONES 

ACM Lifting Lives Opens New Grant Cycle

May 5, 2022 kevincarter ACM Lifting Lives

• ACM Lifting Lives®, the philanthropic arm of the Academy of Country Music®, announced today that their 2022-2023 grant cycle

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ALTERNATIVE CLASSIC HITS COUNTRY FRONT PAGE PROGRAMMING PROS IN MOTION 

Ginty Comes Home To Cumulus

May 5, 2022May 6, 2022 kevincarter Cumulus Media, WRKN, WZRH

• UPDATED: Cumulus Media has appointed Jason Ginty as Program Director of WZRH (Alt 92.3) and WRKN (NASH Icon 106.1)/New

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BBR Elevates A&R Pros Kerkhover & Poole

May 4, 2022May 4, 2022 kevincarter BBR Music Group, BMG

• BBR Music Group has announced the promotions of Nashville-based Katie Kerkhover to VP of A&R and Chris Poole to

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CLASSIC HITS CLASSIC ROCK COUNTRY FRONT PAGE PROGRAMMING 

Hall Communications Respects Its Elder

May 2, 2022 kevincarter Hall Communications, WCTY

• Hall Communications announces the promotion of Dave Elder, longtime PD and afternoon talent at Country 97.7 WCTY/Norwich-New London, CT

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CONDOLENCES COUNTRY FRONT PAGE LABEL LOVE MILESTONES 

Remembering Naomi Judd

May 1, 2022May 2, 2022 kevincarter

• UPDATED: Naomi Judd, whose family harmonies with daughter Wynonna turned them into the Grammy-winning country stars The Judds has

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AC ADULT HITS CLASSIC HITS CLASSIC ROCK COUNTRY FRONT PAGE HOT AC PROGRAMMING 

Tony Bristol Joins Community Broadcasters

April 28, 2022 kevincarter Community Broadcasters

• Veteran New England programmer Tony Bristol is packing the car and headed due south, hired by Community Broadcasters as

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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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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
BRANDING/MARKETING BREAKING NEWS COUNTRY EXECUTIVE ACTION LABEL LOVE STREAMING 

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
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Jelly Roll: Your ’26 CRS Humanitarian

February 16, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Jelly Roll: Your ’26 CRS Humanitarian
A$CAP Announce$ $1.945 Billion Revenue
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A$CAP Announce$ $1.945 Billion Revenue

February 12, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on A$CAP Announce$ $1.945 Billion Revenue
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
BRANDING/MARKETING EXECUTIVE ACTION FRONT PAGE NEWS/TALK/SPORTS PROGRAMMING STREAMING TRANSACTIONS 

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
FRONT PAGE MORNING SHOWS NEWS/TALK/SPORTS OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAMMING 

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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