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Drew Named President Of MPR

April 8, 2020 kevincarter Minnesota Public Radio, The Current

• Jon McTaggart, President & CEO of American Public Media Group (APMG) and CEO of Minnesota Public Radio (MPR), announced

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John Shomby Exits Cumulus Media

April 7, 2020 kevincarter Cumulus Media

• RAMP has confirmed that John Shomby has exited his dual role as Cumulus Media’s Director of NASH Programming and PD of

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Boog Upped To Nights On WGCI

April 7, 2020April 7, 2020 kevincarter iHeartMedia, WGCI

• iHeartMedia Urban 107.5 WGCI/Chicago promotes from within, elevating Zach Boog from weekends/fill-in to full-time nights as the host of Zach Boog

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NPR Names New Public Editor

April 6, 2020April 6, 2020 kevincarter NPR

• NPR has contracted for the services of distinguished media ethicist Kelly McBride of the Poynter Institute to serve as its

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Brown Upped To PD @ WKKV/Milwaukee

April 3, 2020April 3, 2020 kevincarter iHeartMedia, WKKV

• iHeartMedia keeps it in the family and promotes Reggie Brown to the PD chair at Urban WKKV (V100.7)/Milwaukee. He will

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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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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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Coleman New VP/Prog. For iHeart NOLA

April 1, 2020 kevincarter iHeartMedia

• iHeartMedia has named Bailey Coleman as Vice President of Programming for the company’s eight-station New Orleans group. She will also

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CMA Pledges $1 Mil To MusiCares

April 1, 2020 kevincarter CMA, MusiCares

• As the music industry and its live events sector continues to be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Country

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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