FORMAT FLIPS – Page 690 – RAMP – Radio and Music Pros

Ready To Fly Like An Eagle?

June 12, 2019 kevincarter Cox Media Group, WXGL

• Cox Media Group in beautiful Tampa Bay has an incredibly rare morning opening at Classic Hits WXGL (Eagle 107.3).

COUNTRY FRONT PAGE PROGRAMMING PROS IN MOTION

Ruppel Packing For Portland Move

June 12, 2019June 12, 2019 kevincarter Saga Communications, WPOR

• Congrats are in order for Jonathan “JR” Ruppel, OM of Saga’s Harrisonburg [VA] Radio Group and Brand Manager of Classic

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Calta & The Bone Renew Vows

June 11, 2019 kevincarter Cox Media Group, Mike Calta, WHPT

• Cox Media Group FM Talk WHPT (102.5 The Bone)/Tampa has inked a multi-year contract extension with 12-year station vet Mike

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Dave Mason On The Loose

June 11, 2019 kevincarter Entercom, KXSN

• Entercom Classic Hits KXSN (Sunny 98.1)/San Diego has parted ways with midday personality Dave Mason, the end result of some

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Sony Music Nashville Ups Altone, Cost & Way

June 11, 2019June 11, 2019 kevincarter Sony Music Nashville

• Sony Music Nashville marketing pros Paige Altone, Liz Cost and Jennifer Way have each been promoted to Senior Director of Marketing, and

ADULT HITS ALTERNATIVE COUNTRY FRONT PAGE PROGRAMMING TOP 40

Crenshaw Now A Florida Resident

June 11, 2019June 11, 2019 kevincarter Community Broadcasters

• RAMP has confirmed that veteran programmer John Crenshaw has traded in his native Ohio for an opportunity in sunny Florida, as

FRONT PAGE NEWS/TALK/SPORTS PROGRAMMING

Memoly Named PD Of WDBO-FM & AM/Orlando

June 11, 2019 kevincarter Cox Media Group, WDBO

• Cox Media Group (CMG) Orlando has promoted cluster veteran Keith Memoly to Program Director of News-Talk WDBO-FM 96.5 and Sports-Talk sibling

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ESPN Shutting Down ESPN Deportes

June 11, 2019June 11, 2019 kevincarter ESPN, ESPN Deportes

• ESPN is shutting down its 18-year-old Hispanic-targeted ESPN Deportes radio division on Sept. 8, a move that will lead

COUNTRY FRONT PAGE PROGRAMMING

Callahan Jumps On K-FROG/Riverside

June 11, 2019June 11, 2019 kevincarter Entercom, KFRG

• Kevin Callahan has been named as the new Program Director for Entercom Country simulcast KFRG/KXFG (K-FROG 95.1 & 92.9)/Riverside, effective immediately.

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Parker Named GM Of PRIDE Radio

June 11, 2019June 11, 2019 kevincarter iHeartRadio, PRIDE Radio

• iHeartMedia has named Don Parker as General Manager of iHeartRadio’s PRIDE Radio, The Pulse of LGBTQ America. Parker will continue