FORMAT FLIPS – Page 92 – RAMP – Radio and Music Pros

Country Music HOF Adds Cash, Chesney, Brown

March 25, 2025March 25, 2025 kevincarter Country Music Hall of Fame

• The Country Music Association gathered at the prestigious Rotunda at the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum on

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CBI & BEA Forge Mile-High Alliance

March 25, 2025March 24, 2025 kevincarter BEA, College Broadcasters

• College Broadcasters, Inc. (CBI) and the Broadcast Education Association (BEA) are proud to announce a landmark partnership that will

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Jenn Ryan Retiring From B101/Philly

March 24, 2025March 24, 2025 kevincarter Audacy, WBEB

• Listeners in the Greater Philadelphia area who routinely set their alarms to wake up with Jenn & Bill on

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Alfredas Added To ‘Rickey Smiley Morning Show’

March 24, 2025March 24, 2025 kevincarter Rickey Smiley

• Urban One’s Reach Media and Radio One welcome veteran radio personality Alfredas as the newest member of The Rickey

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Royals Embrace Newfangled Frequency Modulation

March 24, 2025March 25, 2025 kevincarter Audacy, KFNZ

• Audacy and the Kansas City Royals this week announced a multi-year extension to their multiplatform partnership. KFNZ (96.5 The

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WGN To Air Final ‘Walter Jacobson’s Perspective’

March 24, 2025March 24, 2025 kevincarter WGN Radio

• WGN Radio/Chicago announced legendary news broadcaster and personality Walter Jacobson will air his final Walter Jacobson’s Perspective on Thursday,

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‘New Standards’ Changes The Station

March 23, 2025 kevincarter WBGO, WNYC

• New York Public Radio’s WNYC/New York announced that New Standards, its weekly program devoted to the American Songbook, hosted

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Feel Better, Chaz Malibu!

March 21, 2025March 23, 2025 kevincarter American General Media, KABG

• Sending our best wishes for a speedy recovery to Chaz Malibu, popular longtime morning personality on American General Media

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WLUM Mornings, Now Minus Jonathan Adler

March 21, 2025March 21, 2025 kevincarter WLUM

• Budget cuts inside Milwaukee Radio Alliance have unfortunately resulted in the unscheduled departure of Jonathan Adler, ending his two-decade

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Westwood One Dropping Seven 24/7 Formats

March 21, 2025March 21, 2025 kevincarter Westwood One

• In Friday’s issue of RAMP we reported that Westwood One was in the process of dropping seven of its