FORMAT FLIPS – Page 98 – RAMP – Radio and Music Pros

KRBE Now Privy To The Backstage Experience

May 28, 2025May 28, 2025 kevincarter Backstage Experience

• Sending best wishes to our longtime pal Dave Morales, host of The Backstage Experience, which just nailed down its

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E. Curtis Johnson Calling It A Career

May 28, 2025May 30, 2025 kevincarter Cumulus Media, KMJ, KRZR

• Longtime Fresno radio pro E. Curtis Johnson, current afternoon co-host on Cumulus News-Talk KMJ-AM/FM, announced his impending retirement, effective

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Rooster Crows With Wilson In The Morning

May 28, 2025May 28, 2025 kevincarter WCEH-AM

• Talk about your rapid recovery — less than a week after he exited afternoon drive at Duvall Media Group’s

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Hope Springs Eternal In Texas

May 28, 2025 kevincarter Hope Media Group

• Hope Media Group (HMG), the Houston-based nonprofit organization behind media brands such as KSBJ, WayFM, and the Spanish-language network

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BIN Partners With Obama Foundation

May 28, 2025May 28, 2025 kevincarter BIN, Obama Foundation

• BIN: Black Information Network announced its collaboration with The Obama Foundation to advance community engagement with youth. This multi-year

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Matt Pinfield’s Back On The SoCal Sound!

May 27, 2025May 27, 2025 kevincarter KCSN, Matt Pinfield

• Well on his road to recovery following a life-threatening stroke in January, the legendary Matt Pinfield is set to

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WKTU Announces Two-Day ‘Beatstock’

May 27, 2025May 27, 2025 kevincarter WKTU

• iHeartMedia’s WKTU (103.5 KTU)/New York proudly announces the return of legendary dance music festival Beatstock, the ultimate celebration of

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The Award-Winning Hot 91!

May 27, 2025 kevincarter WNSB

• Norfolk State University’s WNSB (Hot 91)/Norfolk, VA is proud to announce its recent recognition in Coastal Virginia Magazine 2025

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NPR Sues Trump White House

May 27, 2025May 27, 2025 kevincarter NPR

• NPR and three Colorado public radio stations filed suit Tuesday morning in federal court against the Trump White House

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Shula’s WHLD-AM/Niagara Falls Now WUSW

May 23, 2025 kevincarter Radio One Buffalo

• Earlier this week Buddy Shula‘s Radio One Buffalo announced it is acquiring 5,000-watt WHLD-AM 1270/Niagara Falls, NY (currently Conservative