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BRANDING/MARKETING FRONT PAGE MORNING SHOWS PROGRAMMING PROS IN MOTION TOP 40 

‘Morning Mess 2.0’ Launches In Phoenix

August 25, 2023August 28, 2023 kevincarter Audacy, KALV

• Earlier this week it was announced that Joey Boy, an original co-host of The Morning Mess, based at Audacy

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BRANDING/MARKETING FRONT PAGE MORNING SHOWS PROGRAMMING PROS IN MOTION TOP 40 

‘Morning Mess,’ Minus One

August 22, 2023 kevincarter Audacy, B96, KALV

• Earlier this week, Joey Boy, a founding member of The Morning Mess, based at Audacy Top 40 WBBM (B96)/Chicago,

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KDWB Launches ‘Falen & Zach’ In PM Drive

August 21, 2023August 22, 2023 kevincarter iHeartMedia, KDWB

• Making optimum use of existing air talent, iHeartMedia Top 40 KDWB/Minneapolis announces the debut of the new Falen &

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FRONT PAGE PROGRAMMING PROS IN MOTION TOP 40 

Leak Inked For Nights At KDWB

August 16, 2023 kevincarter iHeartMedia, KDWB

• iHeartMedia Top 40 KDWB/Minneapolis introduced Vont Leak as its new nighttime personality, effective August 21. The KDWB Night Show

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‘We Can Survive’ Changes Coasts In ’23

August 14, 2023August 14, 2023 kevincarter Audacy, We Can Survive

• Audacy announced that, after nine years at the legendary Hollywood Bowl, the company’s We Can Survive concert will move

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Taylor Leads 2023 VMA Nominees

August 8, 2023August 8, 2023 kevincarter MTV, Taylor Swift, VMAs

• In a not-so-shocking development, Taylor Swift is heading into the 2023 Video Music Awards poised to break her own

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FRONT PAGE PROS IN MOTION TOP 40 

Eureka! Lugnut’s Back In California

August 7, 2023 kevincarter KFMI

• Veteran programmer & air talent Scott “Lugnut” Dwyer has returned to the prestigious Pacific time zone, as the newly

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iHeart Buys Into Atlantic City

August 7, 2023August 7, 2023 kevincarter Equity Communications, iHeartMedia

• iHeartMedia announced an agreement with New Jersey-based Equity Communications to purchase four Equity radio stations in the Atlantic City,

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NYC Parks Foundation To Honor Poleman

August 3, 2023August 4, 2023 kevincarter iHeartMedia

• New York’s City Parks Foundation (CPF) will honor Tom Poleman, iHeartMedia’s Chief Programming Officer & President of National Programming,

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KIIS-FM Rebrands As ‘SWFT FM’

August 3, 2023 kevincarter KIIS-FM, Taylor Swift

• iHeartMedia Top 40 102.7 KIIS-FM/Los Angeles is as excited as you are about Taylor Swift‘s massive The Eras Tour

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CPB Forced To Wind Down Operations
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CPB Forced To Wind Down Operations

August 1, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on CPB Forced To Wind Down Operations

• The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), which has long provided funding to PBS and NPR on Friday announced that

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iHeart Resets Markets Group Leadership
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iHeart Resets Markets Group Leadership

July 31, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on iHeart Resets Markets Group Leadership

• Following yesterday’s announcement of Hartley Adkins‘ impending retirement as President of iHeartMedia’s Markets Group, the company announced a revised

Serious CMA Executive Action
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Serious CMA Executive Action

July 30, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Serious CMA Executive Action
Warner Records Undergoes ‘Revitalization’
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Warner Records Undergoes ‘Revitalization’

July 29, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Warner Records Undergoes ‘Revitalization’
Shamel Named Head Of TuneCore, U.S.
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Shamel Named Head Of TuneCore, U.S.

July 24, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Shamel Named Head Of TuneCore, U.S.
Kobalt Ups Cournoyer To SVP, Global Digital Biz
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Kobalt Ups Cournoyer To SVP, Global Digital Biz

July 24, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Kobalt Ups Cournoyer To SVP, Global Digital Biz

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Team Paragon Welcomes Cheri Marquart
BRANDING/MARKETING Consultants EXECUTIVE ACTION FRONT PAGE PROGRAMMING PUBLIC RADIO STREAMING SYNDICATION TRIPLE A 

Team Paragon Welcomes Cheri Marquart

August 3, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Team Paragon Welcomes Cheri Marquart

• Radio vet Cheri Marquart has joined Paragon as Music Scheduling and Air Talent Consultant. Mike Henry, Paragon’s CEO, noted,

Station Employee Killed In Freak Accident
CLASSIC HITS CONDOLENCES COUNTRY FRONT PAGE TOP 40 

Station Employee Killed In Freak Accident

August 3, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Station Employee Killed In Freak Accident
NPR Responds To CPB Closure News
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NPR Responds To CPB Closure News

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SVP Upgrade For BMLG’s Flammia
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SVP Upgrade For BMLG’s Flammia

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Warner Records Pros On The Loose
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Warner Records Pros On The Loose

July 29, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Warner Records Pros On The Loose
WMG Changes Extend To Nashville
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WMG Changes Extend To Nashville

July 29, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on WMG Changes Extend To Nashville
Warner Records Undergoes ‘Revitalization’
BRANDING/MARKETING DIGITAL DOWNSIZING EXECUTIVE ACTION FREE AGENT FRONT PAGE LABEL LOVE STREAMING 

Warner Records Undergoes ‘Revitalization’

July 29, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Warner Records Undergoes ‘Revitalization’
Huynh To Direct Big Loud Rock Media
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Huynh To Direct Big Loud Rock Media

July 29, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Huynh To Direct Big Loud Rock Media
Ray Mariner On The Loose
BRANDING/MARKETING COUNTRY DOWNSIZING EXECUTIVE ACTION FREE AGENT FRONT PAGE LABEL LOVE PROGRAMMING 

Ray Mariner On The Loose

July 28, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Ray Mariner On The Loose

PROGRAMMING

Team Paragon Welcomes Cheri Marquart
BRANDING/MARKETING Consultants EXECUTIVE ACTION FRONT PAGE PROGRAMMING PUBLIC RADIO STREAMING SYNDICATION TRIPLE A 

Team Paragon Welcomes Cheri Marquart

August 3, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Team Paragon Welcomes Cheri Marquart
NPR Responds To CPB Closure News
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NPR Responds To CPB Closure News

August 1, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on NPR Responds To CPB Closure News
EJ Joyfully Reunited With NJ
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EJ Joyfully Reunited With NJ

August 1, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on EJ Joyfully Reunited With NJ
CPB Forced To Wind Down Operations
BREAKING NEWS DOWNSIZING EXECUTIVE ACTION FINANCIAL MILESTONES NEWS/TALK/SPORTS POLITICS PROGRAMMING PUBLIC RADIO STREAMING 

CPB Forced To Wind Down Operations

August 1, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on CPB Forced To Wind Down Operations
Pros On The Loose: Alek Halverson
COUNTRY DOWNSIZING FREE AGENT FRONT PAGE PROGRAMMING 

Pros On The Loose: Alek Halverson

August 1, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Pros On The Loose: Alek Halverson
Cool Breeze Blows Into Norfolk
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Cool Breeze Blows Into Norfolk

August 1, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Cool Breeze Blows Into Norfolk

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