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Zann Fredlund Named PD, KDMX/Dallas

January 27, 2025January 27, 2025 kevincarter iHeartMedia, KDMX, KHFI

• iHeartMedia has named company veteran Zann Fredlund as Program Director for Hot AC KDMX (The New MIX 102.9)/Dallas, effective

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Brett Andrews: Free Agent

January 27, 2025January 27, 2025 kevincarter iHeartMedia

• It appears those iHeart budget cuts have reared their heads once again, this time adversely affecting the continued employment

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Farnham, Jr. Comes Home To Cumulus Shreveport

January 22, 2025 kevincarter Cumulus Media

• Paul Farnham, Jr. has been tapped as VP/Market Manager for Cumulus Shreveport-Bossier City, LA. A native of Bossier City,

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iHeartRadio Music Awards, March 17

January 22, 2025 kevincarter iHeartRadio Music Awards

• iHeartMedia and FOX Entertainment announced the nominees for the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards, and added that that 13-time Grammy

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Laura Dickerson: A Tale Of Two Cities

January 16, 2025January 16, 2025 kevincarter KRBE, WWWQ

• Cumulus Media has promoted Laura Dickerson to APD and midday personality for Top 40 WWWQ (Q99.7)/Atlanta. Dickerson will relocate

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USRN To Rep & Syndicate LIVELINE

January 15, 2025January 14, 2025 kevincarter Gemini XIII, USRN

• United Stations Radio Networks (USRN) is excited to announce the representation and syndication of LIVELINE, a new show that

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SLC Future Is Bright, Said Fred

January 10, 2025January 10, 2025 kevincarter Fred Show, iHeartMedia, KZHT

• iHeartMedia Top 40 KZHT (97.1 ZHT/Salt Lake City announces the debut of the Premiere-syndicated The Fred Show in morning

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Magelof Named Dir./Marketing, iHeart NYC

January 9, 2025January 9, 2025 kevincarter iHeartMedia, Z100

• iHeartMedia has elevated Emily Magelof to Director of Marketing and Promotions for the company’s seven-station New York group, effective

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K Marie Awarded Middays At Y100/Miami

January 9, 2025January 9, 2025 kevincarter WHYI

• iHeartMedia Top 40 WHYI (Y100)/Miami has named Kirsten Savik, a.k.a. K Marie, as the station’s new midday personality and

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Can Top 40 Escape The ‘Doldrums?’ Ask Guy

January 8, 2025 kevincarter Guy Zapoleon

• For more than three decades, legendary programmer and consultant Guy Zapoleon has been diligently chronicling what he observed were

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Remembering Lyndon “LB” Byers
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Remembering Lyndon “LB” Byers

July 6, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Remembering Lyndon “LB” Byers

• Over the long holiday weekend, we were saddened to hear of the July 4th passing of Lyndon “LB” Byers,

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Happy 5th Birthday, BIN!
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Happy 5th Birthday, BIN!

June 30, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Happy 5th Birthday, BIN!

• Monday, June 30, 2025 marks the fifth anniversary of the launch of iHeartMedia’s BIN: Black Information Network, the first

iHeart & Audacy Forge Distribution Deal
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iHeart & Audacy Forge Distribution Deal

June 30, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on iHeart & Audacy Forge Distribution Deal
Audacy Shuts Down Pineapple Street
DIGITAL DOWNSIZING EXECUTIVE ACTION FREE AGENT FRONT PAGE PODCASTING PROGRAMMING STREAMING 

Audacy Shuts Down Pineapple Street

June 28, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Audacy Shuts Down Pineapple Street
Lost Highway Finds Thomas & Masino
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Lost Highway Finds Thomas & Masino

June 24, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Lost Highway Finds Thomas & Masino
The Imaging House Is On Fire!
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The Imaging House Is On Fire!

June 24, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on The Imaging House Is On Fire!

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Remembering Lyndon “LB” Byers
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Remembering Lyndon “LB” Byers

July 6, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Remembering Lyndon “LB” Byers

• Over the long holiday weekend, we were saddened to hear of the July 4th passing of Lyndon “LB” Byers,

Pros On The Loose: Spatz & Casey
CLASSIC ROCK DOWNSIZING FREE AGENT FRONT PAGE MORNING SHOWS PROGRAMMING 

Pros On The Loose: Spatz & Casey

July 6, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Pros On The Loose: Spatz & Casey
Loftus Retires From Times-Shamrock
EXECUTIVE ACTION FRONT PAGE PROGRAMMING SALES 

Loftus Retires From Times-Shamrock

July 6, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Loftus Retires From Times-Shamrock

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Braun Downshifts At HYBE America
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Braun Downshifts At HYBE America

July 1, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Braun Downshifts At HYBE America
WMG & Bain Invest In Music Catalogs
EXECUTIVE ACTION FINANCIAL FRONT PAGE LABEL LOVE TRANSACTIONS 

WMG & Bain Invest In Music Catalogs

July 1, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on WMG & Bain Invest In Music Catalogs
Lost Highway Finds Thomas & Masino
BRANDING/MARKETING COUNTRY DIGITAL EXECUTIVE ACTION FRONT PAGE LABEL LOVE 

Lost Highway Finds Thomas & Masino

June 24, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Lost Highway Finds Thomas & Masino
Condolences: Lou Christie
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Condolences: Lou Christie

June 18, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Condolences: Lou Christie
Create Beams Up With Star Trak
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Create Beams Up With Star Trak

June 18, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Create Beams Up With Star Trak
Donehower Named SVP/A&R, Big Loud & Mercury
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Donehower Named SVP/A&R, Big Loud & Mercury

June 18, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Donehower Named SVP/A&R, Big Loud & Mercury

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Pros On The Loose: Spatz & Casey
CLASSIC ROCK DOWNSIZING FREE AGENT FRONT PAGE MORNING SHOWS PROGRAMMING 

Pros On The Loose: Spatz & Casey

July 6, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Pros On The Loose: Spatz & Casey
Loftus Retires From Times-Shamrock
EXECUTIVE ACTION FRONT PAGE PROGRAMMING SALES 

Loftus Retires From Times-Shamrock

July 6, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Loftus Retires From Times-Shamrock
Kannon Fired Up Over New Weekday Show
BRANDING/MARKETING FRONT PAGE HOT AC PROGRAMMING STREAMING SYNDICATION TOP 40 

Kannon Fired Up Over New Weekday Show

July 2, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Kannon Fired Up Over New Weekday Show
E. White Has Carolina On His Mind
ALTERNATIVE BRANDING/MARKETING CLASSIC ROCK FRONT PAGE PROGRAMMING PROS IN MOTION 

E. White Has Carolina On His Mind

July 1, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on E. White Has Carolina On His Mind
MacLeod Named OM, Alpha Media Portland
BRANDING/MARKETING FRONT PAGE NEWS/TALK/SPORTS PROGRAMMING PROS IN MOTION 

MacLeod Named OM, Alpha Media Portland

July 1, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on MacLeod Named OM, Alpha Media Portland
Civic Media Expands Into Michigan’s U.P.
CLASSIC ROCK COUNTRY EXECUTIVE ACTION FINANCIAL FRONT PAGE HOT AC NEWS/TALK/SPORTS PROGRAMMING STREAMING TRANSACTIONS 

Civic Media Expands Into Michigan’s U.P.

July 1, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Civic Media Expands Into Michigan’s U.P.

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