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John Garabedian Launches ‘Party Liveline’

July 15, 2020July 15, 2020 kevincarter John Garabedian, Party Liveline

• Top 40 radio just got a powerful new weapon in the battle to build weeknight audience and stop erosion

DIGITAL EDUCATION FRONT PAGE MORNING SHOWS TOP 40

Chromebooks Like Gold For Students

July 14, 2020 kevincarter COVID-19, iHeartMedia, Kiss 108

• iHeartMedia’s mighty WXKS (Kiss 108)/Boston and the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents just launched “Kiss 108’s Chromebooks For Kids”

FORMAT FLIPS FRONT PAGE TOP 40 URBAN

Hip Hop Gets Real In Youngstown

July 2, 2020July 2, 2020 kevincarter iHeartMedia, WAKS

• iHeartMedia Youngstown, OH used the impending Independence Day weekend to perform a format flip on WAKZ (95.9 Kiss FM),

FRONT PAGE MILESTONES SYNDICATION TOP 40

Happy 50th Birthday, AT40!

June 30, 2020June 30, 2020 kevincarter AT40, Premiere Networks

• Premiere Networks announced that this weekend, July 4 & 5, marks the 50th anniversary of American Top 40 (AT40)

ACTIVE ROCK DOWNSIZING FREE AGENT FRONT PAGE PROGRAMMING TOP 40

Ryan Patrick On The Loose

June 28, 2020June 28, 2020 kevincarter Saga Communications

• Ryan Patrick is now an in-demand free agent as a round of restructuring has led to his unscheduled exit

FRONT PAGE PROGRAMMING PROS IN MOTION TOP 40

Detroit Upgrade Not Without Strife

June 26, 2020June 27, 2020 kevincarter iHeartMedia, WKQI

• After just over a year as APD/MD and afternoon delight at iHeartMedia Top 40 WZEE (Z104)/Madison, WI, Sean Strife

CLASSIC ROCK FRONT PAGE PROGRAMMING TOP 40

Manuel Labor Pays Dividends

June 9, 2020 kevincarter iHeartMedia

• Finally…. the press release has been… um… released, thus, making this news official — iHeartMedia Quad Cities IL-IA is

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Reed Upped To OM Of CMG/Tampa

June 9, 2020 kevincarter Cox Media Group Tampa

• Cox Media Group (CMG) Tampa has promoted Nate Reed to Operations Director for the cluster. He will continue as

BRANDING/MARKETING FRONT PAGE PROGRAMMING TOP 40

HITS 97.3 Holds Grand Reopening

June 4, 2020June 4, 2020 kevincarter Cox Media Group, WFLC

• Cox Media Group Top 40 WFLC (HITS 97.3)/Miami has formally relaunched with a revised on-air line-up and a new Director

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Time To Have That Conversation

June 3, 2020 kevincarter Entercom, WKZL

• On Thursday morning, two morning shows on competing Greensboro radio stations will suspend their regular programming and join forces