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Clark Named Marketing Dir., Radio One Raleigh

May 26, 2026 kevincarter Radio One, WFXC, WQOK

• Radio One Raleigh has elevated veteran media personality Karen Clark to Marketing Director, overseeing marketing strategy, promotions, experiential campaigns,

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Breakfast Club Goes Live Globally With Netflix Deal

May 21, 2026May 21, 2026 kevincarter

• iHeartMedia and Netflix announced the next major milestone in their video podcast partnership: The Breakfast Club will now stream

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CMG Stops the Music To Silence the Violence

May 19, 2026May 19, 2026 kevincarter Cox Media Group

• Cox Media Group Urban stations are uniting nationwide for a powerful, urgent initiative — Stopping the Music to Silence

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New Podcast Is Front Page News

May 12, 2026May 12, 2026 kevincarter The Breakfast Club

• In a strategic brand extension of Front Page News, a popular segment on the Premiere-syndicated The Breakfast Club, iHeartMedia

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Pros On The Loose: UB Rodriguez

May 6, 2026 kevincarter Cox Media Group

• Longtime Miami radio pro UB Rodriguez is now a free agent as he exits Cox Media Group Miami, the

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Urban One Welcomes Joy Taylor

May 6, 2026 kevincarter Radio One, Urban One

• In an expansion of its cross-platform audio strategy, radio veteran Joy Taylor is joining Urban One to launch The

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Urban One Buying KKDA & KRNB/Dallas-Ft. Worth

May 1, 2026May 4, 2026 kevincarter Service Broadcasting, Urban One

• Urban One has entered into an agreement to acquire Service Broadcasting Group, LLC, including its flagship radio stations —

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Courier, Truth Join Milwaukee Black Media Trust

April 30, 2026 kevincarter Milwaukee Black Media Trust

• The Milwaukee Courier and WGKB (101.7 The Truth/W269DL)/Milwaukee are now united under the Milwaukee Black Media Trust, a new

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WGCI/Chicago Presents ‘Tone Kapone Day’

April 28, 2026 kevincarter iHeartMedia, WGCI

• iHeartMedia’s 107.5 WGCI/Chicago proudly announces Tone Kapone Day, the first-ever live celebration honoring longtime WGCI afternoon host Tone Kapone.