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Entercom CMO Ruth Gaviria Leaving

January 7, 2019January 7, 2019 kevincarter Entercom

• Due to what was described as “organizational changes to the company’s marketing function,” Entercom today announced that Chief Marketing

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Big Machine/Varvatos Welcomes Allison Smith

January 7, 2019 kevincarter Big Machine, John Varvatos Records

• Allison Smith has joined Big Machine/John Varvatos Records as National Director, Promotion. The label was launched in 2017 and is spearheaded

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Carozza Earns EVP Stripes @ Republic

January 7, 2019 kevincarter Republic Records

• Republic Records has promoted Joseph Carozza to Executive Vice President of Media and Artist Relations. In his newly expanded role,

BRANDING/MARKETING FRONT PAGE MORNING SHOWS TOP 40

Mornings Much Messier In Phoenix

January 7, 2019January 7, 2019 kevincarter Entercom

• Entercom Top 40 KALV (LIVE 101.5)/Phoenix enhances its Morning Mess team with the addition of Jeana Shepard and Karla Hernandez as co-hosts, joining

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Schiffman Named Head Of Promo, Island Records

January 7, 2019January 7, 2019 kevincarter Island Records

• Ayelet Schiffman has been appointed Senior Vice President, Head of Promotion, for Island Records. The New York-based Schiffman will oversee

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Westwood One Syndicates ‘Rick & Sasha’

January 7, 2019January 6, 2019 kevincarter Westwood One

• Recognizing the need to attract and engage younger listeners to Urban AC radio, Westwood One today flips the switch

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Condolences: Harley & Ed Baer

January 6, 2019 kevincarter

• Sad news out of Louisville, as iHeartMedia Classic Rock WQMF announced that longtime midday personality James “Harley” Rectenwald — a fixture

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Live! From Upstate New York!

January 6, 2019January 6, 2019 kevincarter Entercom, Radio One Buffalo, Townsquare Media

• Last week we reported that Townsquare AC WMSX/Buffalo, NY had downshifted to Soft AC and rebranded as 96.1 The Breeze.

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Thunder Rolls Back Into Grand Rapids

January 4, 2019January 4, 2019 kevincarter Cumulus Media

• On Friday evening at 6pm local time, the crew at Cumulus Media Grand Rapids, MI officially flushed Sports-Talk on

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CRS Rusty Walker Scholarships Awarded

January 4, 2019January 4, 2019 kevincarter Country Radio Broadcasters, Country Radio Seminar

• The Country Radio Broadcasters announced the recipients of the 2019 Rusty Walker Scholarship — (pictured, l-r): Kristin Monica, APD/Digital Director/Program