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New Orleans Parties With ‘The Crewe’

January 4, 2019 kevincarter Cumulus Media

• Cumulus Media New Orleans dropped its simulcast of Urban AC 102.9 KMEZ on 106.7 (the former Old School 106.7) and in

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New Year, New Brand For WHQC/Charlotte

January 4, 2019 kevincarter iHeartMedia

• iHeartMedia Top 40 WHQC/Charlotte emerged into the New Year with a shiny new rebranding, dropping its longtime Channel 96.1 moniker

FRONT PAGE MORNING SHOWS URBAN

New Day Dawns @ V103/Atlanta

January 4, 2019 kevincarter Entercom

• Yesterday we reported Entercom Urban WVEE (V-103)/Atlanta had parted company with two-thirds of Frank and Wanda In The Morning — co-host

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iHeart Moves: Tommy Austin, James Howard

January 4, 2019January 7, 2019 kevincarter iHeartMedia

• iHeartMedia today made two major programming moves — Tommy Austin, SVP of Programming for the company’s Chicago Region and PD

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Byerly Earns Neuhoff GM Stripes

January 4, 2019January 3, 2019 kevincarter Neuhoff Media

• Kathy Byerly has been promoted to VP/GM of Neuhoff Media’s Decatur, IL group. Byerly had been serving as Associate GM and

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Palmer Named SVP @ BMG

January 4, 2019January 3, 2019 kevincarter BMG

• BMG has appointed longtime music industry exec Jonathan Palmer as Senior Vice President, Creative Synch. Based in Los Angeles, Palmer

FRONT PAGE PROS IN MOTION TOP 40

Now Entering Nashville: Hanna Bee

January 4, 2019January 3, 2019 kevincarter Midwest Communications

• Hanna Bee is busy loading up the car and will soon be headed east from Phoenix to Nashville to begin her

FINANCIAL FRONT PAGE HOT AC MILESTONES MORNING SHOWS PROGRAMMING SYNDICATION TRANSACTIONS

Hill Reaches Radio Peak

January 3, 2019January 3, 2019 kevincarter Hill Broadcasting

• It’s long been a dream of many radio folks to someday own and operate their own radio station, and

DOWNSIZING FRONT PAGE MORNING SHOWS URBAN

AJC: Wanda, Miss Sophia Exit V103/Atlanta

January 3, 2019 kevincarter Entercom

• The always reliable Rodney Ho at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution is reporting Entercom Urban WVEE (V103)/Atlanta has parted company with two-thirds of Frank

FRONT PAGE MORNING SHOWS NEWS/TALK/SPORTS PROS IN MOTION

Revamped Line-Up At KABC/Los Angeles

January 3, 2019January 4, 2019 kevincarter Cumulus Media

• Cumulus News-Talk 790 KABC/Los Angeles kicks off 2019 with a brand new weekday lineup, starting Monday, January 7. On the