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KMGX Bends Toward Classic Rock

• Busy day at Backyard Media (formerly Bend Radio Group) in beautiful Bend, OR as the company flipped KMGX-FM from

• Closing out a distinguished 49-year radio career, the past 28 as PD/afternoon host for Cumulus News Talk KKOH-AM (780

• Southern California Public Radio announced that it will align all of the organization’s award-winning local news and information resources

• Respected Nashville PR pro Jake Basden, who spent the past dozen years with Big Machine Label Group as SVP

• Columbia Records has promoted Jenifer Mallory to President of the label. Mallory has served as Columbia’s EVP/GM since 2018,

• Motown legend Barrett Strong, who co-wrote some of the era’s most iconic hits, like “Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone,”

• Oak View Group (OVG) has hired John Page as Senior Vice President of the new Acrisure Arena, the AHL’s

• Bertelsmann announced that Thomas Coesfeld will become the new CEO of BMG, succeeding Hartwig Masuch, effective Jan. 1, 2024.

• Bonneville Denver announced the appointment of Jeff Clewett as Director of Sales. Clewett earns the promotion and transfer from

• iHeartMedia announced an exclusive long-term agreement with Radio Hall of Famer Sean “Hollywood” Hamilton to renew his already long-term