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• Isabel Lara has been promoted to NPR’s first Chief Communications Officer. Lara has led NPR’s media relations team and

• UPDATED: Dusty Hill, one third of ZZ Top, “That Little Ol’ Band From Texas,” for more than 50 years, has

• Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. (SBS) has promoted 20-year company veteran Donny Hudson to EVP of Local Media for Radio/TV

• The soundtrack of the NBA a generation ago has thankfully made its way to the Tokyo Summer Olympics —

• Nashville Public Radio’s WPLN News has hired Blaise Gainey as the newsroom’s new Political Reporter, with a start date

• Leading independent DIY digital music distributor TuneCore, owned by Paris-based global digital music company Believe, has launched an innovative

• Joey Jordison, co-founder and longtime drummer of the metal band Slipknot, has died at the age of 46. No

• Nexstar Media Group, Inc. announced that Lee Ann Gliha has been named Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer,

• Targetspot, a leading audio AdTech company, announces the appointment of Laurence Henuzet as Operations Director. Henuzet, a recognized expert

• Gibson, the iconic American instrument brand announced the launch of Gibson Records in a strategic label partnership with BMG.