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Miller New Host Of The Current’s ‘Local Show’

August 18, 2021 kevincarter Minnesota Public Radio, The Current

• Minnesota Public Radio Triple A KCMP (The Current)/Minneapolis-St. Paul introduces local musician and journalist Diane Miller as the new

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OKC’s ‘Brew’ Becomes ‘The Ref’

August 18, 2021 kevincarter iHeartMedia, KREF

• At the stroke of 6am local time today, iHeartMedia Oklahoma City will launch a new Sports-Talk station as Classic

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46th Gracies Converted To Virtual

August 17, 2021 kevincarter Gracie Awards

• The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation announced that the 46th annual Gracie Awards Gala, originally scheduled for Monday,

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KC’s Bridge Celebrates 20 Years

August 17, 2021August 17, 2021 kevincarter KTBG

• Kansas City PBS announced a new half-hour special celebrating the 20th anniversary of KTBG (90.9 The Bridge), its local

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Shelton Showing Up To CRS ’22

August 17, 2021August 17, 2021 kevincarter Country Radio Seminar, CRS 2022

• Country superstar Blake Shelton has been locked down as the featured artist for “The Artist Interview,” sponsored by BMI,

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WSNE/Providence Rebrands As NOW 93.3

August 17, 2021August 17, 2021 kevincarter iHeartMedia, WSNE

• iHeartMedia Hot AC WSNE (Coast 93.3)/Providence has officially unveiled its rebranded identity as NOW 93.3. That’s it. That’s the

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CES 22 To Require Vax Proof

August 17, 2021 kevincarter CES, COVID-19

• The Consumer Technology Association (CTA)® just announced that CES® 2022, the world’s most influential technology event, will require in-person attendees to

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Nelly To Headline ‘CMT Crossroads’

August 17, 2021 kevincarter CMT Crossroads

• CMT revealed that double diamond, three-time Grammy-award winning rapper Nelly will headline an upcoming installment of the iconic music

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Audacy, Urban One Ink Content Deal

August 17, 2021August 17, 2021 kevincarter Audacy, Urban One

• Audacy announced a content distribution partnership with Urban One to bring premium live and on-demand audio content to the

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iHeart Presents Titanium Awards

August 17, 2021August 17, 2021 kevincarter iHeartRadio

• iHeartMedia presented iHeartRadio “Titanium Awards” to six artists who have reached a threshold of 1 Billion Total Audience Spins of