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CRS ’27 Early Bird Deal!

September 22, 2026September 23, 2026 kevincarter CRS 2027

• Early Bird Registration for Country Radio Seminar (CRS) 2027 is now open for two days only, through the end

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Garth Tunes Out Of TuneIn Deal

September 22, 2026September 22, 2026 kevincarter Garth Brooks, Stingray, TuneIn

• Garth Brooks and TuneIn announced the conclusion of their three-year partnership with Brooks’ Sevens Network that was originally envisioned

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Wake-Up Torch Passed At KSEQ

September 21, 2026September 21, 2026 kevincarter Dana Cortez, KSEQ, Lotus Broadcasting

• Lotus Rhythmic KSEQ (Q97.1)/Visalia-Fresno has annexed the Skyview Networks-syndicated Dana Cortez Show for morning drive, succeeding the long-running Greg

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Taylor To Be Honored By MTV VMAs

September 21, 2026September 21, 2026 kevincarter MTV, Taylor Swift, VMAs

• Taylor Swift will receive a special directorial award during this Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards. As Variety reports, “CBS

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Marshall Exiting As Co-Chair/COO Of WCM

September 21, 2026September 22, 2026 kevincarter Warner Chappell Music

• Warner Music Group announced that Carianne Marshall will transition out of her role as Co-Chair and Chief Operating Officer

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BionicVO Partners With Yaman

September 21, 2026September 24, 2026 kevincarter BionicVO

• BionicVO LLC, described as “the AI voice platform built by audio professionals and featuring an elite roster of real,

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Remembering Duncan Sheik

September 20, 2026September 21, 2026 kevincarter Duncan Sheik

• Recording artist Duncan Sheik, best known for his 1996 hit, “Barely Breathing,” and 20 years later, as the co-writer

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Space Coast Pro Bill Mick Retires

September 18, 2026 kevincarter iHeartMedia, WMMB

• iHeartMedia Conservative News-Talk 92.7 WMMB/Melbourne, FL announced the retirement of 25-year market veteran Bill Mick, host of Bill Mick

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JAM’s Wolferts To Be Honored By TRHOF

September 17, 2026 kevincarter JAM Creative Productions, TRHOF

• On Saturday, Nov. 7, the Texas Radio Hall of Fame (TRHOF) will present its George Baches Award for Broadcast

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Erie’s Mike Sheffield Expands Into Buffalo

September 17, 2026September 17, 2026 kevincarter Cumulus Media, WGRF, WQHZ

• Congrats to Mike Sheffield, Programming Operations Manager for Cumulus Media’s Erie, PA group, who has been awarded bonus Program