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Condolences: Neil Lasher

April 5, 2020April 6, 2020 kevincarter

• UPDATED: On Sunday our industry suffered the irreplaceable loss of longtime music industry executive — and miracle-working substance abuse

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Brown Upped To PD @ WKKV/Milwaukee

April 3, 2020April 3, 2020 kevincarter iHeartMedia, WKKV

• iHeartMedia keeps it in the family and promotes Reggie Brown to the PD chair at Urban WKKV (V100.7)/Milwaukee. He will

DOWNSIZING FRONT PAGE MORNING SHOWS Natural Disasters

Booker Added To Entercom Layoffs

April 3, 2020April 5, 2020 kevincarter Entercom

• The list of radio pros laid off or furloughed by Entercom during the COVID-19-generated downturn continues to grow —

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Remembering Bill Withers

April 3, 2020April 4, 2020 kevincarter

• R&B singer-songwriter Bill Withers, who gifted the world with such timeless classics as “Lean On Me,” “Use Me,” “Ain’t

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Free Bubba!

April 2, 2020April 2, 2020 kevincarter Bubba The Love Sponge

• Internationally syndicated personality Bubba the Love Sponge® is now offering his morning show to radio programmers for FREE for

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Gator Hangs Out The Shingle

April 2, 2020April 2, 2020 kevincarter Reviver Entertainment Group

• Veteran music industry executive Gator Michaels announced his departure as President of Reviver Entertainment and the launch Gator Michaels Consulting,

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Entercom Announces Layoff, Furloughs, Pay Cuts

April 2, 2020April 2, 2020 kevincarter COVID-19, Entercom

• In what is rapidly becoming the sad new reality of our industry, Entercom has become the latest broadcast company

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Remembering Gary Salzman

April 1, 2020 kevincarter COVID-19

• Another gut-punch today — Gary Salzman, one of the founders of New York based music management firm Big Management,

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Adam Schlesinger Dies From COVID-19

April 1, 2020April 2, 2020 kevincarter COVID-19

• UPDATED: We were deeply saddened to learn that musician/songwriter Adam Schlesinger, best known as a member of one of

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NPR Names Chief Marketing Officer

April 1, 2020April 1, 2020 kevincarter NPR

• Michael Smith, a recognized brand marketing executive has been named Chief Marketing Officer of NPR, starting April 6. Smith