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Dennis Wharton Retiring From NAB

May 5, 2020May 6, 2020 kevincarter NAB

• The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) announced that Dennis Wharton, Executive Vice President of Communications, is retiring, effective July 1.

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New Wave Breaks In Oahu

May 4, 2020May 4, 2020 kevincarter Pacific Media Group

• After nearly six years as an Alternative station, Pacific Media Group made the decision to pull the plug on

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Fun With Frequency Modulation

May 4, 2020May 5, 2020 kevincarter Entercom, iHeartMedia

• It’s moving day at iHeartMedia Atlanta, as Urban WRDG (96.7 The Beat) is moving up to 105.3 FM, becoming

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Radio Cares Raises $500K For Feeding America

May 4, 2020May 4, 2020 kevincarter COVID-19

• Radio Cares, the charitable organization created in response to the hunger crisis in America spawned by COVID-19 pandemic, announced

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Tampa Bay Wakes Up With ‘THEjoeSHOW’

May 4, 2020 kevincarter iHeartMedia, WFLZ

• iHeartMedia Top 40 WFLZ (93.3 FLZ)/Tampa Bay has found the successor to The Kane Show — and with the same number

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Cat Thomas MOViN To WARM/Seattle

May 4, 2020May 5, 2020 kevincarter Hubbard Radio

• Hubbard Radio announced that Cat Thomas is transferring from his Brand and Content Director post at AC WSHE (SHE 100.3)/Chicago to

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Westwood One Brews Morning Koffy

May 4, 2020May 4, 2020 kevincarter Westwood One

• UPDATED: Cumulus Media’s Westwood One has launched Morning Koffy, a new syndicated Country radio morning show hosted by Paul

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Hubbard Radio Makes Sizeable Cuts

May 3, 2020September 21, 2021 kevincarter COVID-19, Hubbard Radio

• UPDATING: Late last Friday came word that Hubbard Radio, one of the last major broadcast groups to hold off

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AccuRadio Debuts ‘Dislocated’ Channels

May 3, 2020 kevincarter AccuRadio

• Back in March we told you that AccuRadio, music streaming’s only all-human-curated major music website, had invited temporarily “dislocated”

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More Than Ever, Music Is Essential

May 3, 2020 kevincarter KCMP, The Current

• Starting Monday, May 4 at 1pm, Minneapolis Public Radio Triple A KCMP (89.3 The Current)/Minneapolis-St. Paul will kick off its