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Milestone: ‘Kingbird’ Hangs Up His Cans

June 28, 2020June 28, 2020 kevincarter WKRO

• We want to extend our very best wishes to Daytona Beach radio icon James King, better known and love

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Remembering Arnie “Woo Woo” Ginsburg

June 27, 2020June 29, 2020 kevincarter Arnie Ginsburg

• We received word late Friday evening that legendary Boston broadcaster Arnie “Woo Woo” Ginsburg, best known for his run

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Detroit Upgrade Not Without Strife

June 26, 2020June 27, 2020 kevincarter iHeartMedia, WKQI

• After just over a year as APD/MD and afternoon delight at iHeartMedia Top 40 WZEE (Z104)/Madison, WI, Sean Strife

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Jones Upped To SVP/Sales For iHeart ATL

June 26, 2020June 26, 2020 kevincarter iHeartMedia

• HeartMedia Atlanta has promoted Chris Jones from General Sales Manager to Senior Vice President of Sales for the six-station

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Damico Named PD of Philly’s Fanatic

June 25, 2020June 25, 2020 kevincarter Beasley Media Group, WPEN

• Beasley Media Group Philadelphia has tapped cluster veteran Chuck Damico as the new Program Director of Sports-Talk WPEN (97.5

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Hochman Held Over @ The Ticket

June 25, 2020June 25, 2020 kevincarter Entercom, WAXY-AM

• Entercom Sports-Talk WAXY-AM (790 The Ticket)/Miami, the radio flagship of youuuuuur Miami Heat, announced a new multiyear contract extension

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Cumulus Finally Free Of WMAL Site

June 25, 2020June 25, 2020 kevincarter Cumulus Media

• After five years of drama, Cumulus Media Inc. announced that it has finally closed on the sale of a

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Bonnaroo 2020 Canceled

June 25, 2020June 26, 2020 kevincarter Bonnaroo, COVID-19

• The 2020 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, which had been postponed from this month until September 24-27, 2020 has

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Dixie Chicks – Dixie = Chicks

June 25, 2020June 25, 2020 kevincarter Dixie Chicks

• The Dixie Chicks have officially changed their name to “The Chicks,” after public discussions arose over the appropriateness of

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Concord Music Publishing Pacts With Hillary Lindsey

June 25, 2020June 25, 2020 kevincarter Concord Music Publishing

• Nashville-based Concord Music Publishing has entered into an exclusive, worldwide co-publishing agreement with multi-Grammy award-winning, CMA Award-winning and Academy