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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

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Cole Upped To VP/Programming @ Binnie

June 24, 2020June 24, 2020 kevincarter Binnie Media

• New England’s own Binnie Media keeps it in the family and promotes Heath Cole to VP of Programming. Cole

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Remembering Gregg Mueller

June 24, 2020 kevincarter iHeartMedia

• We were saddened to learn that Gregg Mueller, Sr. Account Executive with iHeartMedia Honolulu and a well-regarded radio and television

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Angela Yee To Host ‘Motown Countdown’

June 24, 2020June 24, 2020 kevincarter iHeartMedia, Motown Records

• FOX Soul, iHeartMedia, and Motown Records have partnered to produce Motown Countdown with iHeartRadio’s Angela Yee, co-host of iHeartMedia’s

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Entercom Casts Its Vote For Deep Root

June 24, 2020June 24, 2020 kevincarter Deep Root, Entercom

• Entercom announced a partnership with Deep Root, an audience-powered analytics company, allowing it to offer advertisers expanded targeting options.