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Cumulus Pays Down $50 Million In Debt

July 22, 2019July 22, 2019 kevincarter Cumulus Media

• Cumulus Media Inc. today announced that it has made a $50 million voluntary debt prepayment, continuing its commitment to

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Chase Survives Shark Attack

July 21, 2019July 21, 2019 kevincarter SummitMedia, WURV

• We feel fairly secure in proclaiming that SummitMedia Richmond OM Melissa Chase had quite the adventurous vacation week; one that gave

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Hatfield: The Real Michigan McCoy

July 21, 2019July 21, 2019 kevincarter MacDonald Broadcasting

• Brian Hatfield has returned to his home state of Michigan as the newly named Operations Manager of MacDonald Broadcasting’s Saginaw group.

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Staudt: Master Of His Domain

July 19, 2019 kevincarter iHeartMedia, iHeartRadio, Jam Street Media

• RAMP has confirmed that Matty Staudt has resigned his position as iHeartRadio’s VP of Podcast Programming to open his own L.A.-based

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Columbus Earns A-Plus

July 19, 2019 kevincarter Radio One, WCKX

• Radio One Columbus keeps it in the family and announces that Arthur “A-Plus” Willis will assume Program Director duties for Urban

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Chessare To Run Townsquare Princeton

July 19, 2019July 19, 2019 kevincarter Townsquare Media

• Veteran radio executive Steve Chessare has joined Townsquare Media in the newly created position of Market President & Chief Revenue Officer

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Start Packing For Green Bay

July 18, 2019July 18, 2019 kevincarter Midwest Communications, WTAQ

• The newsroom at Midwest Communications’ WTAQ-AM & FM/Green Bay, WI is evolving. The lines between radio news, digital news and

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Moving Day In Houston

July 18, 2019 kevincarter Entercom, KILT-AM

• Entercom announced that Rich Lord will be departing his longtime afternoon position at Sports-Talk KILT-AM (SportsRadio 610)/Houston. Lord was the co-host

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Reeves Named CEO of EMF

July 18, 2019July 19, 2019 kevincarter Educational Media Foundation

• Educational Media Foundation (EMF), the parent company of the Contemporary Christian K-Love and Air1 brands, has named Bill Reeves as its new

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Ali Mac Wakes Up In Jacksonville

July 18, 2019July 18, 2019 kevincarter Cox Media Group, WEZI

• Cox Media Group Jacksonville welcomes Ali Mac aboardas the new morning show host for Soft AC WEZI (Easy 102.9).