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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

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Coleman New VP/Prog. For iHeart NOLA

April 1, 2020 kevincarter iHeartMedia

• iHeartMedia has named Bailey Coleman as Vice President of Programming for the company’s eight-station New Orleans group. She will also

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CMA Pledges $1 Mil To MusiCares

April 1, 2020 kevincarter CMA, MusiCares

• As the music industry and its live events sector continues to be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Country

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Roman Named CTO Of MediaCo NYC

April 1, 2020 kevincarter Emmis, Mediaco

• Alex Roman has been promoted to Chief Technology Officer of MediaCo New York Radio, which includes Hip Hop WQHT (Hot

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ACM Lifting Lives®, Helping Humans

April 1, 2020 kevincarter ACM Lifting Lives

• ACM Lifting Lives® announced the creation of the ACM Lifting Lives® COVID-19 Response Fund to assist individuals working in