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ACTIVE ROCK BRANDING/MARKETING FRONT PAGE MORNING SHOWS PODCASTING PROGRAMMING PROS IN MOTION STREAMING 

‘Mood Killers’ Downshifting To Podcast Form

June 7, 2024June 7, 2024 kevincarter Mood Killers

• Marconi & Eddie, a.k.a. The Mood Killers, announced on Friday that they are ending their highly rated morning show

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BRANDING/MARKETING FRONT PAGE NEWS/TALK/SPORTS PROGRAMMING PROS IN MOTION 

NJ101.5 Afternoons Now 50% New

June 7, 2024June 7, 2024 kevincarter Townsquare Media, WKXW

• Significant changes are happening in afternoon drive at Townsquare Media’s WKXW (New Jersey 101.5)/Trenton, NJ, starting with the departure

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AWARDS BRANDING/MARKETING EXECUTIVE ACTION FRONT PAGE MILESTONES PRODUCTION STREAMING SYNDICATION TELEVISION VOICEOVER 

Your ’24 Radio Mercury Award Winners!

June 6, 2024June 9, 2024 kevincarter Radio Mercury Awards

• Winners of the 2024 Radio Mercury Awards were announced Thursday evening at the 33rd annual awards presentation held at

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BRANDING/MARKETING EXECUTIVE ACTION FRONT PAGE LABEL LOVE RHYTHMIC TOP 40 URBAN URBAN AC 

gamma. Inks Ridenour As EVP/Promotion

June 6, 2024 kevincarter gamma.

• gamma., the artist-first multimedia platform providing creative and business services across all artistic and commercial formats, announced the appointment

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ACTIVE ROCK BRANDING/MARKETING CLASSIC ROCK EXECUTIVE ACTION FRONT PAGE PROGRAMMING 

Springart Running Rock Prog., Beasley Detroit

June 6, 2024June 6, 2024 kevincarter WCSX, WRIF

• Jade Springart, Program Director of Beasley Active Rock 101 WRIF/Detroit has been promoted to Director of Rock Programming for

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Jenkins Named VP/A&R, Island Records

June 6, 2024June 5, 2024 kevincarter Island Records

• Island Records today announced the appointment of Austin Jenkins as Vice President, A&R. Jenkins, a pillar of both Nashville’s

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Jack FM To Rebrand As ‘Blade FM’

June 5, 2024June 5, 2024 kevincarter KCBS-FM, KROQ, Richard Blade

• Thursday, June 6 at 11am PT, legendary air personality Richard Blade will receive his well-deserved star on the iconic

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BRANDING/MARKETING FRONT PAGE NEWS/TALK/SPORTS PROGRAMMING PROS IN MOTION 

Brittany & Kendall Succeed Lori & Julia

June 4, 2024June 5, 2024 kevincarter Hubbard Radio, KTMY

• Back in March Hubbard Radio’s KTMY (myTalk 107.1)/Minneapolis announced that popular afternoon drive duo Lori Barghini and Julia Cobbs

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Your Quu To Call In Dan Binder

June 4, 2024June 5, 2024 kevincarter QUU

• Quu Inc., which provides easy deployment of visual content for radio, announces the hire of veteran programmer Dan Binder

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Loft, OVG Acquire Canadian Music Week

June 4, 2024 kevincarter

• Loft Entertainment and Oak View Group (OVG) are thrilled to announce the acquisition of Canadian Music Week (CMW), one

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BREAKING NEWS

Shelli Sonstein Leaving Q104.3/NYC
BREAKING NEWS CLASSIC ROCK MILESTONES MORNING SHOWS PUBLIC SERVICE 

Shelli Sonstein Leaving Q104.3/NYC

January 15, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Shelli Sonstein Leaving Q104.3/NYC

• Shelli Sonstein, Jim Kerr‘s longtime friend and morning co-host on iHeartMedia Classic Rock WAXQ (Q104.3)/New York for the past

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DIGITAL

MediaCo Pulls Off Half Dozen Promotions
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MediaCo Pulls Off Half Dozen Promotions

January 14, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on MediaCo Pulls Off Half Dozen Promotions

• MediaCo Holding Inc., owners WQHT (HOT 97) & WBLS/New York, among other media properties, this week announced six strategic

Radio Mercury Awards Entry Open
AWARDS BRANDING/MARKETING DIGITAL EXECUTIVE ACTION FRONT PAGE MILESTONES PROGRAMMING SALES STREAMING 

Radio Mercury Awards Entry Open

January 13, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Radio Mercury Awards Entry Open
UMG Names Chief Data Officer
DIGITAL EXECUTIVE ACTION FRONT PAGE LABEL LOVE RESEARCH 

UMG Names Chief Data Officer

January 13, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on UMG Names Chief Data Officer
WTOP Gets Down To Business With Wordock
BRANDING/MARKETING DIGITAL FRONT PAGE NEWS/TALK/SPORTS PROGRAMMING PROS IN MOTION 

WTOP Gets Down To Business With Wordock

January 13, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on WTOP Gets Down To Business With Wordock
Podscribe Measures Up To Audacy
DIGITAL EXECUTIVE ACTION FRONT PAGE PODCASTING PROGRAMMING RESEARCH STREAMING 

Podscribe Measures Up To Audacy

January 8, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Podscribe Measures Up To Audacy

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Stand By… Q99.7 Currently ‘Updating’
BRANDING/MARKETING FRONT PAGE MORNING SHOWS PROGRAMMING STREAMING TOP 40 

Stand By… Q99.7 Currently ‘Updating’

January 19, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Stand By… Q99.7 Currently ‘Updating’

• Three months after the end of long-running The Bert Show on Cumulus Top 40 WWWQ (Q99-7)/Atlanta, and with the

Kimo Retires, Italian-Style
COUNTRY FRONT PAGE MILESTONES PROS IN MOTION 

Kimo Retires, Italian-Style

January 16, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Kimo Retires, Italian-Style
Chicago Pros On The Loose
CLASSIC HIP HOP FORMAT FLIPS FREE AGENT FRONT PAGE NEWS/TALK/SPORTS PROGRAMMING RHYTHMIC 

Chicago Pros On The Loose

January 15, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Chicago Pros On The Loose

LABEL LOVE

iHeartCountry Festival ’26, Y’all
BRANDING/MARKETING CONCERTS COUNTRY FRONT PAGE LABEL LOVE STREAMING 

iHeartCountry Festival ’26, Y’all

January 13, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on iHeartCountry Festival ’26, Y’all
UMG Names Chief Data Officer
DIGITAL EXECUTIVE ACTION FRONT PAGE LABEL LOVE RESEARCH 

UMG Names Chief Data Officer

January 13, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on UMG Names Chief Data Officer
Blythe & Pettit Named Big Loud Co-Presidents
BRANDING/MARKETING COUNTRY EXECUTIVE ACTION FRONT PAGE LABEL LOVE STREAMING 

Blythe & Pettit Named Big Loud Co-Presidents

January 9, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Blythe & Pettit Named Big Loud Co-Presidents
Your ’26 iHeartRadio Awards Nominees
AWARDS BRANDING/MARKETING CONCERTS FRONT PAGE LABEL LOVE STREAMING TELEVISION TOP 40 

Your ’26 iHeartRadio Awards Nominees

January 8, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Your ’26 iHeartRadio Awards Nominees
Remembering Bill Pfordresher
CONDOLENCES FRONT PAGE LABEL LOVE 

Remembering Bill Pfordresher

January 7, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Remembering Bill Pfordresher
Holmes Earns Warner Records VP Stripes
EXECUTIVE ACTION FRONT PAGE LABEL LOVE STREAMING TOP 40 

Holmes Earns Warner Records VP Stripes

January 7, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Holmes Earns Warner Records VP Stripes

PROGRAMMING

Stand By… Q99.7 Currently ‘Updating’
BRANDING/MARKETING FRONT PAGE MORNING SHOWS PROGRAMMING STREAMING TOP 40 

Stand By… Q99.7 Currently ‘Updating’

January 19, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Stand By… Q99.7 Currently ‘Updating’
Chicago Pros On The Loose
CLASSIC HIP HOP FORMAT FLIPS FREE AGENT FRONT PAGE NEWS/TALK/SPORTS PROGRAMMING RHYTHMIC 

Chicago Pros On The Loose

January 15, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Chicago Pros On The Loose
SonicTrek.ai, Zelus Return AAA To Phoenix
BRANDING/MARKETING FRONT PAGE PROGRAMMING STREAMING SYNDICATION TRIPLE A 

SonicTrek.ai, Zelus Return AAA To Phoenix

January 15, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on SonicTrek.ai, Zelus Return AAA To Phoenix
J-Que Sets Alarm For Zero Dark Thirty
BRANDING/MARKETING FRONT PAGE MORNING SHOWS PROGRAMMING PROS IN MOTION RHYTHMIC URBAN 

J-Que Sets Alarm For Zero Dark Thirty

January 14, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on J-Que Sets Alarm For Zero Dark Thirty
Chicago’s Score Adds Frequency Modulation
BRANDING/MARKETING CLASSIC HIP HOP FORMAT FLIPS FRONT PAGE NEWS/TALK/SPORTS PROGRAMMING STREAMING 

Chicago’s Score Adds Frequency Modulation

January 14, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on Chicago’s Score Adds Frequency Modulation
KERA Names Osei Host Of ‘Morning Edition’
FRONT PAGE MORNING SHOWS NEWS/TALK/SPORTS PROGRAMMING PROS IN MOTION PUBLIC RADIO STREAMING 

KERA Names Osei Host Of ‘Morning Edition’

January 14, 2026 kevincarter Comments Off on KERA Names Osei Host Of ‘Morning Edition’

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