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Recording Academy Makes Major Changes

• The Recording Academy® on Friday announced significant changes to its Awards process “that reflect its ongoing commitment to evolve

• Veteran media executive Gary Pizzati, now Chairman & CEO of WeMailAmerica.com has joined forces with the Independent Broadcasters Association

• PromoSuite has upgraded Rey Mena to Vice President, Product Design & Development. Mena joined PromoSuite in 2018 to lead

• It was Thursday, April 29, 1971 when the mighty WPLR (99.1 PLR)/New Haven, CT first signed on the air.

• BBR Music Group has promoted Jay Jones to Senior Vice President of Publicity. His responsibilities include strategy and oversight

• Audacy announced a new distribution partnership with The Rich Eisen Show, becoming the program’s first free streaming audio partner.

• Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB), Broadcast Music, Inc. ® (BMI®), and the Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio (MIW) Group

• Red Bull Records has added two new executives to its leadership team. As reported by Music Business Worldwide, Nikki

• MacDonald Garber Broadcasting (MGB) of Northern Michigan announces a bunch of new programming offerings with brand new on-air line

• Hope Garrison has been elevated from Promotions Coordinator to the newly created position of Manager of Marketing and Promotion