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LiveXLive Rebrands As LiveONE

September 15, 2021 kevincarter LiveXLive

• LiveXLive Media, a global platform for livestream and on-demand audio, video, and podcast/vodcast content in music, comedy, and pop

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‘Weird Al’ Returns To College Radio

September 15, 2021September 16, 2021 kevincarter WMSC, World College Radio Day, WSOU

• Legendary song parody icon “Weird Al” Yankovic has been named as the 2021 Ambassador for the 11th Annual World

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Wanted, Creative Director, CRS

September 15, 2021September 15, 2021 kevincarter CRS 2022

• Country Radio Seminar (CRS) is seeking to fill a Creative Director position following the recently announced departure of Darcie

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SMN Names Nicole Hunt Dir. Of Marketing

September 15, 2021September 15, 2021 kevincarter Sony Music Nashville

• Sony Music Nashville has named Nicole Hunt as Director of Marketing. In her new post, Ms. Hunt will oversee

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Point To Point’s Torcasso Retiring

September 15, 2021 kevincarter Point-To-Point

• Point-To-Point Marketing announced that Rick Torcasso, the company’s co-Founder & CEO will be stepping down and retiring, effective December

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CPB Issues Grants To Grow Urban Alternative

September 14, 2021September 14, 2021 kevincarter CPB, The Current, WYMS

• The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced grants totaling $1.3 million for three public radio stations to implement the

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Cumulus Topeka Adopts A Cat

September 13, 2021 kevincarter Cumulus Media, KTOP

• Yet another “NASH”-branded Cumulus Country station has undergone an identity change, as the company announced that KTOP-FM/Topeka, KS, formally

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CMG Gets Experiential With Ruden

September 8, 2021September 9, 2021 kevincarter Capitol Music Group

• Ryan Ruden has been appointed Executive Vice President of Experiential Marketing and Business Development for Capitol Music Group (CMG). In this newly

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SVP Upgrade For RCA’s Pensa

September 8, 2021September 9, 2021 kevincarter RCA Records

• RCA Records has elevated Val Pensa to Senior Vice President, Head of Marketing. In her new role, Pensa will oversee the entire marketing department

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SVP Enhancement For Alex Coslov

September 7, 2021September 8, 2021 kevincarter Republic Records

• Republic Records has promoted Alex Coslov to Senior Vice President of Marketing Strategy. The announcement was made by Republic