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iHeart Announces ALTerEgo 2019

October 1, 2018 kevincarter iHeartMedia, iHeartRadio ALTer Ego

• Less than two weeks after wrapping its 8th annual iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas, iHeartMedia has already unwrapped the

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Meet The 2018 NASH Next Finalists

September 26, 2018 kevincarter Cumulus Media, NASH Next

• Cumulus Media revealed the ten Country artists selected as finalists for its annual NASH Next competition, a national and local

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Alpha Media Holds Portland Pop-Up

September 26, 2018September 26, 2018 kevincarter Alpha Media

• Alpha Media has kicked off its inaugural Programming Pop-Up, a two-day forum at the company’s Portland, OR headquarters attended by

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VP Stripes For Columbia’s Navarra

September 25, 2018September 25, 2018 kevincarter Columbia Records

• Columbia Records has promoted Mike Navarra to Vice President of Publicity. Navarra, an 11-year company vet, was most recently Sr.

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Entercom + Telemundo Houston

September 24, 2018 kevincarter Entercom, Telemundo

• Entercom and Telemundo Houston announced a multi-platform media partnership that includes distribution of content across all partner channels including

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Bobby Tarantino Joins AMG

September 23, 2018 kevincarter AMG

• Toronto-based media company AMG welcomes music, entertainment and media exec Bobby Tarantino in the newly created role of Vice President,

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Vegas Hearts iHeartRadio Music Fest

September 23, 2018September 24, 2018 kevincarter iHeartMedia, iHeartRadio Music Festival

• The 8th annual iHeartRadio Music Festival is now in the books, and by all accounts, it was another major

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Billboard Acquires Amplify Media

September 20, 2018September 20, 2018 kevincarter Amplify Media, Billboard

• Billboard announced the acquisition of leading live entertainment news site Amplify Media Inc. Billboard gained full ownership of Amplify on

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Best. Team. Name. Ever.

September 19, 2018September 19, 2018 kevincarter Cumulus Media, Rocket City Trash Pandas

• You probably heard about the coolest new minor league baseball team sporting the most awesome name ever — “The

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Kings Migrate To iHeartRadio

September 18, 2018 kevincarter iHeartMedia, iHeartRadio

• Here’s some intriguing news for fellow fans of our hometown team, the Los Angeles Kings — the Kings are