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Knight Earns Programming Stripes At CMG/JAX

April 20, 2026April 20, 2026 kevincarter Cox Media Group, WHJX

• Cox Media Group Jacksonville promotes from within and elevates Shawn Knight to Asst. Director of Branding & Programming for

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98 Rock Presents: Abe, Ashley & Marty

April 17, 2026April 17, 2026 kevincarter Audacy, KRXQ

• Audacy’s KRXQ (98 Rock)/Sacramento just took the wraps off a new weekday lineup, effective Monday, April 20 — Abe

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KMM Sports Combines Masters, Borchetta, Logan

April 16, 2026April 16, 2026 kevincarter KMM Sports

• KMM Sports, headed by veteran pro sports agent Kelli Masters, announces a strategic partnership with Borchetta Entertainment Group (BEG),

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Ron Slay Held Over At Nashville’s Zone

April 16, 2026April 16, 2026 kevincarter WGFX

• Cumulus Sports-Talk WGFX (104.5 The Zone)/Nashville announced that Ron Slay — “Vol For Life” and one of the city’s

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RadioTraks Shutting Down After 26 Years

April 15, 2026 kevincarter RadioTraks

• RadioTraks, a longtime provider of music research services to radio stations and record labels across the United States, announced

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Mike OD Back in The Zone

April 15, 2026 kevincarter KZON, Zelus Media Group

• Earlier this year Zelus Media Group re-launched Triple A 94.9 The Zone (KZON-HD2/K235CB) in the Phoenix market, powered by

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KNBR & Niners Mutually Extend

April 15, 2026April 16, 2026 kevincarter KNBR

• The San Francisco 49ers this week announced a multi-year partnership extension with Cumulus Sports-Talk KNBR-AM/FM (The Sports Leader)/San Francisco,

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Heart Named PD Of Louisville’s Rose

April 15, 2026April 15, 2026 kevincarter Connoisseur Media, WXMA

• Connoisseur Media welcomes Gracie Award winner Michelle Heart as the new Program Director and midday host for AC WXMA

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Executive Action: John Murphy

April 15, 2026 kevincarter Crossover Media Group

• Veteran media and sales executive John Murphy has joined Crossover Media Group as Vice President of Strategic Partnerships. The

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Kelly Comes Home To Bakersfield

April 14, 2026April 14, 2026 kevincarter Frequency Broadcasting, KLLY

• Following the recent sale of Connoisseur Media’s Bakersfield cluster to Frequency Broadcasting, led by local owners Danny and Kait