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Pio Ferro Joins Meruelo Media As SVP/Audio Brands

May 2, 2024May 3, 2024 kevincarter KDAY, KLLI, KLOS, KPWR, Meruelo Media

• Meruelo Media, owner of KPWR (Power 106), KLLI (Cali 93.9), 95.5 KLOS, 93.5 KDAY, and KWHY-22 TV/Los Angeles announced

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WSHE/Chicago Rebrands As ‘Throwback 100.3’

May 2, 2024 kevincarter Hubbard Radio, WSHE

• Hubbard Radio’s 100.3 WSHE/Chicago announced that it has “closed the circle on its musical evolution, which began 24 months

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Meet Your CRS 25 Agenda Committee

May 2, 2024 kevincarter CRS 2025

• Country Radio Broadcasters, Inc. (CRB) announced its Agenda Committee leaders and members for the 2024-2025 Country Radio Seminar (CRS)

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MARC Radio Strikes Right Ballance

May 2, 2024 kevincarter MARC Radio Group

• Veteran radio pro Lance Ballance has returned to his home state of Florida as the newly named General Sales

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Kiss FM Morning Show Almost Out From Under

May 2, 2024 kevincarter WKSZ

• Looks like the old non-compete clock on the wall is at long last ticking down toward zero for longtime

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UMG & TikTok Kiss, Make Up

May 2, 2024May 2, 2024 kevincarter TikTok, UMG

• Universal Music Group and TikTok announced a new multi-dimensional licensing agreement that will deliver significant industry-leading benefits for UMG’s

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Black River’s Digital Dept. Goes Greene

May 1, 2024May 1, 2024 kevincarter Black River Entertainment

• Black River Entertainment has formally expanded its digital department with the hire of Lizzie Greene as Manager, Digital Marketing.

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PJ Gonzalez Named SVPP, iHeart Miami

May 1, 2024May 1, 2024 kevincarter iHeartLatino, iHeartMedia

• iHeartMedia has named Pedro Javier “PJ” Gonzalez as Senior Vice President of Programming for the company’s eight-station Miami group,

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Sarah Lynn Named PD of KIX96/Savannah

April 30, 2024April 30, 2024 kevincarter Cumulus Media, WJCL

• Cumulus has promoted “Sarah Lynn” Hamilton from APD to Program Director of Country WJCL (KIX96)/Savannah-Hilton Head. Hamilton, who joined

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Parkersburg Homecoming For Bob Lawrence

April 30, 2024April 30, 2024 kevincarter Seven Mountains Media

• Seven Mountains Media announces industry veteran Bob Lawrence as the newly named Market Manager for the company’s Parkersburg, WV-Marietta,