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CRS 2020 Reg Still $649… For Now

January 9, 2020 kevincarter CRS 2020

• Effective Friday, Jan. 17, the registration rate for Country Radio Seminar 2020 (CRS 2020) will increase from $649 to the

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X-Man: 20 Years Pass Like Magic

January 9, 2020January 9, 2020 kevincarter XHRM

San Diego radio mainstay Xavier “The X-Man” reached a major broadcasting milestone this week — Tuesday, January 7 marked his

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Rhyner Takes Hardline On Retirement

January 8, 2020January 8, 2020 kevincarter Cumulus Media

• Texas Radio Hall of Famer Mike Rhyner, longtime co-host of The Hardline, heard weekdays from 3-7pm on Cumulus Sports-Talk KTCK

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Roger & JP Reach The Big 2-0

January 7, 2020 kevincarter Cox Media Group, WBAB

• On January, 4, 2020, Roger Luce and John “JP” Parise celebrated their 20th anniversary as hosts of the cleverly named Roger

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Rush Extended At iHeartMedia

January 7, 2020 kevincarter iHeartMedia, Rush Limbaugh

• iHeartMedia makes it official and announces it has renewed and extended its partnership with Rush Limbaugh. Specific terms of

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Remembering Don Imus

December 29, 2019January 2, 2020 kevincarter Don Imus

• The radio industry lost a major personality on December 27, 2019 when controversial Radio Hall Of Famer Don Imus died

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Fitz Named New Host of ‘Bob Kingsley’s Country Top 40’

December 18, 2019December 19, 2019 kevincarter Skyview Networks

• Veteran Country radio personality Fitz has been named as the new permanent host of Bob Kingsley’s Country Top 40,

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Brehmer Moves To Middays On WXRT

December 18, 2019December 18, 2019 kevincarter Entercom, WXRT

• After one of the longest morning drive runs in Chicago radio history — 28 years, to be exact —

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Dwyer Upped, Extended @ KUPL/Portland

December 12, 2019December 12, 2019 kevincarter Alpha Media, KUPL

• Alpha Media Country KUPL (98.7 The Bull)/Portland, OR has signaled its ongoing confidence in and commitment to longtime MD/midday personality

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End Of A Portland Radio Era

December 10, 2019December 10, 2019 kevincarter iHeartMedia, KKCW

• iHeartMedia AC KKCW (K103)/Portland, OR made the major announcement today that veteran morning personalities John Erickson and Bruce Murdock are retiring as