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2025 iHeartRadio Music Festival Announced

June 3, 2025June 3, 2025 kevincarter iHeartRadio Music Festival

• iHeartMedia announced the starting lineup for the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Festival presented by Capital One, happening Friday, Sept. 19

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Texas Radio HOF Nominations Open

June 2, 2025June 2, 2025 kevincarter Texas Radio Hall of Fame

• The window to submit nominations for the Texas Radio Hall of Fame’s 2025 Induction Class is now wide open.

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WRNR Rides Again!

June 2, 2025June 1, 2025 kevincarter Steve Kingston, WRNR

• For the many fans of the late, lamented Triple A WRNR/Grasonville-Annapolis, MD, there’s been a major musical void since

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Taylor Finally Owns Her Own Work

May 30, 2025June 2, 2025 kevincarter Taylor Swift

• Our long national nightmare is over… Taylor Swift has officially purchased her back catalog of recordings that were initially

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E. Curtis Johnson Calling It A Career

May 28, 2025May 30, 2025 kevincarter Cumulus Media, KMJ, KRZR

• Longtime Fresno radio pro E. Curtis Johnson, current afternoon co-host on Cumulus News-Talk KMJ-AM/FM, announced his impending retirement, effective

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Hope Springs Eternal In Texas

May 28, 2025 kevincarter Hope Media Group

• Hope Media Group (HMG), the Houston-based nonprofit organization behind media brands such as KSBJ, WayFM, and the Spanish-language network

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BIN Partners With Obama Foundation

May 28, 2025May 28, 2025 kevincarter BIN, Obama Foundation

• BIN: Black Information Network announced its collaboration with The Obama Foundation to advance community engagement with youth. This multi-year

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Bloom Sentenced To Nine Years

May 27, 2025May 28, 2025 kevincarter

• Former major market programmer Andy Bloom was sentenced to nine years in prison following his April conviction on two

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Matt Pinfield’s Back On The SoCal Sound!

May 27, 2025May 27, 2025 kevincarter KCSN, Matt Pinfield

• Well on his road to recovery following a life-threatening stroke in January, the legendary Matt Pinfield is set to

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The Award-Winning Hot 91!

May 27, 2025 kevincarter WNSB

• Norfolk State University’s WNSB (Hot 91)/Norfolk, VA is proud to announce its recent recognition in Coastal Virginia Magazine 2025