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Sanders Named PD, WZZK/Birmingham

May 7, 2024 kevincarter SummitMedia, WZZK

• SummitMedia welcomes Michael Sanders (McClellan) as the new PD of heritage Country WZZK/Birmingham, AL. The position has been vacant

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Beasley Initiates 7% Personnel Cuts

May 7, 2024May 9, 2024 kevincarter Beasley Media Group

• UPDATING WITH NAMES: RAMP has learned that Beasley Media Group is the latest company to initiate wide-ranging budget-related layoffs.

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LABF Welcomes Seven New Giants

May 6, 2024 kevincarter LABF

• The Library of American Broadcasting Foundation (LABF) will recognize seven distinguished industry leaders for lifetime achievements during the 2024

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Kage Match Made In Salt Lake City

May 6, 2024May 6, 2024 kevincarter KUBL

• Cumulus Country KUBL (93.3 The Bull)/Salt Lake City has inked format veteran John E Kage as its new Program

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New Morning Saga Dawns In Columbus

May 6, 2024May 6, 2024 kevincarter WSNY, WVMX

• Busy morning in the hallways of Saga’s Columbus Radio Group, which skillfully managed to launch two new morning shows

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MIW Names First Country Radio Mentee

May 6, 2024May 5, 2024 kevincarter MIW, WKML

• Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio, Inc. (MIW) proudly announces Sarah Weaver, Program Director and morning co-host at Beasley

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Remembering ‘DJ Rax’

May 3, 2024May 6, 2024 kevincarter Cumulus Media, WEAS

• We were deeply saddened to learn of the untimely passing of Gary Shelton (better known on-air as DJ Rax),

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St. Louis Afternoon Outlook: HaZe

May 3, 2024May 3, 2024 kevincarter iHeartMedia, KSLZ

• iHeartMedia Top 40 KSLZ (Z107.7)/St. Louis welcomes back market veteran Dustin “HaZe” Monroe as APD and PM drive personality.

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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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Beasley Boston Hires Ringer As Chief Engineer

May 2, 2024 kevincarter Beasley Media Group

• Beasley Media Group has named Kyra Ringer as Chief Engineer for the company’s Boston-based radio properties. In her new