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Spotify To Cut 17% Of Workforce

December 4, 2023December 5, 2023 kevincarter Spotify

• Not-so-festive pre-holiday cutbacks are coming to Spotify — in a staff memo CEO Daniel Ek outlined the upcoming downsizing,

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iHeartMedia Realigns Markets Group

December 4, 2023December 4, 2023 kevincarter iHeartMedia

• iHeartMedia announced a leadership realignment in its Markets Group (Region, Metro and Community) — part of the company’s Multi-Platform

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Staff Shrinkage Hits KNBR/SF

November 30, 2023November 30, 2023 kevincarter Cumulus Media, KNBR

• RAMP has learned of several major layoffs inside Cumulus Sports-Talk KNBR (680/104.5)/San Francisco — The San Francisco Chronicle reports

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EMF Executive Action

November 30, 2023November 30, 2023 kevincarter EMF

• Educational Media Foundation (EMF), the parent organization of Christian radio networks K-LOVE and Air1, has appointed three professionals to

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Veeps To Stream 2024 ALTer EGO

November 29, 2023 kevincarter iHeartRadio ALTer Ego, Veeps

• Couldn’t score tickets to the sold-out 2024 iHeartRadio ALTer EGO Presented by Capital One on January 13? No problem!

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KCRW’s Ferro Named NPR Board Chair

November 19, 2023November 21, 2023 kevincarter KCRW, NPR

• NPR is pleased to announce that Jennifer Ferro, CEO of member station KCRW/Santa Monica has been elected by the

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Eagles & Audacy Move The Goalposts

November 15, 2023November 15, 2023 kevincarter Audacy

• The Philadelphia Eagles and Audacy announced a multi-year extension to their 30-year partnership through the 2028 NFL season. As

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iHeartMedia & Global Ink Podcast Partnership

November 15, 2023 kevincarter iHeart Podcast Network

• Global, the UK’s largest Radio and Outdoor media company, has signed an exclusive platform distribution and ad sales deal

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Take Your Radio To The Beach Day

November 15, 2023 kevincarter Beasley Media Group

• Beasley Media Group has unveiled Playa, it’s new “Salsa and More” format across HD2 and HD3 channels in five

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Fischer Joins SoundStack As VP

November 13, 2023 kevincarter SoundStack

• SoundStack, the audio-as-a-service (AaaS) company, announced the appointment of Michael Fischer as Vice President of Business Development. The appointment