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BIA 2025 Local Ad Forecast Down 2.4%

August 13, 2025August 12, 2025 kevincarter BIA Advisory Services

• BIA Advisory Services’ revised 2025 U.S. Local Advertising Forecast projects total local advertising revenue to reach $169 billion this

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BRANDING/MARKETING EXECUTIVE ACTION FRONT PAGE PROGRAMMING RATINGS RESEARCH STREAMING 

Bridge Ratings Looks East To Denemark

April 17, 2025April 16, 2025 kevincarter Bridge Ratings

• Bridge Ratings, the leading research firm in the field of media consumer behavior analysis, has tapped the services of

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Lotus Looking Ahead To Big Gains

January 25, 2025January 26, 2025 kevincarter Lotus Communications

• Lotus Communications is excited to announce a new partnership with Big Gain Consulting, LLC, a leading music industry marketing

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BRANDING/MARKETING Consultants DIGITAL EXECUTIVE ACTION FRONT PAGE PROGRAMMING RATINGS 

Collective Heads > One

January 13, 2025January 12, 2025 kevincarter Collective Heads

• Say hello to Collective Heads, a new consulting venture with big dreams, plenty of expertise, and a healthy appreciation

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Eastman Radio Pres. Tucker Flood Retiring

November 22, 2024 kevincarter Eastman Radio, Katz Media Group

• Katz Media Group, the nation’s largest media sales company, announces the impending year-end retirement of Tucker Flood, President of

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DIGITAL EXECUTIVE ACTION FRONT PAGE RATINGS RESEARCH 

Audacy Names Borelli SVP/Research, Insights

October 30, 2024 kevincarter Audacy

• Audacy welcomes Ray Borelli as Senior Vice President of Research and Insights. As the Company continues its re-imagination, Borelli

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Stacey Kauffman: The Next Chapter

October 24, 2024 kevincarter Audacy

• After a distinguished career as a senior executive in the media industry, former Audacy Northern California Regional Vice President

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VanDerbeck Named Market Pres., iHeart Albany

October 17, 2024 kevincarter iHeartMedia

• iHeartMedia announced that Rob VanDerbeck has been named Market President for the company’s Albany, NY group, effective immediately. He

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Coleman Relaunches Integr8 USA

September 18, 2024 kevincarter Integr8 Research

• Media research firm Coleman Insights announces changes to its Integr8 USA national callout music testing service, which the company

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DIGITAL EXECUTIVE ACTION FRONT PAGE PROGRAMMING RATINGS RESEARCH 

Audacy Ups Cipolla To VP, Prog. Analytics/Research

August 28, 2024August 29, 2024 kevincarter Audacy

• Audacy has promoted Ralph Cipolla to Vice President, Programming Analytics and Research, effective immediately. The news was shared in

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Howard Stern Set To Speak, Sept. 2

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• Several weeks ago, a large segment of the entertainment media — excluding RAMP — bit down hard on an

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Global Implications For Amazon’s Kammerer, Belote
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Global Implications For Amazon’s Kammerer, Belote

August 15, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Global Implications For Amazon’s Kammerer, Belote

• Amazon Music has upgraded the roles of Country programming execs Michelle Tigard Kammerer and Emily Cohen Belote, awarding them

iHeart Stands Up To Cancer: Livestream Tonight
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iHeart Stands Up To Cancer: Livestream Tonight

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PR Pro Kovacevich Joins Black River Entertainment
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PR Pro Kovacevich Joins Black River Entertainment

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NPR Joining Mountain West News Bureau
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NPR Joining Mountain West News Bureau

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Eason Named SVP/Marketing, Capitol Music Group
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Eason Named SVP/Marketing, Capitol Music Group

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ESPN LA & Rams Lovefest Extended
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ESPN LA & Rams Lovefest Extended

August 15, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on ESPN LA & Rams Lovefest Extended

• Good Karma Brands’ KSPN (710 ESPN)/Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Rams have extended their partnership, solidifying ESPN LA

Global Implications For Amazon’s Kammerer, Belote
BRANDING/MARKETING COUNTRY DIGITAL EXECUTIVE ACTION FRONT PAGE PROGRAMMING STREAMING 

Global Implications For Amazon’s Kammerer, Belote

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iHeart Stands Up To Cancer: Livestream Tonight
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iHeart Stands Up To Cancer: Livestream Tonight

August 15, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on iHeart Stands Up To Cancer: Livestream Tonight

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PR Pro Kovacevich Joins Black River Entertainment
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PR Pro Kovacevich Joins Black River Entertainment

August 14, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on PR Pro Kovacevich Joins Black River Entertainment
Ford Driven To Success At BMLG
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Ford Driven To Success At BMLG

August 14, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Ford Driven To Success At BMLG
Adams Named President, WCM Nashville
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Adams Named President, WCM Nashville

August 13, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Adams Named President, WCM Nashville
Seismic Shift At Atlantic Records
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Seismic Shift At Atlantic Records

August 11, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Seismic Shift At Atlantic Records
Executive Action: River House Artists
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Executive Action: River House Artists

August 11, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Executive Action: River House Artists
MCA Adds D’Hilly & Krause To Digital Team
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MCA Adds D’Hilly & Krause To Digital Team

August 7, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on MCA Adds D’Hilly & Krause To Digital Team

PROGRAMMING

ESPN LA & Rams Lovefest Extended
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ESPN LA & Rams Lovefest Extended

August 15, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on ESPN LA & Rams Lovefest Extended
Global Implications For Amazon’s Kammerer, Belote
BRANDING/MARKETING COUNTRY DIGITAL EXECUTIVE ACTION FRONT PAGE PROGRAMMING STREAMING 

Global Implications For Amazon’s Kammerer, Belote

August 15, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Global Implications For Amazon’s Kammerer, Belote
iHeart Stands Up To Cancer: Livestream Tonight
BRANDING/MARKETING CHARITY CONCERTS COUNTRY DIGITAL EDUCATION EXECUTIVE ACTION FRONT PAGE MILESTONES PROGRAMMING STREAMING 

iHeart Stands Up To Cancer: Livestream Tonight

August 15, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on iHeart Stands Up To Cancer: Livestream Tonight
Unscheduled Departure Day At KC’s Wolf
COUNTRY DOWNSIZING EXECUTIVE ACTION FREE AGENT FRONT PAGE MORNING SHOWS PROGRAMMING PROS IN MOTION 

Unscheduled Departure Day At KC’s Wolf

August 14, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Unscheduled Departure Day At KC’s Wolf
NPR Joining Mountain West News Bureau
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NPR Joining Mountain West News Bureau

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Sirott & Landecker Held Over!
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Sirott & Landecker Held Over!

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