RESEARCH – Page 15 – RAMP – Radio and Music Pros

Mike Shepard Joins Tracy Johnson Media

March 14, 2019March 14, 2019 kevincarter Tracy Johnson Media Group

• Veteran programmer, talent coach and research guru Mike Shepard has joined forces with fellow industry pro Tracy Johnson at Tracy Johnson

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Wells Joins GeoBroadcast Solutions

March 4, 2019 kevincarter GeoBroadcast Solutions

• GeoBroadcast Solutions has appointed veteran radio executive Harvey Wells as Director of Sales Development and Marketing. Wells is responsible for the

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MIW Releases Gender Analysis Study

February 27, 2019 kevincarter Mentoring and Inspiring Women

• Each year, the Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio (MIW) Group compiles and analyzes the number of women in

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Townsquare Pacts With Mediabase, BuzzAngle

February 13, 2019February 13, 2019 kevincarter BuzzAngle Music, Mediabase, Townsquare Media

• Airplay monitoring service Mediabase and BuzzAngle Music, described as “the leading innovator in music consumption analytics,” announced a new,

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Futuri Welcomes Sharpe & Vaughan To TopLine

February 6, 2019February 6, 2019 kevincarter Futuri Media

• Futuri Media has hired sales leadership pros Shayna Sharpe and AJ Vaughan to join the team for TopLine, Futuri’s sales intelligence

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Zapoleon ‘Semi-Retires,’ Will Advise iHeart

January 23, 2019 kevincarter

• Legendary programmer Guy Zapoleon, a hero and inspiration to thousands of fellow radio pros over the past four decades,

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Patel Named EVP, SmartAudio @ iHeart

January 3, 2019January 3, 2019 kevincarter iHeartMedia

• Research maven Hetal Patel has returned to iHeartMedia as the newly named Executive Vice President of SmartAudio® Intelligence Insights. In her

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Remembering Dave Roberts

November 26, 2018November 26, 2018 kevincarter

• Former longtime major market programmer and research expert Dave Kelliher, a.k.a. Dave Roberts died Saturday, November 24 after a long battle

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iHeartMedia To Acquire Jelli

November 19, 2018 kevincarter iHeartMedia, Jelli

• iHeartMedia announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Jelli, Inc., the technology company that powers its SoundPoint

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NuVooDoo Ups Cohen To EVP

November 14, 2018November 13, 2018 kevincarter NuVoodoo Media Services

• NuVoodoo Media Services has promoted Eric Cohen to the newly created position of Executive Vice President, Finance. The New York-based