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Saga Names Christino As Dir./Research

March 7, 2023March 7, 2023 kevincarter Saga Communications

• Saga Communications announces the addition of Mario Christino as Director of Research. Christino comes to Saga from Nielsen, where he

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Introducing RMR Media Strategies

February 23, 2023 kevincarter RMR Media Strategies

• Say hello to RMR Media Strategies — a new Toronto-based full-service agency for creators & brands, launched by industry

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MIW Releases ’22 Gender Analysis Study

February 16, 2023February 16, 2023 kevincarter MIW

• Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio, Inc. (MIW) annually compiles and analyzes the number of women in radio broadcasting

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Bardin Joins WMG As Pres. Of Technology

February 7, 2023February 7, 2023 kevincarter Warner Mus

• Warner Music Group announced that Ariel Bardin has joined the company in the newly created post of President of

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Lawrence To Run Nat’l Radio Talent System

January 17, 2023 kevincarter National Radio Talent System, RAB

• RAB announced the hire of veteran radio executive Bob Lawrence as General Manager to oversee the organization’s National Radio

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The Conclave Returns In June

January 12, 2023 kevincarter The Conclave

• The Conclave — celebrating 45 years of educating the radio industry will be held on Tuesday, June 20, and

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Benson & Dugan To Program KINK/Portland

January 9, 2023January 9, 2023 kevincarter Alpha Media, KINK, P1 Media Group

• Veteran programmers Ken Benson and Max Dugan, co-founders of P1 Media Group, who have been providing research, strategies, and

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NPR Ups Kaplan To VP, Audience Insights

October 31, 2022October 31, 2022 kevincarter NPR

• NPR has promoted Lori Kaplan to Vice President, Audience Insights. In this new role, Kaplan will lead the Audience

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Neustar Teams Up With iHeartMedia

September 23, 2022 kevincarter iHeartMedia, Neustar

• Neustar, Inc., a TransUnion company, announced a new partnership with iHeartMedia, to include broadcast radio in end-to-end marketing attribution.

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Luminate And Mediabase Join Forces

September 22, 2022September 23, 2022 kevincarter Luminate, Mediabase

• Luminate, the data and insights company powering the entertainment industry, announced its new partnership with airplay monitoring service Mediabase.