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Connoisseur Media

CLASSIC ROCK DOWNSIZING FREE AGENT FRONT PAGE NEWS/TALK/SPORTS 

COVID Cuts @ Connoisseur CT

May 20, 2020May 20, 2020 kevincarter Connoisseur Media

• RAMP has confirmed several COVID-19-related personnel cuts at Connoisseur Media Connecticut — let’s start at News-Talk WICC 600/Bridgeport, where morning

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Banks Upped To GM of Connoisseur Frederick

April 23, 2020 kevincarter Connoisseur Media

• Connoisseur Media announced that Michael Banks, General Sales Manager of the company’s Long Island cluster has been promoted to

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BRANDING/MARKETING EXECUTIVE ACTION FRONT PAGE SALES 

Condron’s Ferocious Move, Bevins Take LI

April 21, 2020April 21, 2020 kevincarter Connoisseur Media, Ferocious Media

• Looking ahead into a post-COVID world, Connoisseur Media continues to build out Ferocious Media, its recently launched full-service marketing

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Connoisseur Launches Ferocious Media

February 28, 2020March 1, 2020 kevincarter Connoisseur Media, Ferocious Media

• Connoisseur has expanded its media business through an acquisition of digital marketing staff, a substantial portfolio of accounts and

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Anna & Raven WALK To Long Island

December 26, 2019December 26, 2019 kevincarter Connoisseur Media, WALK, WEZN

• UPDATED: Connoisseur Media’s heritage Long Island AC WALK 97.5/Nassau-Suffolk has picked up The Anna and Raven Show for mornings. They will

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AC DOWNSIZING FREE AGENT MORNING SHOWS 

Long Island’s Mark Daniels: Free Agent

November 20, 2019 kevincarter Connoisseur Media, WALK

• Connoisseur Media Hot AC WALK 97.5/Long Island has undergone a major personnel change in morning drive, as longtime wake-up host

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Lamberti To WEBE, Padgett To WFOX

October 21, 2019 kevincarter Connoisseur Media, WEBE, WFOX

• Longtime Connoisseur Media personality Allan Lamberti is changing format — and stations — this week, as he segues from mornings on

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EXECUTIVE ACTION FRONT PAGE PROGRAMMING 

Dakin Upped To VP/Prog. For Connoisseur

September 4, 2019September 5, 2019 kevincarter Connoisseur Media

• Connoisseur Media has promoted Keith Dakin to corporate VP of Programming. He was most recently Regional Operations Manager for Connoisseur

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Warshaw Leads Connoisseur Buyout

July 16, 2019July 17, 2019 kevincarter Connoisseur Media

• Connoisseur Media has completed a management buyout in which members of management will now own substantially all of the

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Relax, Long Island… KJOY Is Back!

May 17, 2019 kevincarter Connoisseur Media, WKJY

• On Friday, May 17 at 5pm ET, Connoisseur Media AC WKJY/Long Island is resurrecting its iconic “KJOY 98.3” brand, and

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Borchetta & Klaiman Launch Ascend Music
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Borchetta & Klaiman Launch Ascend Music

July 7, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Borchetta & Klaiman Launch Ascend Music

• Big Machine Label Group today announced the launch of a new imprint, Ascend Music, forged in partnership with music

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Dolly + iHeart = Dollywood Radio
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Dolly + iHeart = Dollywood Radio

July 7, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Dolly + iHeart = Dollywood Radio

• Guests of Dolly Parton‘s famed Dollywood theme park in Pigeon Forge, TN rejoiced over the July 4th weekend as

Happy 5th Birthday, BIN!
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Happy 5th Birthday, BIN!

June 30, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Happy 5th Birthday, BIN!
iHeart & Audacy Forge Distribution Deal
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iHeart & Audacy Forge Distribution Deal

June 30, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on iHeart & Audacy Forge Distribution Deal
Audacy Shuts Down Pineapple Street
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Audacy Shuts Down Pineapple Street

June 28, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Audacy Shuts Down Pineapple Street
Lost Highway Finds Thomas & Masino
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Lost Highway Finds Thomas & Masino

June 24, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Lost Highway Finds Thomas & Masino

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Robertson Leaving The River After 48 Years
AC FRONT PAGE MILESTONES MORNING SHOWS PROS IN MOTION 

Robertson Leaving The River After 48 Years

July 7, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Robertson Leaving The River After 48 Years

• It’s the end of a remarkable five-decade run — at the same station(!) — for Mark Robertson, morning show

A2IM Boosts Passage Of HITS Act
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A2IM Boosts Passage Of HITS Act

July 7, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on A2IM Boosts Passage Of HITS Act
Borchetta & Klaiman Launch Ascend Music
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Borchetta & Klaiman Launch Ascend Music

July 7, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Borchetta & Klaiman Launch Ascend Music

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A2IM Boosts Passage Of HITS Act
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A2IM Boosts Passage Of HITS Act

July 7, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on A2IM Boosts Passage Of HITS Act
Borchetta & Klaiman Launch Ascend Music
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Borchetta & Klaiman Launch Ascend Music

July 7, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Borchetta & Klaiman Launch Ascend Music
Braun Downshifts At HYBE America
EXECUTIVE ACTION FRONT PAGE LABEL LOVE MILESTONES TRANSACTIONS 

Braun Downshifts At HYBE America

July 1, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Braun Downshifts At HYBE America
WMG & Bain Invest In Music Catalogs
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WMG & Bain Invest In Music Catalogs

July 1, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on WMG & Bain Invest In Music Catalogs
Lost Highway Finds Thomas & Masino
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Lost Highway Finds Thomas & Masino

June 24, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Lost Highway Finds Thomas & Masino
Condolences: Lou Christie
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Condolences: Lou Christie

June 18, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Condolences: Lou Christie

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Dolly + iHeart = Dollywood Radio
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Dolly + iHeart = Dollywood Radio

July 7, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Dolly + iHeart = Dollywood Radio
Pros On The Loose: Spatz & Casey
CLASSIC ROCK DOWNSIZING FREE AGENT FRONT PAGE MORNING SHOWS PROGRAMMING 

Pros On The Loose: Spatz & Casey

July 6, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Pros On The Loose: Spatz & Casey
Loftus Retires From Times-Shamrock
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Loftus Retires From Times-Shamrock

July 6, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Loftus Retires From Times-Shamrock
Kannon Fired Up Over New Weekday Show
BRANDING/MARKETING FRONT PAGE HOT AC PROGRAMMING STREAMING SYNDICATION TOP 40 

Kannon Fired Up Over New Weekday Show

July 2, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on Kannon Fired Up Over New Weekday Show
E. White Has Carolina On His Mind
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E. White Has Carolina On His Mind

July 1, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on E. White Has Carolina On His Mind
MacLeod Named OM, Alpha Media Portland
BRANDING/MARKETING FRONT PAGE NEWS/TALK/SPORTS PROGRAMMING PROS IN MOTION 

MacLeod Named OM, Alpha Media Portland

July 1, 2025 kevincarter Comments Off on MacLeod Named OM, Alpha Media Portland

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