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October 15, 2020
Todd GoodwinHow did you become interested in the Music Industry? I’ve always loved music. It’s always been a huge passion of mine. I come from a very musical family, so I always had that around me growing up. My passion for music led me to pursue opportunities when I was in ...
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July 8, 2020
John GarabedianYou’re a guy who’s “best known” for quite a few things. But, let’s start with Open House Party, which actually had its genesis many years before you signed on in 1987 with the legendary Sunny Joe White at WXKS (Kiss 108) in Boston and taking it national the ...
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June 29, 2020
Jon ZellnerJon, tell me about yourself in 30 seconds. I grew up outside New York City. No brothers or sisters. I met Wolfman Jack, a famous DJ back in the day, when my mom took me on the NBC tour when I was in second grade and thought that was just the greatest job in the world and ...
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May 28, 2020
Erika Pulley-HayesYou joined WMFE/WMFV at the beginning of the year. Obviously, no one could have seen the pandemic coming. Public Radio is a trusted companion, especially in times like these. What have things been like in Central Florida? It’s surreal. I anticipated a significant ...
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April 21, 2020
Mary QuassOn April 14th All Access covered this story: NRG Media President/CEO Mary Quass Addresses Life During COVID-19 NRG MEDIA Chairman/CEO MARY QUASS writes, "Back in early MARCH, during a weekly market manager call, we discussed the plan to protect our people as we started ...
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March 10, 2020
Thomas SchererI read you have a background as a Rock drummer and studio owner before you joined BMG. Can you give us the highlights of your time as a musician and studio owner? Of course. One of the first bands I was a part of was a rock group in Germany called The Roxx, where I was ...
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February 4, 2020
Dave Van DykeYou’re closing in on 20 years in the research business. The technology of today wasn’t even a glimmer in anyone’s eyes in 2001. How have those advances changed the way that you gather data? The technology has been a godsend for music research. Today we literally can ...
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November 26, 2019
Dennis GreenPeople are always writing off radio, but here we are celebrating our 100th anniversary. There has been a renaissance in the popularity of audio thanks to podcasts, mobile and steaming. It's not just that radio has maintained its cume; it's rapidly becoming the last ...
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November 11, 2019
Kristen WilliamsKristen Williams has been with Warner Music Nashville for 16 years, beginning as Manager of Secondary Promotion and working her way up through the ranks until she was promoted to Senior VP/Radio & Streaming in 2016 when the company merged its radio promotion and ...
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September 10, 2019
Kevin GarrityIt's challenge for an independent radio sales and marketing company to succeed these days when you're going up against some well-established corporate powers. Yet Gen Media Partners brought together the operations of McGavren Guild Media, Local Focus Radio, HRN Media ...