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January 25, 2023
Peter Tanz Succeeds Duke Wright As Midwest Communications President
MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS announced the appointment of 37-year company veteran PETER TANZ to succeed the late company founder DUKE WRIGHT as President. WRIGHT passed away on DECEMBER 21st, 2022 after serving as President for more than six decades (NET NEWS … more »
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January 9, 2023
Ken West Named Brand Manager At Boston’s WERS
KEN WEST is coming home to EMERSON COLLEGE Triple A WERS/BOSTON, joining the station as Brand Manager. WEST graduated EMERSON COLLEGE in 1994, and started his 30-year radio career at WERS as host of “The Coffeehouse.” WEST said, “Who … more »
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December 23, 2022
Legendary Midwest Communications Founder Duke Wright Passes At 83
One of the last of the privately owned broadcast companies lost its legendary leader earlier this week when MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS President/CEO DUEY EDWARD "DUKE" WRIGHT JR. passed away at the age of 83 on DECEMBER 21st, leaving the stations … more »
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December 22, 2022
Midwest Communications President/CEO Duey E. 'Duke' Wright Passes At 83
MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS President/CEO DUEY E. "DUKE" WRIGHT JR. passed away earlier this week at the age of 83. WRIGHT founded the company in 1958 as a teenager, acquiring an AM station in WAUSAU, WI with the help of his parents. The station … more »
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December 2, 2022
Research Director Inc., PPM Exclusive November '22 Analysis For Seattle-Tacoma, Miami-Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood, Detroit, Phoenix, Minneapolis-St. Paul
With all the wringing of hands and gnashing of teeth over when stations should begin their holiday hoedowns, we saw very little of that in the first 10 markets we examined. To be more precise, only one of the top 10 markets flipped during this … more »
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November 21, 2022
Ye Is Back On Twitter; A New, Timid Tweet Tests The Waters
The news that former President TRUMP @realDonaldTrump has been granted access to his TWITTER account by new Chief Twit ELON MUSK wasn’t the only eyebrow raiser this past weekend. Among others who’d been banned, removed, or otherwise … more »
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October 25, 2022
Kanye West Dropped By CAA
THE LOS ANGELES TIMES is reporting that KANYE WEST has been dropped by CREATIVE ARTISTS AGENCY (CAA) after 10 years due to his recent anti-Semitic comments in interviews and on social media (NET NEWS 10/10). A CAA rep confirmed the news. CAA … more »
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October 25, 2022
First Round Of Performers Named For '56th Annual CMA Awards'
The COUNTRY MUSIC ASSOCIATION revealed TODAY (10/25) the first round of performers for "The 56th Annual CMA AWARDS." The list includes JIMMIE ALLEN, KELSEA BALLERINI, LUKE BRYAN, KELLY CLARKSON, HARDY, MARCUS KING, MIRANDA LAMBERT, CARLY … more »
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October 4, 2022
Loretta Lynn, ‘Coal Miner’s Daughter’ Turned Country Music Icon, Passes At 90
LORETTA LYNN, one of the classic female Country singers of all time, who ruled the charts in the ‘60s and ‘70s, racking up over 70 hits as a solo artist and duet partner and selling more than 45 million albums worldwide , passed away … more »
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October 3, 2022
Alpha Media Fredericksburg Content Dir./OM Bill West To Exit For Family Reasons
ALPHA MEDIA/FREDERICKSBURG, VA Content Dir./OM BILL WEST has announced he will be exiting his position due to ongoing family health issues. He will remain in the job most likely until his replacement is found, or until the end of the year. The … more »