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November 6, 2017
Entercom Revamps Executive Management Structure
ENTERCOM has announced a major transformation in executive job titles, along with several new appointments. ENTERCOM COO WEEZIE KRAMER sent out a staff memo ordering that "All ENTERCOM Market Managers will be elevated to SVP to be consistent with … more »
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August 10, 2017
WCBS-A/New York Celebrates 50 Years In All-News Format With Live Event Featuring Tony Bennett
CBS RADIO News WCBS-A (NEWSRADIO 880AM)/NEW YORK celebrated its 50th anniversary in the all-News format with a live event, “CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF NEWS: A NIGHT OF NEW YORK STORIES,” TUESDAY night (9/8) at the PLAYSTATION THEATER in TIMES … more »
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March 13, 2017
WTHT And WFNK/Portland Raise $364,061 For Barbara Bush Children's Hospital
Kudos to BINNIE MEDIA Country WTHT (99.9 THE WOLF)/PORTLAND, ME and Classic Rock sister WFNK (FRANK 107.5), which raised $364,061 for BARBARA BUSH CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL in PORTLAND, ME in their 12th annual "CARES FOR KIDS RADIOTHON." … more »
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November 23, 2016
Tony Bennett Celebrates 90th Birthday With Deluxe Release, Prime-Time Special
For a guy who just celebrated his 90th birthday in AUGUST, TONY BENNETT is one busy guy. While he is set to appear in tomorrow's MACY'S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE, the world-class crooner will release "TONY BENNETT Celebrates 90" on RPM … more »
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November 2, 2016
Alex Bennett Writes, Records 'Audiobiography' 'Life In The Passing Lane'
The legendary ALEX BENNETT has been busy writing his autobiography, but he's putting it out in very different form: it's a 67-chapter "audiobiography" that tells the story of his 77 years and his colorful career in radio in NEW YORK, … more »
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August 17, 2016
KMZT/Los Angeles Relaunches As Unforgettable AM 1260 With 'Great American Songbook' Friday
The Adult Hits format "The Great AMERICAN Songbook" returns to the L.A./ORANGE COUNTY airwaves as MOUNT WILSON FM BROADCASTERS Oldies/Adult Hits KZMT (UNFORGETTABLE AM 1260), according to owner SAUL LEVINE. The new format is set to debut this … more »
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May 24, 2016
WQXR/New York's Graham Parker Named President Of Universal Music Group U.S. Classical Labels
NEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO SVP and Classical WQXR/NEW YORK GM GRAHAM PARKER has been named President of UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP's U.S. Classical music labels, under the VERVE LABEL GROUP. PARKER, the former ORPHEUS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Executive … more »
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April 7, 2016
Bill Henderson, 90, Noted Jazz Vocalist And Actor, Passes
BILL HENDERSON, who started out as a jazz vocalist and became a character actor in movies on the urging of BILL COSBY, died of natural causes in LOS ANGELES at the age of 90. The CHICAGO native sang with the RAMSEY LEWIS TRIO, DIZZY GILLESPIE, COUNT … more »
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March 9, 2016
Sir George Martin, British Record Executive, Producer, Arranger And The 'Fifth Beatle,' Dies At 90
SIR GEORGE HENRY MARTIN, the BBC producer renowned for his role in the making of THE BEATLES albums, has died at age 90. Aside from his work with the group he ushered from the very start to worldwide pop stardom, he produced albums by JEFF BECK, CHEAP … more »
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February 16, 2016
Big Grammy Winners: Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar, Chris Stapleton, Alabama Shakes
As ALL ACCESS reported last night (NET NEWS 2/15), TAYLOR SWIFT won a total of just three GRAMMYS last night, but that included the prestigious Album Of The Year, after opening the 58th annual GRAMMY AWARDS with a performance of "Out Of The … more »