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• April 22, 2014

  No Sales Cuts At Pandora As Webcaster Adds To Its Team

  

  It was just last week that ALL ACCESS reported a sales department restructuring taking place at CCM+E at the cluster/market/local level (NET NEWS 4/16). Those affected may be able to find new careers at webcaster PANDORA, which CRAINES NEW YORK reports … more »

• August 29, 2012

  CCM+E Launches Top 40 'Power 96.1' In Atlanta

  

  At 8:05p (ET), CLEAR CHANNEL MEDIA+ ENTERTAINMENT abruptly flipped Active Rock WKLS (PROJECT 96.1)/ATLANTA to Top 40 "POWER 96.1," "ATLANTA's New Hit Music Station."  The launch statement cited ELVIS DURAN and "ATLANTA's … more »

• June 8, 2012

  IRS Woes For Lauryn Hill

  

  Five-time GRAMMY winner LAURYN HILL has run afoul of the INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, and was charged yesterday (6/7) with failing to file income tax returns for several years. HILL reportedly earned more than $1.6 million during 2005, 2006 and 2007, the … more »

• May 24, 2012

  Paige Neinaber To Consult CCM+E/Des Moines

  

  PAIGE NIENABER and CPR pick up CCM+E/DES MOINES to add to the stable of stations, clusters and companies he "consults and insults on a daily basis," through an agreement with MANN GROUP RADIO. "I reached out to the GM JOEL MCCREA to … more »

• March 26, 2012

  Eric Lowen Loses Battle With ALS

  

  Singer/songwriter ERIC LOWEN, musical partner for many years with DAN NAVARRO, succumbed to ALS this past FRIDAY (3/23).   He was 60 years old. NAVARRO posted on his Facebook page, "ERIC peacefully ended his nine-year standoff with ALS (a.k.a. … more »

• January 4, 2012

  Tom Bobak Leaves The Biz Behind For Craft Beer

  

  Many folks in the radio and record business have moved on and found new ways to make a living, but not too many are having as much fun doing it as former record promo pro TOM BOBAK. BOBAK, rather than drowing his sorrows of leaving the biz, is writing … more »

• December 30, 2010

  Report: Apple To Unleash Verizon iPhone Very Soon

  

  A report in BLOOMBERG/BUSINESSWEEK predicts that APPLE will introduce an iPHONE for use on VERIZON's network "sometime after the CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW in LAS VEGAS in early JANUARY, according to a person familiar with APPLE's plans." Also, … more »

• February 16, 2010

  Wyclef Jean To Be Honored By NAACP

  

  GRAMMY Award-winning musician, songwriter, and producer WYCLEF JEAN, a native of HAITI, will be honored with the VANGUARD AWARD at the 41st NAACP IMAGE AWARDS. The ceremony will be broadcast live from the SHRINE AUDITORIUM in LOS ANGELES on FRIDAY, … more »

• January 20, 2010

  Radio Continues To Offer Haitian Help

  

  Promotion/marketing whiz PAIGE NIENABER collected a list of many of the ways radio is helping in the aftermath of the earthquake last week in HAITI (NET NEWS 1/15). Writes NIENABER, "Experts are calling this 'the greatest catastrophe in the history … more »

• March 25, 2009

  XM's Edwards Offers Documentary On Iraqi Refugees In U.S.

  XM PUBLIC RADIO is airing an original one-hour audio documentary about Iraqi refugees in the U.S. "IRAQI REFUGEES IN AMERICA" is hosted by BOB EDWARDS and produced by DAN BLOOM and airs TODAY on "THE BOB EDWARDS SHOW." The show will … more »