Katz Promotes Brewer

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Joe Brewer is now President of Business Operations and Innovation of Katz Media Group. He will lead the company’s programmatic, data, and technology initiatives. Brewer joined Katz in 1996 as VP of Information Technology Services, and has since held leadership roles such as VP of Client Services and SVP, Chief Information Officer. 

Dent New Weekend Host At Chicago’s BIG 95.5

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Lisa Dent has been named weekend host for BIG 95.5/Chicago, effective June 16. Dent will broadcast Saturdays from 12–6 p.m. and Sundays from 10 a.m.–4 p.m., and report to Lance Houston, Program Director for BIG 95.5.

Morini Makes Move To Austin

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Trevor Morini has been named Program Director for Austin stations 96.7 KISS-FM (KHFI-FM) and Alt 97.5 (KASE-FM HD2). Morini has been with iHeart for three years, most recently serving as PD and afternoon drive host for 92.1 The Beat in Tulsa.

Woodruff Is A Lifetime Achiever

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The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation has chosen Judy Woodruff, anchor and managing editor of PBS NewsHour, to be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 43rd Annual Gracie Awards Luncheon. Hosting the luncheon will be another television news veteran, Erica Hill of CNN.
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iHeartRadio Music Festival Lineup Announced

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The September 21 and 22 event in Las Vegas will feature performances by Justin Timberlake, Jack White, Carrie Underwood, Mariah Carey, Imagine Dragons, Jason Aldean, Sam Smith, Luke Bryan, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Panic! At The Disco, Kelly Clarkson, Shawn Mendes, Kygo, Rae Sremmurd, Logic and others.

Entercom Snags 17 New York AP Awards

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Many of the 17 trophies were awarded to the old CBS Radio stations because, of course, they were well-known for their news stations. They are all now under the Entercom umbrella so when you combine the power of 1010 WINS and WCBS-AM in New York City with WBEN in Buffalo, the result is 17 Associated Press awards, including 8 first-place category wins.

Hubbard St. Louis Wins Bounty Of Awards

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Hubbard St. Louis Radio Group was recognized with multiple awards at the 2018 Missouri Broadcasters Association Annual Convention, held June 1-2 at the Lodge of Four Seasons in Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri. The haul included three First Place awards.

Bubba Donates Bullet Proof Vests For K9’s

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Manatee County (Bradenton, FL) Sheriff Rick Wells says Bubba The Love Sponge (Todd Clem) has committed to purchase 9 ballistic vests for the MCSO K9 unit at a cost of $1,550 per vest. Wells says Bubba heard the dogs were in need of the vests and thanks to his generous donation, "the MCSO K9 unit will be better equipped for dangerous service they provide each day."

Focus 360 Adds Country Show

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A two-hour weekend country show hosted by Michael Knox has been added to the Focus 360 roster. Knox has produced 21 number one career singles, with over 18 million albums and 40 million singles sold. The show is called Know Country 360.

New Podcast Re-Examines RFK Assassination

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Marc Smerling and Zac Stuart-Pontier, co-creators of the chart-topping Crimetown podcast series and the Emmy and Peabody award-winning The Jinx — The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst have launched The RFK Tapes, a new podcast series that re-examines the murder of presidential candidate Robert Kennedy.

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