After 43 Years Brophey Retires

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A short press release from Beasley Media in Boston announced the retirement of long-time WKLB PD Mike Brophey. Brophey has been in radio 43 years, at WKLB for 20, and involved with Country programming for 30. Brophey has been one of Radio Ink's top Country PDs for many years, most of the time near the top of the list, and one year was ranked number one.

David Corey Takes Over For Brophey At WKLB

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Corey most recently served as VP of Radio Programming at Bell Media in Toronto, where he managed programming for 105 radio stations and managed the day-to-day programming at Canada's number one station, CHUM FM. Corey began his career at age 17 at KISS 108 in Boston, where he worked his way up through the ranks to eventually serve as Music Director/APD.

Fiorile New Chairman For BMI Board

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Michael Fiorile was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of BMI at the company’s annual shareholders meeting. Fiorile is the Chairman and CEO of the Dispatch Printing Company & Chairman and CEO of Dispatch Broadcast Group, and was most recently Vice Chair of the BMI Board.

New Morning Show For Denver

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KQKS-FM has launched The All New KS 1075 Morning Show with Tony, Cedes, and Chonz. Meanwhile, the station’s Assistant Program Director/Music Director Michael “Big Mic” Buhrman assumes duties in afternoon drive.

The Doctor Is In… Four Million Times

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You may know Dr. Ronald Hoffman from his syndicated Intelligent Medicine radio show which airs on over 120 stations. But now his podcast of the same name has surpassed the four million download mark. The Intelligent Medicine podcast is produced by Media Management Group.

Emerson College To Induct Four To Hall Of Fame

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Emerson College in Boston is well known for its award-winning, student-run station, WERS 88.9. On Saturday, June 3, this will be further acknowledged when the station hosts its Ninth Annual Hall of Fame induction ceremony and honors alumni who have gone on to contribute significantly to the broadcasting industry.

Dunaif To Handle International Affairs For ASCAP

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The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, announced Wednesday that digital business strategist Tony Dunaif has been appointed to the positions of Executive Vice President and head of International Affairs. He will report to ASCAP CEO Elizabeth Matthews.

Edison: Radio Very Healthy In Canada

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Broadcast Radio controls more than three-fifths of Canadian listening according to a new "Share of Ear" study released by Edison Research. Whether over-the-air or via streaming, AM/FM stations account for 61% of all Canadian listening, according to the study.

Compass Expands With Purchase Of Yamanair Creative

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Yamanair Creative was launched in 2000 and provides stations in over 330 markets with creative services via the brands Cash-by-Creative and SPECByte. Compass CEO Peter Kosann tells Radio Ink the reason for this purchase. “The mission of Compass Media Networks is to provide terrestrial radio with awesome products and services that help make our affiliates money, save them money, and/or boost their ratings – for every format, every daypart, and every genre.”

Hannity Invites WikiLeaks Founder To Host His Show

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Sean Hannity invited the world's most famous leaker to host his syndicated show via Twitter, Wednesday, "@JulianAssange If you would like to fill in for me one day I am on over 550 stations and 14 plus million listeners." Assange has been holed up for years inside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London.

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