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Charlie Kirk

One of Charlie Kirk’s Final Interviews Featured In Documentary

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One of Charlie Kirk's final interviews is set to reach audiences via SalemNOW. The Salem Media streaming service will premiere Can You Hear Me Now? on September 10, featuring one of the last conversations Kirk recorded before his death a year prior.
Barry Richards

Radio, TV Personality Barry “The Reazar” Richards Dies At 83

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Barry "The Reazar" Richards, a radio and television personality whose decades-long career spanned five major markets and is credited with helping introduce progressive rock to East Coast radio, died August 15 following complications from a recent series of strokes.
Alissa Pollack

iHeartMedia’s Pollack Adds Mediabase President Title

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iHeartMedia is putting Alissa Pollack in charge of both its chart data business and major label marketing. Pollack has been promoted to President of Mediabase at RCS Worldwide, while continuing to serve as President of Global Music Marketing.
Nicole Pezzola Leyden

Nicole Pezzola Leyden Joins AdLarge, fwd. network

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Nicole Pezzola Leyden is bringing her decades of building sponsorships for brands including TED, Discovery, and the NHL to AdLarge, which has named her Vice President, Brand Partnerships across the audio ad sales company and its fwd. podcast network.
Dave Crooks

Former DLC Owner Dave Crooks Joins Bob & Tom In Affiliate Role

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The Bob & Tom Show has added Dave Crooks as Affiliate Relations Director, making Crooks the primary liaison between the show and its nationwide network of affiliate stations. He will also work in tandem with Cumulus Media's Westwood One on affiliate recruitment.
Bob Stei

Grunge Garage, Britpop Show Syndicated Host Bob Stei Dies

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A Baltimore-bred radio host and syndicator of The Grunge Garage and The Britpop Show is being remembered as, "a light in so many people's lives, both personally and through his radio career," after Bob Stei's unexpected death on August 13, his daughter said.
Joe Gagnon

Joe Gagnon, Detroit Radio’s ‘Appliance Doctor,’ Dies

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Joe Gagnon, the Detroit radio personality known as "The Appliance Doctor," has died. Gagnon spent more than 25 years on air at Cumulus Media's WJR-AM, building a broadcasting career around consumer advocacy and home-appliance expertise.
Texas Radio Hall of Fame

Texas Radio Hall of Fame Debuts Class Of 2026

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The Texas Radio Hall of Fame has selected the organization's newest induction class of twenty, including its inaugural Small Markets/Big Voices honorees, ahead of this November's ceremony at the Texas Broadcast Museum in Kilgore.
Nick Rivers

Nick Rivers Comes Back To Charlotte Radio as Beasley APD

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Beasley Media Group Charlotte has tapped Nick Rivers as Assistant Program Director for Country 103.7 (WSOC) and K104.7 (WKQC), adding afternoon drive duties on the former as he returns to the market where his career started nearly 20 years ago.
Lee Harris

Lee Harris Out At Red Apple Media After Three Months

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After joining Red Apple Media in May to help launch its Worldwide News Network, Lee Harris has exited the company. According to a company spokesperson, Harris was asked to depart the operation over differences linked to his leadership style.

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