SOURCE NASHVILLE s 18th annual Hall of Fame Awards were held virtually from the MUSICIANS HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM in NASHVILLE on SEPTEMBER 28th. The group inducted 20 female trailblazers in the Country music industry and celebrated their historic achievments. The event was co-hosted by THE GRAND OLE OPRY s JEANNIE SEELY and TENNESSEE RADIO HALL OF FAME member SHANNON McCOMBS.The 2021 inductees were announced here in APRIL (NET NEWS 4/7/21). The inductees are nominated and chosen based upon .
With yesterday morning s announcement of L.A.-based JAMIE ABZUG being named SVP/Head Of Publicity (NET NEWS, 10/7) comes word that RCA RECORDS top two executives will follow her to the WEST COAST. Both label Chairman/CEO PETER EDGE and COO JOHN FLECKENSTEIN now call LOS ANGELES home. With the pandemic still keeping people out of the office, there s no telling if more RCA Records execs will make the WESTWARD shift. The label s recently promoted President, MARK PITTS, remains based .
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA men s basketball and football radio voice DAVE KOEHN is the new radio play-by-play announcer for the MLWAUKEE BUCKS, filling the seat left vacant by TED DAVIS retirement in AUGUST (NET NEWS 8/26). KOEHN has called UVA games since 2008 and previously called UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT men s basketball and VERMONT LAKE MONSTERS minor league baseball.“DAVE brings a wealth of high-level radio play-by-play experience to the Bucks and we are thrilled to welcome him to .
Comedians DC YOUNG FLY, KARLOUS MILLER and CHICO BEAN hosted last night s (NET NEWS 10/5) 16th annual BET HIP HOP AWARDS, shown on BET, VH1, and MTV2. The event was taped live on OCT. 1st at THE COBB ENERGY CENTRE in ATLANTA.The duo of CARDI B. f/MEGAN THEE STALLION were the big winners with three awards because of their ATLANTIC RECORDS single "WAP," Best Hip Hop Video, Song Of The Year, and Best Collaboration. TYLER, THE CREATOR picked up two awards: Hip Hop Album Of The Year and .
Longtime HUBBARD Hot AC WTMX (101.9 THE MIX)/CHICAGO morning star ERIC FERGUSON has been silenced through OCTOBER with his removal from his show, according to a memo from HUBBARD/CHICAGO VP/GM JEFF ENGLAND. Recently, CYNTHIA DENICOLO, a former ERIC IN THE MORNING assistant producer, became FERGUSON s second accuser, and also came forward with her court filings about FERGUSON’s behavior (NET NEWS 9/27). This new action was taken following the filing of court papers (10/5) by .