Longtime Westwood One VP/GM, Network Formats George King is among those affected by this week's Cumulus layoffs (CAT 11/12). Cumulus is the parent company of Westwood One, where King worked for 12 years, rising from VP/Country Programming to his most recent role in 2019 (CAT 7/18/19). Prior career stops include Townsquare Media, where he served as OM/Western Region Brand Leader, and programming jobs with then-Clear Channel in San Antonio and WMZQ/Washington, DC. Reach him here.
Mind On Hou: Black River's George Birge plays KILT/Houston's 10 Man Jam, which raised $150,000 for Folds of Honor. Pictured (l-r) are the station's Bruce Logan, Birge, Audacy's Katie Neal, the station's Chris Huff and the label's Kellie LaJack.
Fun And Dusted: Warner/Harpeth 60's Chris Janson (l) and David Lee Murphy (r) with Music Choice's Jim Murphy at the Grand Ole Opry, where Janson and Murphy debuted new single "Fun."
LoCat: Galaxy's LoCash in Pensacola. Pictured (l-r) the duo's
Signage: Singer-songwriter Joe Noto signs with Off Road Records. Pictured (l-r) are Off Road's Madison McCay and David Fanning, Noto, and the label's Jamie Graves and Becca Bradshaw.
Signage: Singer/songwriter Blake Tyler signs with ONErpm Nashville. Pictured (front, l-r) are Bow to Stern's Matt McClure, Tyler and ONErpm's Ryan Cunningham; (back, l-r) ONErpm's Lindsey Terry, attorney Scott Safford and Bow to Stern's Alex Kidd and Renee McClure.