Vaughn To Magnolia, Wolfe Departs: Former Quartz Hill Dir./Promotion Ray Vaughn has been named National Dir./Radio & Streaming for Magnolia Music Group. He reports to VP/Promotion Heather Propper, who says, “Ray’s dedication and passion for his stations, artists and teammates truly sets him apart and makes him the legend he is. We are thrilled to have him join our expanding team and bring Magnolia to the next level."
Concurrently, Stone Country Dir./Promotion Kerry Wolfe has departed, leaving two unconfirmed openings at the Brown Sellers Brown labels. No word on plans for the positions. Vaughn joined Quartz Hill in 2020 after nearly a decade as Warner/WAR Mgr./Southwest Radio & Streaming Promotion (CAT 11/30/20). Wolfe joined Stone Country in 2022 after a lengthy stint as iHeartMedia/Milwaukee SVPP & WMIL PD (CAT 2/22/22). Reach Vaughn here and Wolfe here.
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