Neal To Retire: William Morris Endeavor (WME)/Nashville partner Kevin Neal announced plans to retire from the music industry during the IEBA's annual Honors & Awards Ceremony Oct. 7 in Nashville, where he was among the honorees. During the event, Neal made an additional $20k donation to his existing endowed scholarship at Middle Tennessee State University. He was also among those presenting two $50k endowments to Belmont University to honor late music executives Buddy Lee and Erv Woolsey. Formerly with Buddy Lee Attractions from 1988-2014, Neal joined WME in 2014 (CAT 5/13/14). He got his start with his father Bob Neal at the Neal Agency in 1981.