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Geraldo Rivera To Depart WTAM Cleveland

Posted: 29 Mar 2022 10:49 AM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/222257/geraldo-rivera-to-depart-wtam-cleveland/


Geraldo Rivera will end his daily show on iHeartMedia News/Talk 1100
WTAM/106.9 W295DE Cleveland on Friday, April 1.

Geraldo In Cleveland has aired on WTAM from 9-10am since September 2018.
The longtime television news personality had previously worked in radio at
WABC New York and on a syndicated show from 2012 to 2015.

In making the announcement, Rivera states that his increased travel
schedule and additional production projects for his Fox News Channel duties
led to the end of the show on WTAM.



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Ayisha Jaffer Joins The Current

Posted: 29 Mar 2022 10:00 AM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/222259/ayisha-jaffer-joins-the-current/


After just eight months as APD/MD and midday host at Nashville Public Radio
AAA 91.1 WNXP, Ayisha Jaffer is moving to Minnesota Public Radios The
Current 89.3 KCMP Minneapolis as evening host.

Jaffer will debut at KCMP the week of April 18. Prior to WNXP, Jaffer has
also hosted afternoons at 89.9 WYMS Milwaukee and two stations in New
Zealand. She has also worked at multiple artist and tour management
companies including her own Greater Than Propaganda and as a Park Ranger.

The Current today announces the hire of Ayisha Jaffer as host. Jaffer can
be heard on-air evenings beginning the week of April 18 on The Current’s broadcasts throughout the state of Minnesota as well as streaming online.

Jaffer joins The Current from WNXP Nashville, where she served as Midday
Host and Assistant Program Director. Prior to WNXP, she was the Afternoon
Drive host at WYMS Radio Milwaukee. She has also worked in music management
in the U.S. and New Zealand with artists including Lorde, Cut Copy and Architecture in Helsinki. While living in New Zealand, she got her start in radio at stations 95BFM and Aotea FM.

“As a true Midwesterner, joining the team at The Current feels like coming home,” Jaffer said. “I am looking forward to being a voice on the air and a friend in your community.”

“Music is boundaryless and I believe in using it to drive connections and amplify voices. I am excited to get to know The Current’s listeners by sharing experiences, hearing yours and highlighting artists, creators, and dreamers alike. In this role, I hope to add to an already strong platform
and pay it forward. Like Mr. Rogers says, let’s ‘make goodness attractive.’”

Outside of music, Ayisha has also worked as a park ranger in Alaska, and
she enjoys working on wildlife conservation efforts, kayaking and playing
music with her band Skux.

“We’re so excited to add Ayisha to the team at The Current,” said Jim McGuinn, program director at The Current. “She brings together tremendous energy, knowledge, and a passion for the music, a fascinating background
both in radio and around artists—and even bears!—and a real desire to connect listeners to the music and each other. She can’t wait to discover more of the music (and navigable waters) of Minnesota and become part of
our community. We’re psyched for her to join us at The Current.”

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In Search of Show Biz Radio

Posted: 29 Mar 2022 09:00 AM PDT https://radioinsight.com/blogs/221572/in-search-of-show-biz-radio/


Over the last few weeks, I’ve struggled to accurately characterize a key aspect of the radio I love.

Talking about “hosted, produced radio,” as I sometimes have through the years, is adequate shorthand among many Ross on Radio readers, but can also
be reductive and too inside — not conveying the values or excitement I intend.

I got closer last week with “classic radio,” but that also sounds like a call to dust off ancient clichés: the boss sound in the big town. With
radio and the people who create it unbearably stretched, and a world in
crisis, it might sound like I only want to hear somebody hit the post.

The radio I love sounds big, but those who’ve watched the industry for the last 25 years come honestly by their frustrations with consolidation and
its aftermath. So I can’t call it “big radio”; that term sounds like “big
oil” and “big pharma,” and for some people it is.

But with each week that I refocus on what makes radio great, I’m circling
in on the notion of “Show Biz Radio” as the thing done well by broadcast and satellite radio and not quite grasped, or perhaps just not valued, by purveyors of other types of audio.

“Show Biz” isn’t all radio has to offer. In recent years, the industry has
come to realize that full-service radio matters too — particularly when it can still get listeners to “join the conversation.” But TV talk shows are certainly part of show biz as well.

When it’s there, “show biz” on radio manifests itself over the intros, between the records, and through contesting. It also reinforces radio as a community and a “shared experience” — whether it’s Z100 “serving the universe from the top of the Empire State Building” or John Landecker on
WLS Chicago parodying that sort of thing by broadcasting “from high atop
the downtown Burger King.”

Broadcasters have a complicated relationship with the show-biz aspect of
radio. In the late ‘70s/early ‘80s, many programmers were shamed out of it by the rise of Album Rock and Adult Contemporary radio. Z100 and Scott
Shannon brought it back. The advent of PPM measurement sent it on hiatus
again. But “more music, less talk” radio and show-biz radio never had to be an either/or thing.

Sometimes our show biz takes the form of pretending not to be show biz
(think the “police radio” imaging and deliberately deadpan sound of 90s Alternative radio, which also spread to Top 40). Shannon’s Z100 owed a lot
to the “small-town guy conquers the big city through sheer earnestness” of Frank Capra. Those of us eagerly waiting for season 3 of Ted Lasso still
like that one.

Metered PPM measurement steered broadcast radio away from both full-service
and show biz aspects around the time that our tech rivals began to
specialize in that sort of excitement. Pandora came for the “more music,
less talk” franchise, but the genome still gave it a show-biz aspect. Since then, the iPhone and smart speakers have been the irresistible toys that
radio can’t match. Radio has sought show biz primarily through the station shows that can only really take the stage again now.

What is “show biz” in radio terms is UX to radio’s tech competitors, so I’m
surprised that the user experience of their audio offerings hasn’t really captured radio’s show-biz aspects, especially from competitors who out-resource radio. As I write about Amazon’s Amp, I want to be careful to:

Acknowledge that it is in beta;
Acknowledge the number of smart industry people who are enthusiastic about
it;
Not sound like a grumpy old guy on the wrong side of history; advocates are taking a 15-year-view, which is another complicated discussion for broadcasters;
Fulfill my reviewer’s obligation to accurately report to you what the
emperor is wearing, at least today.


Last week, I came to the conclusion that Clubhouse and Amp fulfilled other needs. They certainly do offer the ability to “join the conversation.” Also, many competing audio offerings, including Amp, have ventured into
show biz in one key way, via celebrity content creators. Usually, it feels
to me like their “movie stars” have been cast in a Sundance indie distributed by a major studio’s boutique imprint. We all need another Free Guy-type entertainment, especially now. But how can a multiply challenged
radio industry offer that?

I’ve written about radio’s challenges in its own UX, streaming or on-air. One of the talking points of consolidation was that it would give radio
more “show biz,” not less, particularly once national contesting took hold. Now radio does indeed have bigger jackpots than individual stations can
offer, but it gives them away for a text message and sometimes with no
on-air payoff. We are not broadcasting “from the top of the Empire State Building”; instead, we are live (but not really) from the 1-800-GOT-PAIN studios.

Show-biz radio easily defaults to classic radio. My recent example was Mike Joseph doing a 1959 station on WCAU-FM Philadelphia in 1981 and
revitalizing the Top 40 format. The classics always work, and in music, entertainment, and all things, we’re less tied to a traditional timeline
than ever. But as with hearing somebody hit the post, thats not all I want.
I hope broadcasters (or pureplays) will find a way to offer show-biz radio
for 2022 and beyond. First, we have to recognize its value. 

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Worship 24/7 Debuts In Amarillo

Posted: 29 Mar 2022 08:40 AM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/222243/worship-24-7-debuts-in-amarillo/


247 Media Ministries has expanded its Contemporary Worship Worship 24/7
brand into a third market with its launch on 102.3 K272EM/99.7 KBZD-HD2 Amarillo TX.

The launch is through a strategic ministry partnership with Radio by Grace, which owns the Amarillo signals. The translator had been rebroadcasting
their primary Christian Preaching Radio by Grace network also heard in the Amarillo market on KBZD and 88.7 KRBG. Worship 24/7 is also currently heard
on 93.7 KURT Prineville OR and 104.9 KTDD Eatonville/Tacoma WA.

247 Media Ministries, the parent organization of the Worship 24/7 network,
has reached an agreement to air its flagship Worship music format in
Amarillo, Texas. The network will be heard on KBZD-HD2 and its translator
on 102.3 FM. These new signals will increase the poten- tial reach of
Worship 24/7 to over 2-million people across the United States.

This agreement is part of a strategic ministry partnership with Radio by
Grace, a teaching/talk net- work heard in 22 states on 74 signals.

“It started with a simple phone call that led to many other calls. Many prayers later, we are extreme- ly excited that the Lord has opened the door
for both Radio By Grace and Worship 24/7 to introduce this format to Amarillo,” said Tim Cardascia, Director of Marketing and Programming for Radio By Grace.

“It is very exciting to add our first signal outside the Pacific Northwest.,” says David Harms, President of 24/7 Media Ministries. “God keeps opening doors and we will continue to walk through them as He leads.”

Worship 24/7 began broadcasting in Amarillo on Monday, March 28th and joins KURT-FM in Central Oregon, KTDD-FM in the South Puget Sound area, and an
online listening community representing 180 countries.

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SiriusXM To Launch Red Hot Chili Peppers Channel

Posted: 29 Mar 2022 08:40 AM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/222245/siriusxm-to-launch-red-hot-chili-peppers-channel/


The Red Hot Chili Peppers will be the latest artist to get a full-time dedicated channel on SiriusXM as Whole Lotta Red Hot will launch on Friday, April 1 on channel 315.

The channel launch coincides with the launch of their new album and will feature music from the bands lengthy career, including their vast catalog
of energetic live performances, genre-blending studio tracks, and a vast selection of music personally curated by the band including Fugazi, Iggy
Pop, Dead Kennedys, Prince, Stevie Wonder and Parliament Funkadelic.

SiriusXM announced today that the iconic rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers
will launch their own exclusive SiriusXM music channel, Whole Lotta Red
Hot, on Friday, April 1 on channel 315. The launch coincides with Red Hot
Chili Peppers new album Unlimited Love, which is scheduled to be released
on Friday, April 1. The new channel will launch with exclusive
track-by-track commentary from the band.

The Whole Lotta Red Hot channel will showcase music from the bands lengthy career, including their vast catalog of energetic live performances, genre-blending studio tracks, and a vast selection of music personally
curated by the band. Listeners will also hear the Chili Peppers unique
array of musical influences, with music selections ranging from rockers
such as Fugazi, Iggy Pop and Dead Kennedys to funk and RB from Prince,
Stevie Wonder and Parliament Funkadelic.

The new channel will feature the band sharing insight and stories from four decades of albums and songs. Additionally, Whole Lotta Red Hot listeners
will hear a classic live concert from the bands archives each month,
beginning with a never-before aired 2006 concert from The Forum in
Inglewood, Calif. – exclusively shared with SiriusXM. The concert will broadcast on Friday, April 1 at 6:00 pm ET and PT.

Whole Lotta Red Hot will launch on Friday, April 1 at 12:00 am ET on
SiriusXM channel 315 and on the SXM App.

In celebration of the channel and the bands new album, the Red Hot Chili Peppers will perform at the world-famous Apollo Theater in New York later
this year as part of SiriusXMs Small Stage Series. The special
invitation-only concert for SiriusXM subscribers and Pandora listeners will mark the first time that the band has performed at the iconic venue. The concert will air nationwide on the Whole Lotta Red Hot channel.

Our only goal is to get lost in the music. We (John, Anthony, Chad and
Flea) spent thousands of hours, collectively and individually, honing our
craft and showing up for one another, to make the best album we could. Our antennae attuned to the divine cosmos, we were just so damn grateful for
the opportunity to be in a room together, and, once again, try to get
better. Days, weeks and months spent listening to each other, composing, jamming freely, and arranging the fruit of those jams with great care and purpose. The sounds, rhythms, vibrations, words and melodies had us enrapt.

We yearn to shine a light in the world, to uplift, connect, and bring
people together. Each of the songs on our new album Unlimited Love, is a
facet of us, reflecting our view of the universe. This is our lifes
mission. We work, focus, and prepare, so that when the biggest wave comes,
we are ready to ride it. The ocean has gifted us a mighty wave and this
record is the ride that is the sum of our lives. Thank you for listening,
we hope you enjoy it and tune in to our new SiriusXM channel Whole Lotta
Red Hot. – Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Through the decades, the Red Hot Chili Peppers have been the rarest of rock bands, blending multiple musical genres and artistically pushing well
beyond their early days of alternative rock, to reach a worldwide audience, said Scott Greenstein, SiriusXMs President and Chief Content Officer. We
are excited to bring our subscribers this special channel, created with the band and delivering a unique audio experience for all Red Hot Chili Peppers fans.


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Randy Fox Joins KSBJ Houston As Program Director

Posted: 29 Mar 2022 08:25 AM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/222241/randy-fox-joins-ksbj-houston-as-program-director/


Hope Media Group has announced the appointment of Randy Fox as Program
Director of Christian AC 89.3 KSBJ Humble/Houston TX.

Fox joins KSBJ from American General Medias duo of Hip Hop Kiss 97.3 KKSS
and Hot AC Mix 105.1 KKRG Albuquerque, where he has served as PD since July 2018. He previously spent seventeen years at KSFM Sacramento as APD and Production and Imaging Director. Fox also has worked at KQBT Austin, KPTY Phoenix, KPRR El Paso and KMVR Las Cruces during his career.

Fox fills the opening created by Troy Wests move to Educational Media Foundation as APD last November.

Hope Media Group is excited to announce that Randy Fox will be coming to Houston this April to become KSBJ’s new Program Director. Fox comes with
over 20 years of industry experience working for companies like CBS Radio, iHeartMedia and American General Media.

“I’ve known Randy since my days in Sacramento,” shares Hope Media Group Senior Director of Content, Shawn Farrington. “He’s got a great reputation, is well loved by those he has worked with, and has led successful brands. He’s got a big heart for Jesus too – and I couldn’t be happier to see him joining Hope Media Group to lead KSBJ into its next season.”

Most recently Fox served as Program Director at KISS 97.3 Mix 105.1 in Albuquerque. Randy Fox believes that when you connect with listeners emotionally, no matter the format or market, it builds a relationship with
the listener and impacts peoples’ lives.

“I feel very blessed to be joining HOPE Media Group,” says Fox. “It is a great honor to be a part of bringing hope to the Houston community and help them know what Christ’s life changing love can do. I would like to thank
the KSBJ family for their confidence in me to serve with them in their
vision, faith-driven mission, and commitment to being a light in the community.”

Ron Harrell, WAYMedia’s Vice President, Brand and Content shares, “Randy brings fresh ears and perspective to the CCM format. His desire to join the passionate talent at KSBJ will have a strong impact on the ministry of Hope Media Group. I’m excited the coming merger between Hope Media Group and WAYMedia means I will get to share this journey with him.”

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Oklahoma City Duo Sold To Separate Buyers

Posted: 29 Mar 2022 06:00 AM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/222172/oklahoma-city-duo-sold-to-separate-buyers/


Stanton Nelsons WPA Radio is selling its two stations in Oklahoma City.

Mark Whittens KKNG Radio LLC will acquire 97.3 KKNG-FM Blanchard for $1 million. The station, which rimshots Oklahoma City from the south,
currently operates as part of the statewide Catholic Oklahoma Catholic
Radio network. The station will be the first broadcast asset for Whitten,
who owns the Oklahoma City based Commercial Telecom Systems.

Tyler Media will reacquire Community Talk 890 KTLR Oklahoma City for
$113,500. The station currently features a mix of brokered local
programming and syndicated Conservative Talk. Tyler will add the station
back to its Oklahoma City operations that includes Classic Hits 92.5 KOMA, Alternative 92.9 The Edge K225BN/KOMA-HD2, Country 93.3 Jake-FM KJKE,
Spanish AC Exitos 96.5 K243BJ/KRXO-HD3, Classic Hip Hop V103
K276EX/KOMA-HD3, AC Magic 104.1 KMGL, Classic Rock 104.5 KRXO
K283BW/KRXO-HD2, Regional Mexican La Z 106.7 KTUZ-FM, Sports 107.7 The Franchise KRXO, News/Talk 1520 KOKC/95.3 K237GE, Sports 1560 The Franchise
2 KEBC, and two television stations. Tyler also owns KTLRs translator 103.7 K279CR Oklahoma City.

Tyler Media had sold both KKNG and KTLR to WPA Radio in 2012 for $1.6
Million to clear the way for its $40 million purchase of KOMA, KMGL, KRXO,
and KOKC from Renda Broadcasting. Nelson previously ran Monroe-Stephens Broadcasting with Tyler Media head Ty Tyler.

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Rocking M Media Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

Posted: 29 Mar 2022 04:30 AM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/222126/rocking-m-media-files-for-chapter-11-bankruptcy/


Rocking M Media and its associated companies that own 21 stations in
central and western Kansas has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

In the petition Rocking M claims $1,307,696.75 in assets and $22,365,886.40
in liabilities owed between its four holding companies. Bankruptcy attorney Sharon Stolte of Sandberg Phoenix von Gontard, who is representing the company, told the Wichita Eagle that “We filed on Saturday, and we are
hoping to reorganize. We will sell some of the stations that we find are
not profitable, and we will reorganize the debt with the remaining
stations.”

The company is owned 1/3 each by Monte and Doris Miller and their son Christopher Miller. In its declaration the company blamed Christopher
Miller for rapid expansion. He was removed from his position as company president in 2019, at which time he acquired four stations in its Salina cluster for the assumption of a $1,755,917.55 note.

Rocking M sold 92.3 KKGQ Newton/Wichita to Chad Boeger’s Pinnacle Media for $623,000 last year as part of a deal to settle the legal battle between it
and Envision Broadcast Network. That sale was approved by the FCC, but only after issuing a $7000 fine to Rocking M Media and granting conditional one
year license renewals to the companys five other Wichita area stations
after Rocking M admitted in its license renewal applications that all six stations were silent for periods of time without STA’s filed or granted by the FCC.

The legal battles between Rocking M and Envision dated back to the merger
of KKGQ into Rocking M’s Wichita cluster in April 2017. Rocking M agreed to sell its entire Wichita cluster in 2019 to Allied Media Partners for $6,188,645, however liens placed on the stations by Envision were unable to
be cleared and Envision locked Rocking M Media out of their studios located
at Envision’s headquarters leading to the sale collapsing. Both companies sued each other over the failed deal, which will go to trial in June.

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Charlie Brennan To Retire From KMOX

Posted: 29 Mar 2022 04:00 AM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/222155/charlie-brennan-to-retire-from-kmox/


Charlie Brennan announced on Monday that he will retire from his 830-11am “The Charlie Brennan Show with Amy Marxkors” show on Audacy News/Talk 1120 KMOX/98.7 K254CR St. Louis on May 12.

Brennan joined KMOX as a weekend and evening host in September 1988 from
1550 WNTN Newton MA and has hosted in his current timeslot since 1990. He
moved to Monday to Thursday only in 2017. Once leaving KMOX, he will
continue to serve as moderator of PBS affiliate KETC-TVs “Donnybrook” local debate show. Brennan was a panelist on the program from 1992 to 2009, when
he rose to moderator.

In making the announcement on-air, Brennan told listeners, after 33 1/2
years at KMOX plus another six years in Boston, its time. Ive decided to
step away from my Monday through Thursday radio microphone obligations. He
made the decision as he was expected to start new contract talks with the station. Brennan stated that he expected co-host Amy Marxkors and producer Chris Mihill to remain in the timeslot.



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Evergreen Coast Capital Corporation & Brookfield Business Partners To
Acquire Nielsen For $16 Billion

Posted: 29 Mar 2022 03:50 AM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/222224/evergreen-coast-capital-corporation-brookfield-business-partners-to-acquire-nielsen-for-16-billion/


Nielsen Holdings plc (NYSE: NLSN) (Nielsen) today announced that it has
entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by a private equity consortium (Consortium) led by Evergreen Coast Capital Corporation
(Evergreen), an affiliate of Elliott Investment Management L.P. (Elliott),
and Brookfield Business Partners L.P. together with institutional partners (collectively Brookfield) for $28 per share in an all-cash transaction
valued at approximately $16 billion, including the assumption of debt.

The Nielsen Board of Directors voted unanimously to support the acquisition proposal, which represents a 10% premium over the Consortiums previous
proposal and a 60% premium over Nielsens unaffected stock price as of March
11, 2022, the last trading day before market speculation regarding a
potential transaction. The Board reached this determination following a comprehensive review of the proposal, with the assistance of its
independent financial and legal advisors.


After a thorough assessment, the Board determined that this transaction represents an attractive outcome for our shareholders by providing a cash takeout at a substantial premium, while supporting Nielsens commitment to
our clients, employees and stakeholders. The Consortium sees the full
potential of Nielsens leadership position in the media industry and the
unique value we deliver for our clients worldwide, said James A. Attwood, Chairperson of Nielsens Board of Directors.

After months of deep market analysis, industry diligence and management reviews, we are firmly convinced that Nielsen will continue to be the gold standard for audience measurement as it executes on the Nielsen ONE
roadmap, said Managing Partner Jesse Cohn and Senior Portfolio Manager Marc Steinberg on behalf of Evergreen and Elliott. Having first invested in
Nielsen nearly four years ago, we have a unique appreciation for the
Companys ongoing relevance to the global, digital-first media ecosystem.
Todays outcome represents a significant win for Nielsens shareholders and
for the business itself, as our multibillion-dollar investment will help Nielsen reinforce its transformation at this critical inflection point. We
are pleased to partner with David and the existing management team to lead Nielsen after the transaction is completed.

Nielsen is deeply embedded in the media ecosystem and a trusted service provider to its customers. As a private company, Nielsen will be even
better positioned to deliver the best measures of consumers rapidly
changing behaviors across all channels and platforms, commented Dave
Gregory, Managing Partner, Brookfield Business Partners. We are pleased to invest in this iconic company and help lead the industry into the next generation of audience measurement.

The Consortium has secured fully committed debt and equity financing,
including an approximately $5.7 billion equity commitment from the
Consortium consisting of Evergreen and Brookfield. There are no financing conditions to the closing of the transaction.

The transaction is subject to approval by Nielsen shareholders, regulatory approvals, consultation with the works council and other customary closing conditions. The transaction will also be subject to UK court approval
pursuant to a scheme of arrangement. Alternatively, pursuant to the
agreement, the parties may elect instead to complete the transaction
pursuant to an agreed-upon tender offer. If the closing conditions are met,
the transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2022.

The Company no longer intends to commence share repurchases under the
Boards previously approved authorization.

Go-Shop Period

The transaction agreement provides for a go-shop period, during which
Nielsen – with the assistance of its financial advisors, J.P. Morgan and Allen & Company, and its legal advisors – will actively solicit, evaluate
and potentially enter into negotiations with parties that offer alternative acquisition proposals. The go-shop period expires 45 days after Nielsens
entry into the transaction agreement. Following that period, Nielsen will
be permitted to continue discussions and enter into or recommend a
transaction with any person or group that submitted a qualifying proposal during the 45-day period, if the Board determines the proposal is superior
to this transaction. A competing bidder who makes a superior proposal would bear a $102 million (1% percent of equity value) termination fee that is payable by Nielsen if Nielsen terminates the transaction agreement with the Consortium to accept such superior proposal.

Advisors

J.P. Morgan and Allen & Company LLC are acting as lead financial advisors
to Nielsen. PJT Partners is also acting as an advisor to Nielsen. Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, Clifford Chance LLP, DLA Piper, and Baker McKenzie
are serving as legal advisors to Nielsen. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP and Herbert Smith Freehills LLP are serving as legal advisors to Evergreen and
the Consortium, and Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP is acting as legal advisor to Brookfield. BofA Securities, Barclays, Credit Suisse, Mizuho Securities USA LLC, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., and Citi are serving as financial advisors
to Evergreen and Brookfield.

Debt commitments to Evergreen and Brookfield were provided by Bank of
America, Barclays, Credit Suisse, Mizuho Securities USA LLC, HSBC Bank USA National Association, KKR Capital Markets, Citi, Nomura Securities International Inc., and Ares Capital Management LLC.

For further information regarding all terms and conditions contained in the definitive transaction agreement, please see Nielsens Current Report on
Form 8-K, which will be filed in connection with this transaction.

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Compass Media Networks Promotes Nancy Abramson To SVP/Affiliate Sales &
Content

Posted: 28 Mar 2022 07:00 PM PDT https://radioinsight.com/headlines/222182/compass-media-networks-promotes-nancy-abramson-to-svp-affiliate-sales-content/


Compass Media Networks is pleased to announce the promotion of Nancy
Abramson to the position of Senior Vice President of Affiliate Sales and Content.
Nancy Abramson, who joined the Company in 2014, will continue to be based
out of the Company’s New York office and shall continue to spearhead the Company’s affiliate sales and affiliate marketing for select entertainment programming, including DeDe in the Morning, Anna & Raven, as well as
services, including the Yamanair platform.
Nancy Abramson states “The most important part of any job is that you are
in a position where you admire, learn, and are stimulated by the people you work with – executives, colleagues, and clients. And if you are in sales, having great products to sell makes the job even more rewarding.  I have
all that at Compass Media Networks.”
Prior to joining Compass Media Networks, Nancy Abramson served as Executive Director of the Dow Jones/Wall Street Journal Radio Networks, which was the dominant business-news audio platform in the country under her management.
In addition, Ms. Abramson held various executive roles at ABC Radio Network
and was a prominent DJ on the legendary WLIR Radio in Long Island.
Mrs. Abramson serves on the Radio Hall of Fame Nominating Committee and as
a judge for the 2022 Gracie Awards. In addition, Nancy has been recognized
by Radio Ink as one of the Most Influential Woman in Radio in from 2009
through 2013. Contact Nancy Abramson: nabramson@compassmedianetworks.com

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