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The Return Of The Pretty Reckless AND The Return Of The Record Release Party

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"When you're a music brand, these events matter. Artists matter."

Laid Off By Innovation? Use AI To Get Hired Faster

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"Remember, your advantage is not what was listed on your business card. It is who you are, not what you do."

Live Music Revenue Plateaus After Years of Record-Breaking Post-Pandemic Growth

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Men..are redirecting discretionary dollars toward video games, spending double on gaming versus live events in Q1 2026.

KXnO Layoffs Highlight the Changing Reality for Sports Radio Talent

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"The industry has spent decades telling talent to be genuine, build trust, and create authentic relationships with listeners. Yet when those same qualities extend beyond sports and into the realities of the business itself, they can suddenly be viewed as liabilities instead of strengths."

WBT Plans 30th Annual Hancock’s Bikes for Kids Drive

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“We are hoping that everyone who has helped us through the years will help us again, and we are excited to continue this great tradition for its 30th year.”

Pete Kaliner Was Intimidated By Replacing Rush Limbaugh in the WBT Lineup

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":It wasn’t something that I thought about when applying. It was something that I realized the magnitude after I had already agreed to return to WBT."

WBT’s Brett Winterble Show Extended By An Hour

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"I am so excited to do this. I want to thank Mark [Garrison] for hosting the show for nine years."

Brett Winterble Signs Extension At WBT

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“From the moment I walked into the legendary WBT Radio it felt like home.”

WBT, Former Host John Hancock Collect 800 Bikes For Kids

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In just a four-hour span, WBT and WBTV collected 579 bicycles at the studios shared by the two entities.

Charlotte Radio Legend Gerry Vaillancourt Dies at 72

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"Vaillancourt died from a heart condition that he was diagnosed with 25 years ago."

WBT’s Brent Winterble Shares Harrowing Plane Crash Story

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Two WBTV employees were killed in a helicopter crash near I-77 on Tuesday. The incident claimed the lives of meteorologist Jason Myers and pilot Chip Tayag. 

The Value of Live and Local Radio

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Barrett News Media was honored to interview two longtime news/talk programmers in WBT's Mike Schaefer in Charlotte and KMBZ's Alan Furst in Kansas City.

WBT Invests Further in Brett Jensen and Mark Garrison

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"WBT also inked Jensen and veteran news reporter and host Mark Garrison to long-term deals."

99.7 The Fox Becomes New Carolina Panthers Flagship

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"The new deal represents a return to The Fox for the Panthers. The station was the team's flagship from 2000 through 2004."
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Paul Finebaum Reflects on His Legacy in Receiving the Sports Media Lifetime Achievement Award

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"I, somehow, have been able to survive and adapt. My career is full of different chapters. Every one of those chapters, I never really knew if I’d make it out of it."