Musical Chairs Daily (1/16/07)

Jon Freeman

Premiere Radio Networks has announced the promotion of Trevor Oliver, formerly VP of Operations, to Sr. VP of Operations. He will be based in Los Angeles and continue reporting to Julie Talbott, Exec. VP, Affiliate Marketing. Oliver will continue overseeing Coast to Coast AM, The Blair Garner Show, After MidNite with Blair Garner, The Drudge Report, and many others. Premiere also announced the promotion of current Editorial Director, Ira Robbins, who adds VP to his title. Based in New York City, he will report to Sr. VP, Network Programs and Services, Jennifer Leimgruber. Robbins will continue to oversee Premiere’s music and entertainment news prep services, as well as the online audio archive.

Word Distribution has appointed Jamie Vaughn to the position of Telesales Representative. Vaughn previously worked for Word as a customer service representative and her area of assignment will now include Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin and Montana.

As a result of recent label restructuring, Jim "Spoon" Williams has exited Universal Music Group Nashville’s A&R department. He can be contacted at (615) 482-7795 or spoonjames@yahoo.com.