(AUDIO) Nik Carter and VH1 Keep Rock Radio Alive

8-20-2012

VH1's new syndicated nightly radio show featuring Nik Carter has been on the air for two weeks now and Carter tells Radio Ink the show is going very well. Carter has over 20 years in major markets, mostly in the rock format, and says having access to the extensive MTV and VH1 libraries gives him great content to put out a very unique program. We caught up with Carter and asked him about the show, his passion for the format and who he thinks stand are the best rock jocks of our day. Here's our interview.

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Nik Carter To Host Radio Show On VH1

8-1-2012

VH1 Classic announced today the launch of the new syndicated nightly radio show ?On Tap, Presented by VH1 Classic.? The show will target the classic rock format and it will be hosted by rock radio veteran Nik Carter. For the show, Carter will have unprecedented access to the abundant Viacom archive, including thousands of artist interviews and recordings from quintessential music programming like ?Storytellers? and ?Unplugged.? The show will also feature national promotions and giveaways, and visits from the biggest Classic Rock artists, including exclusive performances.

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New York DJ Brian Carter Dies Suddenly

4-22-2012

Apparently Carter died of a heart attack. Staff at the station did not notice anything out of the ordinary on Saturday. Dillard says Carter will be missed. "He was also a great teacher. I often had newbies sit in with him first. Our staffers are in shock. I learned so much from him. You couldn't spend 5 minutes with him and not learn something."

Carter was partnered with Dave Sanborn on Power 99 in Philadelphia from 1987 to 1999 and on WDAS-FM in 2006. Sanborn said in a Power 99 statement that he is "Devastated beyond words at the loss of Brian Carter, the best radio partner on the planet and most importantly one of my dearest friends. I send my heartfelt condolences to his family and loved ones.?

(4/22/2012 10:48:34 PM)
I recently heard John Records Landecker mention Brian on his show. I immediately sent Brian a text saying: “You killed me. I ran off the road and am now dead.”

You see, I worked with Brian @ WBSB in Baltimore from about ‘87-‘89 and again @ XM from 07-’09.

Every time he saw me he would imitate B104 P.D. Steve Kingston and do a fake death take saying: “You’re killin’ me” or “I’m dead”. VERY funny…and ironic.

A very funny and one of the genuinely nice guys. I’ll miss him.

J. R. Russ
Movie Ticket Radio.com

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Lil Wayne's 'Tha Carter IV' Release Pushed to August

by Jason Lipshutz, N.Y.  |   June 02, 2011 2:15 EDT

Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter IV" release date has been pushed back again, a source confirms to Billboard.com. The highly anticipated set will now hit stores on Aug. 29, over two months after its last announced release date of June 21. 

"Tha Carter IV's" arrival has been rescheduled multiple times: Lil Wayne eyed a spring release at the beginning of the year, and in March, he announced that "Tha Carter IV" drop on May 16. Three singles have already been released from the set, with the last one, the slow jam "How To Love,"  hitting the web last Thursday. The track debuts at No. 60 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs this week, while previous singles "6 Foot 7 Foot" and "John" peaked at Nos. 2 and 19, respectively. 

Mary J. Blige, Lil Wayne Perform 'Someone to Love Me (Naked)'

Duet at Billboard Music Awards

"Tha Carter IV" will be Wayne's first album since his release from prison last November. "I Am Not a Human Being," which dropped just before his release, reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and has sold 887,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Lil Wayne's 'Human Being' Leaps 16-1 on Billboard 200

Lil Wayne will join Drake, Chris Brown, Wiz Khalifa and many more at Hot 97's Summer Jam on Sunday (June 5), and will continue his I Am Still Music tour with Rick Ross, Keri Hilson, Lloyd and Far*East Movement beginning July 13. "The Carter IV" will also be previewed when MTV airs Lil Wayne's "Unplugged" performance on June 12.

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