Dick Wingate then worked at WBRU-FM, starting out as a DJ and soon progressing to music director in 1972 and to program director in 1973.
12 Facts About Dick Wingate
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Dick Wingate held a weekend DJ slot at WPLR-FM in New Haven, where he first premiered "Born to Run" to southern Connecticut listeners.
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Dick Wingate's relationship with Springsteen was documented in Dave Marsh's authorized biography, Born to Run, including a photograph of Springsteen and Wingate at the printing press as the covers of Darkness on the Edge of Town were being printed.
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Dick Wingate moved to Epic Records in 1979 as director of talent acquisition.
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Dick Wingate's first signing was the studio creation Flash and the Pan from Australia which went on to sell over 150,000 copies.
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Dick Wingate then completed a label licensing agreement with Stiff Records and released British new wave artists Ian Dury and the Blockheads, Lene Lovich, Wreckless Eric and Ian Gomm.
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Dick Wingate acquired music catalogs from over 250 labels, developed and managed the database, helped negotiate an agreement with Billboard magazine to feature interactive Billboard music charts on the i-Station, and organized and conducted demonstration meetings for label executives, investors, market researchers, retailers, press and analysts.
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Dick Wingate returned to the record label Arista Records in June 1994 as Senior VP of Marketing to work directly for Clive Davis.
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Dick Wingate completed commercial licensing deals with Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, EMI Music, BMG Music and over 1000 independent record labels, thus building a significant digital music distribution inventory; and managed a network of retail and lifestyle websites that utilized Liquid Audio's technology or music catalogue including Amazon.
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Dick Wingate negotiated exclusive downloads from a live PBS performance by Dave Matthews Band, the first time music from a nationally known artist was made available for purchase exclusively on the Internet.
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Dick Wingate joined Ted Cohen's TAG Strategic in middle of 2009 as General Manager, East Coast Business Development.
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Dick Wingate was appointed by Rob Wells, Crowdmix's Global Commercial Officer and CEO the Americas.