Sarah Spitz from radio station 89.9 KCRW-FM in Santa Monica says Dave Goldberg's departure from Yahoo Music was a big surprise since he had just been on a panel discussion that was posted yesterday:

Jason Calacanis hosted, Steve Marks of RIAA, Dave Goldberg, Eric Garland of Big Champagne.com and Celia Hirschman, of indie label One Little Indian discussed the subject.

http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/pc/pc070213the_music_industry_a

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2.13.07: Yahoo Music execs resign

UPDATE: Here's the official statement from Yahoo: Statement: David Goldberg and Robert Roback, Vice Presidents and General Managers of Yahoo! Music, have resigned. As the founders of LAUNCH Media and the leaders of Yahoo! Music, Dave and Bob have made...

Posted by Richard Koman on February 13, 2007 10:16 AM

Yahoo exec says removing DRM from music boosts sales

Steve Jobs' recent call to take DRM off music allies him with Dave Goldberg, head of Yahoo Music, one of the top competitors to Apple's iTunes. I met with Dave Goldberg recently, when he was in town along with other Yahoo...

Posted by Tom Foremski on February 11, 2007 5:25 PM