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Remembering Don Imus

December 29, 2019January 2, 2020 kevincarter Don Imus

• The radio industry lost a major personality on December 27, 2019 when controversial Radio Hall Of Famer Don Imus died

AC FRONT PAGE MORNING SHOWS PROS IN MOTION SYNDICATION

Anna & Raven WALK To Long Island

December 26, 2019December 26, 2019 kevincarter Connoisseur Media, WALK, WEZN

• UPDATED: Connoisseur Media’s heritage Long Island AC WALK 97.5/Nassau-Suffolk has picked up The Anna and Raven Show for mornings. They will

EXECUTIVE ACTION FRONT PAGE NEWS/TALK/SPORTS PROGRAMMING

WTOP Ups Ziegler To Dir./News & Prog.

December 26, 2019December 31, 2019 kevincarter Hubbard Radio, WTOP

• Hubbard Radio News behemoth WTOP/Washington has promoted Julia Ziegler to Director of News and Programming. She succeeds MikeMcMearty, who left his

FRONT PAGE PROGRAMMING URBAN

WKYS/DC Turns To Paige

December 23, 2019December 26, 2019 kevincarter Radio One, WKYS

• Radio One Urban WKYS/Washington has named Jackie Paige as its new MD and midday personality, beginning Monday, January 6. Ms. Paige

FRONT PAGE MORNING SHOWS NEWS/TALK/SPORTS

WGN Inks Bob Sirott For Mornings

December 20, 2019December 23, 2019 kevincarter WGN Radio

• WGN Radio/Chicago replaces one market fixture with another, as Bob Sirott takes over morning drive on Monday, Jan. 6, succeeding Steve Cochran, who exits.

EXECUTIVE ACTION FRONT PAGE SALES

Savoy-Smith Now Running Entercom D.C.

December 19, 2019December 20, 2019 kevincarter Entercom

• Entercom Washington has promoted Ivy Savoy-Smith to Senior Vice President and Market Manager. She succeeds Phil Zachary, who recently transitioned

BRANDING/MARKETING COUNTRY FRONT PAGE MILESTONES SYNDICATION

Fitz Named New Host of ‘Bob Kingsley’s Country Top 40’

December 18, 2019December 19, 2019 kevincarter Skyview Networks

• Veteran Country radio personality Fitz has been named as the new permanent host of Bob Kingsley’s Country Top 40,

FRONT PAGE MILESTONES MORNING SHOWS PROS IN MOTION TRIPLE A

Brehmer Moves To Middays On WXRT

December 18, 2019December 18, 2019 kevincarter Entercom, WXRT

• After one of the longest morning drive runs in Chicago radio history — 28 years, to be exact —

ADULT HITS FRONT PAGE Mainstream Rock PROGRAMMING

Hubbard St. Louis Finds Its Missing Linck

December 18, 2019December 18, 2019 kevincarter Hubbard Radio, KSHE, WARH

• Hubbard Radio St. Louis has named Marty Linck as the new Brand Content Director of Adult Hits WARH (106.5 The Arch) and

COUNTRY FRONT PAGE PROGRAMMING PROS IN MOTION

WXBM Names Kash PD, Fisher APD

December 18, 2019December 18, 2019 kevincarter Cumulus Media, WXBM

• Big day around the campus of Cumulus Country WXBM (NASH FM 102.7)/Pensacola, FL, as Adam “Kash” Kashner is named Program