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Santamaria Named Pres. & CEO, SCPR

• Alejandra Santamaria has been selected as new President & CEO of Southern California Public Radio (SCPR) by the SCPR

• Connoisseur Media’s WWWF (103.1 The Wolf)/Long Island welcomes major market pro Kelly Ford to afternoon drive. Beginning August 1,

• Big Loud Records welcomes Lisa Smoot as Director, Secondary Promotion, the newest addition to the label’s internal radio promotion

• iHeartMedia Des Moines, IA is actively seeking its next Director of Spoken Word to succeed Peter Thiele, who left

• Yet another longtime Alpha Media Bakersfield pro has been let go, part of the company’s recent round of budget

• Bonneville’s KIRO (Newsradio 97.3)/Seattle is thrilled to mark the 50th anniversary of its “Newsradio” format with a special broadcast

• iHeartMedia Cleveland on Friday launched Throwback 99.1 on WMMS-HD3/W256BT, playing the best throwback songs from the ’90s and ’00s

• iHeartMedia Miami keeps it in the family and appoints Larry “Yako” Calderon, Jr. as the new Program Director of

• Saga’s Spencer Radio Group (SRG) in Spencer, IA is seeking a full-time Weather Director and News Reporter for News-Talk

• LKCM Radio Group’s KFWR (95.9 The Ranch)/Ft. Worth, “The Sound of Texas,” is the epicenter of Texas/Red Dirt/Americana music