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Condolences: Jim Trapp

• UPDATED: We keep losing good people… the latest casualty is veteran programmer Jim Trapp, who, we are told, died

• Hearst’s legendary WBAL (NewsRadio 1090)/Baltimore, a staple on the AM dial for 93 years, just entered the exciting modern

• We want to give a shout-out to our friend and former R&R colleague Tony Novia and his partner, CNN veteran Alan

• We are pleased to announce the awesomely named Storm Avery has joined Max Media of Hampton Roads, VA as Marketing

• iHeartMedia announced that Gail Austin has been named Program Director of Country KSD-FM (93-7 The Bull)/St. Louis, effective December

• Larry Leblanc has accepted the position of Director of Programming for the Delta Media Corporation group in Lafayette, LA, starting in

• Entercom Country KKWF (100.7 The Wolf)/Seattle suddenly has a prime MD/afternoon opportunity available as Wingnut exits after a nine-year run. PD

• iHeartMedia Country WQIK/Jacksonville hands the programming keys over to the man who probably knows the inner workings of the station

• iHeartMedia announced that NPR will be honored with the first-ever iHeartRadio Podcast Pioneer Award at its inaugural iHeartRadio Podcast

• Kirk Minihane, who spent the past five years as the co-host of the Kirk and Callahan morning show on Entercom