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Cumulus Detroit has introduced a retooled on-air lineup for 760 WJR-AM, including a familiar face from Motor City television to jumpstart mornings. Former TV news anchor Guy Gordon is joining Lloyd Jackson and Jamie Edmonds for JR Morning.

Cumulus has extended the early tender date of the private exchange offer for its 7.75% senior notes due 2019 by two weeks.

Rob Scorpio (pictured) has been named Senior VP of Programming for the San Diego/Riverside region, and Kid Jay is the new PD for KGGI-FM in Riverside. Currently, Scorpio oversees iHeartRadio’s six stations in Riverside/San Bernadino, while also acting as PD for KSSX-FM in San Diego and KGGI-FM in Riverside.

As of May 8, Ronnie Glover is Beasley Media Group's VP and Market Manager for Fayetteville, NC. Glover comes to Beasley from Alpha Media's Bethany/Cameron, Missouri branch, where he was Market Manager of KAAN-FM/AM, KKWK-FM, and KMRN-AM.

Saga Communications' Rock 102 (WAQY) marked thirty years of its Mayflower Marathon food drive in support of Springfield's Open Pantry. This year's drive, conducted over the three days before Thanksgiving, collected over $225,000 in food and cash contributions.

Blair Garner, who's been hosting mornings on Cumulus' NASH network since 2013, heads back to overnights with a new Blair Garner Show, starting later in the fall. Ty Bentli comes on board to co-host America's Morning Show on September 6. Garner says the change was his decision so he could spend more time with his kids.

Founded in 1973, when WWKI personality Dick Bronson took a call from a laid-off worker who couldn’t provide Christmas for his family, and sent him half the contents of his wallet and encouraged his listeners to do the same, We Care was born. The Kokomo, IN, community responded magnificently and the organization has been thriving since. In fact, 44 years later, We Care raised a total of $436,192.26 for 2016 and now supports five Kokomo nonprofits.

Sun Broadcast Group has announced that Shelby Wood Wasicki has joined the company as National Account Manager. In her role with Sun, Wood Wasicki will work with the Sales Department, focused on products including Shazam For Radio, The Hit List with Fitz, Country Fried Mix with DJ Sinister, and others.

iHeartPodcast Network has premiered a new true-crime series called Hit Man which follows the real story of Lawrence Horn, an engineer at Motown records, and the peculiar circumstances surrounding the murder of his ex-wife, son, and friend.

SummitMedia has announced the hiring of Matt Cooper as the new Program Director and afternoon on-air talent for 100.3 The Wolf (WCYQ) in Knoxville. Cooper transfers from SummitMedia's Louisville cluster, where he served as APD on WQNU.