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The Wall Street Journal has the details about Univision winning a court-administered auction for Gawker Media Group. Univision outbid Ziff Davis for Gawker which was forced into bankruptcy after losing a big legal fight with former professional wrestler Hulk Hogan. The sale must now be approved by a Bankruptcy Judge.

WCBS-FM 101.1 New York morning personality and United Stations Radio Network’s nationally syndicated host of America’s Greatest Hits, Scott Shannon, will host the 28th Annual National Radio Hall of Fame Induction ceremony.

Broker Dick Kozacko fills us in on the details about Norsan Broadcasting selling WCEO-AM in Columbia, SC to 21st Century Broadcasting for $1,138,223.07.

Alpha Media's Savannah-Hilton Head market announced Tuesday that Rock 106.1 (WFXH) will be the market exclusive home of Carolina Panthers football.

The network has two Labor Day weekend music specials, San Francisco Celebration and The Greatest Modern Country Duets, and, three one-hour news/talk specials: ABC News Radio’s Powerhouse Politics: 5 Things to Know, Back to School Survival Guide, and ABC Radio's 10% Happier with Dan Harris. For more information on how you can get the shows, e-mail [email protected]. Here are a few more details on each program...

The awards will be televised live from the Forum in Los Angeles on TBS, TNT, and truTV March 5, 2017 and siimulcast on iHeart stations across the country, as well as iHeartRadio.

It’s a 3-day event under the theme of “Un Million Para Los Niños” (One Million for the Children), to help raise funds for the Children’s Miracle Hospitals network. Last year, Entravision raised $2.9 million, benefitting over 95 communities nationwide.

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.

The company is now located in Silver Spring, MD. According to The Washington Business Journal, Radio One is looking for 100,000 square feet to relocate its headquarters and is considering options in Washington, DC, Silver Spring, and Bethesda.The paper says the move could be made at the end of 2017.

Five core panel moderators have been announced for Country Radio Seminar 2017. These five industry vets will oversee and direct the bulk of the seminar’s educational panels, which will be held Feb. 22-24 in Nashville.