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Ron deCastro is the new Market Manager for Beasley Media Group’s Tampa Bay/St. Petersburg-based radio properties. deCastro will oversee WLLD-FM, WQYK-FM, WRBQ-FM, WYUU-FM, WPBB-FM and WHFS-AM. He replaces Steve Triplett  who exits the company.

KMOX’s Debbie Monterrey was on the air Monday when a school shooting took place at her 17-year-old daughter's school. The shooter injured six people and killed two.

The Miami Herald (subscription) is reporting that Audacy's WQAM-AM will lose the NFL's Miami Dolphins to iHeartMedia starting next season. iHeart owns two sports-talk stations in South Florida, WGAM-AM and WINZ-AM. Which station the games will move to was not part of the report.

iHeartMedia Los Angeles’ KFI-AM  has launched a limited series podcast and radio news  documentary, Deadly Pill.The podcast and radio special take a close look at the opioid crisis.

Atlanta rocker WNNX-FM celebrated 30 years on the air this week, launching as 99X on October 26, 1992. 99X would go on to become one of the most influential Alt-Grunge-Rock stations of the 90’s and early 2000’s. These days the station airs a New Rock format.

The WHAV call letters were first heard back in 1947. 75 years later, WHAV-FM is going home to the art deco-styled structure it was once housed in.

iHeartMedia Sacramento’s KFBK News Radio recently celebrated 100 years since its first on-air broadcast on September 17, 1922 with the Centennial Celebration. The celebration was hosted by sister iHeart station Talk 650 KSTE Morning Show and former KFBK staff Armstrong and Getty.

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Declining revenue and listenership in 2022, compared to 2021, are the reasons Hubbard's WTOP in Washington DC is looking to eliminate positions. All-news radio stations are the most expensive to operate due to the number of employees needed to run a credible, successful local and regional radio news operation.

(By Deborah Parenti) It’s natural to reflect on leadership as we celebrate some of the best managers in radio in this month’s issue of Radio Ink. Those who grace the pages of this issue have each carved out distinctly unique styles based on their own personalities and experiences.