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Jeana Gondek has been hired to serve as the morning news co-host on iHeartMedia's KOA (850 AM, 94.1 FM) in Denver. She started her radio career at WOOD (1300 AM), the iHeartMedia news-talk station in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Results Radio has hired Mark Zander to serve as the classic rock format captain for two of its stations in Northern California: KTHU (100.7 FM) in Chico and KHRD (103.1 FM) in Redding. He takes over for Ron Woodward and Olivia Henderson.

John Lewis is promoted to Regional Vice President/Market Manager for Huntsville and Chattanooga. Lewis, who joined Cumulus Media in 2009, is promoted from his role as Market Manager for Huntsville. The company owns five stations in Huntsville.

Beasley Media's cluster of stations in Charlotte, North Carolina will host a charity event to benefit a local children's hospital. The 11th annual Secret Santa will take place Thursday, December 8 at the station group's studios in Charlotte.

Cumulus Media has hired Nikki Blakk to serve as the on-air host for San Francisco classic rock station KSAN (107.7 FM, The Bone). The hiring is a homecoming for Blakk, who started her radio career as an intern with KSAN while attending nearby SFSU.

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On Friday it was announced that the House Judiciary Committee will markup the American Music Fairness Act this week. A markup is the first step a bill goes through on the path to becoming a law. The American Music Fairness Act would mandate a new performance fee on radio stations for playing music.

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