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Cumulus Media has tapped Scott Vertical of WDVD (96.3 FM) in Detroit to host a new morning show for Ann Arbor's adult album alternative station WQKL (107.1 FM). Vertical takes over for Martin Bandyke, a 40-year radio personality in southeast Michigan, who recently retired.

Hubbard Broadcasting's Washington, D.C.-based news outlet WTOP (103.5 FM) says Michelle Basch and John Aaron will host WTOP's morning news program weekdays from 5 a.m. to 10 a.m. Eastern Time. Basch joined the station in 2006; Aaron joined one year later.

Premiere Networks is marking the 20th anniversary of George Noory's hosting duties at the syndicated overnight program "Coast to Coast AM." The program reaches millions of listeners on over 640 radio stations across the country.

A radio station in American Samoa is getting some local attention from a Southern California newspaper. Adult top 40 station KKHJ (93.1 FM) in Pago Pago took on its call letters more than two decades ago as a tribute to Los Angeles station KHJ (930 AM).

Public radio station KUTX (98.9 FM) in Austin is celebrating its 10th year as a full-power broadcaster. The music station launched in January 2013 after sister-station KUT (90.5 FM) became a full-time news and information outlet.

Entravision announced that CEO Walter Ulloa passed away of a sudden heart attack on December 31, 2022. He was 74 years old. Entravision’s Board of Directors issued the following statement...

Brian Demay, the program director for Cincinnati's adult contemporary station WRRM (98.5 FM, Warm 98.5), died this week following a lengthy battle with cancer. Listeners knew Demay for his weekly Wine Wednesday segment, his "Corny Joke of the Day" routine and his warm demeanor on air.

(By Buzz Knight) As CES 2023 begins rolling out there is no doubt the show will be filled with plenty of “buzz” about the Metaverse. The 2022 show, while lacking in the typical crowd surge, certainly wasn’t lacking in metaverse positioning for many companies.

Vulture takes a look at the year ahead and previews a list of 13 podcasts they are looking forward to, including several from iHeartMedia. Check out their list HERE.

Gary Hahn, a broadcaster for North Carolina State University, has been suspended indefinitely after he made a remark about "illegal aliens" while offering the score for the Sun Bowl college football game in El Paso on Friday.