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KJLH-FM in Inglewood, CA will present the '5th Annual Men’s Empowerment Summit', on September 17. The Keynote Speaker at the day-long event will be Judge Greg Mathis, a former Michigan District Court Judge, now arbitrator on the syndicated 'Judge Mathis' program.

SportsMap Radio Network is set to premiere 'College Football Weekly' on September 3. Two other programs, focusing on the NFL season, are also set to kick-off.

Kendall B., morning host at KJHM-FM Denver, is moving on. His final broadcast on Jammin 101.5 will be September 2.

iHeartMedia Raleigh has promoted Michael Burger to Market President. He previously served as SVP of Sales for the cluster. Prior to that, Burger served as VP/Sales for iHeart St. Louis.Burger replaces Alan Kirshbom.

Vision Multimedia Group's Sheila Brown, who owns WUFO in Buffalo, has written a letter to FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel urging her and the Commission to approve GeoBroadcast Solutions' proposal to change an FM booster rule to allow broadcasters to geo-target. Read the letter HERE.

In response to the NAB's announcement that 222 House members now support the Local Radio Freedom Act musicFIRST Coalition Chairman Joe Crowley said what the NAB has on the table is meaningless because its not actual legislation.

Cumulus/Westwood One Chief Insights Officer Pierre Bouvard has written a case study piece about the right mix of events to create future demand using brand building as a tool. His focus this week is automotove, typically radio's largest category.

Salem Media Group has announced that recently retired KNUS-AM Denver morning host Peter Boyles will host a Saturday morning (9 am - 12 pm) show starting September 10th.

And Greg Frey will lead that new division as VP, Music Partnerships. Frey, a 12- year Cumulus veteran, will serve as the company’s new liaison with artists, labels,  booking agencies, and promoters. Frey will report to Chief Content Officer Brian Philips. 

Leon Williamson has been named Vice President of Sales for iHeartMedia Indianapolis. Williamson joins the Indianapolis market from the iHeartMedia Miami cluster