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Hubbard Radio Chicago Market Manager Jeff England announced late Thursday that Keith Hastings will join 97.1FM The Drive, as Brand and Content Director. Hastings replaces Rob Cressman who retired earlier this month.

CMG has hired on-air veteran Lorenzo “Ice-Tea” Thomas as afternoon drive host for STAR 94.5 in Orlando. Thomas worked for CMG in Miami at JAMZ as afternoon host from 2003-2014. He's also worked in Norfolk, Baltimore and Washington, DC.

Audacy is expanding its broadcast partnership with the New York Mets that will make the app the exclusive free digital streaming home for all Mets games. English and Spanish language broadcasts from flagship WCBS-AM will now be available on the app.

The new Cirrus Streaming app empowers broadcasters to offer their listeners a more robust mobile listening session. The app also enables listeners to interact and engage with their favorite station in new ways.

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and bestselling author Jon Meacham is launching a short-form daily podcast. "Reflections of History", features Meacham thoughts on critical moments in global history and how they continue to impact the world today.

Lemonada Media is expanding its offering of podcasts following an injection of eight-million dollars in funding. The network, that claims it "makes life suck less" will grow its 20-program lineup to more than 30 original podcasts in 2022.

Lynn Montemayor has been named as the General Sales Manager of Beasley Media Group Detroit-based radio properties. She most recently spent four years as a Partner & Chief Marketing Officer at a Motor City-based marketing agency.

Nancy Wirth is the new Director of Sales for Cumulus Boise’s six-station cluster. Wirth joins Cumulus from theDove, a regionally syndicated faith-based radio and television group in Medford, Oregon.

Jonathan Garthwaite has been promoted to Senior Vice President and Publisher, Townhall Media. Salem is the parent company of Townhall Media. Garthwaite has been with Townhall Media since its inception in 1995.

Max Media's WOOZ-FM in Southern Illinois (Marion-Carbondale) just wrapped a record-breaking year for their St. Jude Radiothon with a final total of $331,148. This includes a record 4.8 million pennies and over $47K from auctions. In the 28-year history of the radiothon the station has raised $4.8 million for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.