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With the appointment of Jessica Rosenworcel as permanent chair at The FCC - and Gigi Sohn to fill the open seat - the FCC is finally back to a full compliment of Commissioners. We reached out to several radio executives and asked them what they believe the setup under Rosenworcel means for industry.

Following her Tuesday nomination by President Joe Biden, Jessica Rosenworcel said she was deeply humbled to be designated as Chair of the Federal Communications Commission. "It's an honor to work with my colleagues on the Commission and the agency’s talented staff."

Several affiliates have told Radio Ink that Westwood One has put The Dan Bongino Show into "best of" mode for the remainder of the week. His program was not on the radio yesterday. Bongino has been ranting about Cumulus' vaccine mandate. Here's what Bongino said on episode #1634 of his podcast.

All are internal promotions and nobody has left the company. President Darrell Brown says the new structure will position Bonneville to support its existing business and develop in many new areas of opportunity. Here are the changes...

New data shows African Americans spend more time consuming media than any other group, yet there continues to be a lack of representation of the collective Black community. Nielsen's 2021 African American Consumer Report explores the influence of Black Culture on content and media trends.

Good Karma Brands has named company veteran Keith Williams their manager for ESPN Chicago. He replaces Mike Thomas who was hired by Audacy to run their Boston market.

TeshMedia has signed a multi-year extension with Compass Media Networks to continue in its role as the exclusive advertising sales rep for its portfolio of radio assets. Tesh said Compass does an incredible job for his company.

Anthony “Kobe” Fargo will host mornings on 103.7 Your Variety. He joins SummitMedia from 94.1 The Zone in Rochester, NY.

Erik Scott Smith is joining 100.3 The Bull (KILT-FM) in Houston. Smith will join 'The Morning Bullpen' with co-hosts George and Mo. Prior to joining Audacy, Erik Scott Smith had been a personality and executive producer of The Heidi & Frank Show.

Warren Eckstein will reach a significant milestone next month in his career as Pet Behaviorist, Humorist, and TV and Radio Personality. November will mark 40-years since he launched 'The Pet Show With Warren Eckstein' from Los Angeles.