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105.9 The Rock, will debut The Josh Innes Show, April 5. He most recently served as the afternoon host on ESPN 97.5 + 92.5 in Houston and previously host for iHeartMedia Houston’s SportsTalk790.

After 50 consecutive years in the business Walt Tiburski will retire April 30. He will remain, for a short time, as a business consultant for Alpine Broadcasting’s WAVV 101.1 FM in the Naples/Ft. Myers market.

The Fuego Radio format is expanding into two new owned and operated Entravision stations in Las Vegas and Palm Springs. 92.7 KRRN-FM in the Moapa Valley and 103.5 KPST-FM in the Coachella Valley join KRTO-FM that flipped at the beginning of the year..

The former Beasley Boston PD is now the Director of FM Programming for Cumulus Detroit, overseeing WDVD-FM (Hot AC) and New Country 93.1 WDRQ-FM (Country).

(By Loyd Ford) Getting noticed is a skill that is often overlooked and rarely practiced today. Sales people need attention to sell their products. Programming people need attention to gain market share. Radio pros looking for work need to gain attention from managers, consultants and others hiring.

(By Randy Lane) The Bert Show celebrates 20 years this week. Bert Weiss and his cast continue to attract top morning ratings with females in their Atlanta home base and in 25 syndicated markets.

The actress posted a tweet responding to former Cumulus host Rob Lederman's racists comments last week. The now unemployed host compared toaster settings to the tone of black women’s skin, mentioning both Berry and Serena Williams. Here's the Berry tweet...

The Todd Starnes Podcast has been added to the Salem Podcast Network. Starnes, a conservative talker, said "Salem is known for its cutting-edge platforms and excellence-driven programming. I’m honored to join such a well-respected industry leader like the Salem Podcast Network.”

Cox Media Tulsa launched its 2021 St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway fundraiser with a goal to sell 13,000 tickets, which would raise $1.3 million for St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital.  This year’s goal is 1,000 more than the cluster sold last year.

Cherry Creek Media/St. George, Utah has named veteran programmer Jeff Cochran as Operations Manager to oversee its 7-station group. Previously Cochran was a SVP of Programming for iHeart in Salt Lake City.