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Atlanta native Jason Pullman joins New Country 101-FIVE/WKHX-FM, Atlanta, January 11. Before leaving the market, Pullman hosted mornings for a decade on 94.9 The Bull.

106.7 The Fan (WJFK-FM), Washington D.C. is moving the midday team of Grant Paulsen and Danny Rouhier to afternoon drive. On-air personality Pete Medhurst will serve as interim midday show host.

Those are the words of WTOP Director of News & Programming Julia Ziegler from a note she sent to the WTOP news team as the events from Wednesday began to wind down and she had a chance to catch her breath. We interviewed Ziegler Thursday to find out exactly how WTOP sprung into action as events quickly changed Wednesday afternoon.

In our continuing coverage of the radio industry's reporting on the historic events in Washington, DC this week, we turn to CBS Audio Network VP & General Manager Craig Swagler, who explains to us how things went down, and how his team stepped up, in his own words.

The company pre-announced Q4 2020 earnings on Thursday and says Q4 net revenue is expected to come in at $110 to $114 million, an increase of 4% to 7.7% over Q4 of 2019. Full year revenue is expected to deliver revenue of between $373 million and $377 million, a decline of between 14.8% and 13.7% over 2019.

Longtime KMJ Fresno host Ray Appleton criticized how the media was covering the Capitol Hill riots by saying on his show that “certain news editors should be hanged ... maybe.”

Chicago Media Writer Robert Feder has the story about Todd Ganz who used his free time, after being let go by Hubbard, to launch a podcast, with former WTMX-FM host Stephani Young, called If The Walls Could Talk.

In celebration of the Browns first playoff game in 18 years, ESPN Cleveland’s Emmett Golden will be live on 850 ESPN Cleveland for 24 consecutive hours. The special broadcast, No Sleep Til Playoffs ,begins Saturday, January 9 at 3 PM.

Subsuelo member Canyon Cody has been named host of Alternalido. The Latin show, which launched in May 2020, features an expertly curated mix of alternative sounds from Latin artists around the world.