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Radio One Atlanta is switching up its morning line up in 2021. The Morning Hustle is coming to Hot 107.9 and The Rickey Smiley Morning Show is moving toClassix 102.9.

“Danni and The Jar” (WMMX-FM) morning show co-host in Memphis died shortly after midnight Tuesday night. He was 50 years old. The station is only describing the death as a tragic accident as of now.

Bill Weston, Cadillac Jack, John Reynolds, Scott Jameson and Tee Gentry were all part of the company-wide changes impacting the Beasley programming department. Here are all the details...

iHeartMedia has hired Gabe Fleet as EVP of Business Affairs and Chief Music Licensing Counsel. Fleet will focus on iHeart's relationships with the company’s music and entertainment partners, be responsible for business and legal affairs and spearhead the company’s music licensing strategy.

Ashok Sinha has been hired as Entercom's Head of Corporate Communications and PR. Sinha joins Entercom after serving as VP of Communications at WarnerMedia. He's also worked for Publicis Media, NBCUniversal, Viacom and Product(RED).

Hubbard's WTMX-FM announced that, after 22  years with the station, Melissa McGurren was offered a contract extension which much to the surprise of station management she declined.  

4.5 Bay FM (KBAY) & Mix 106.5 (KEZR) annual Holiday Toy Drive will be making it a Merry Christmas for foster children in Santa Clara County. More than 800 toys and more than $4,000 was collected by the Alpha Media stations..

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai made one of his final speeches as Chairman this week. He shared his views on how the FCC has been unable to move its media ownership rules into the modern era, thanks to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, which has gotten in the FCC's way for years.

Townsquare has announced that New Jersey 101.5 Director of Content, Anne Gress, will add the same responsibilities for WPST. Gress said she's to become an official part of PST Nation. "WPST is such an iconic CHR station, whose hallways have been graced with many of our industry’s biggest names."

Cumulus Media has promoted Tish Boden to Market Manager for its Shreveport market where she will now oversee five stations. Before joining Cumulus in 2019 Boden worked for iHeart in Atlanta, Jacksonville and New Orleans.