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Massimo Rosati has been named President of Binnie Media by company owner Bill Binnie. In this new role, Rosati will oversee all aspects of the media business including radio, digital, and outdoor.

Beasley’s 94.7 WCSX-FM (Detroit) and the City of Allen Park will officially unveil Bob Seger Boulevard at 6 p.m. on Friday, October 19. The Big Jim’s House Morning Show has been on a six-month mission to honor the Detroit rock legend and native with a street named after him.

Taylor Morgan (on-air as “Taylor”) has been named midday host for Top 40 station WJFX (HOT 1079) in Fort Wayne, IN. Taylor has spent the last three years working late-nights and weekends on-air at HOT 1079.

Austin’s own Eric Raines of KOKE-FM 98.5/99.3 was named Broadcast Personality Of The Year at Monday night’s 2018 Texas Country Music Awards ceremony at the Will Rogers Auditorium in Fort Worth, TX.

Last week, iHeartMedia’s The Bobby Bones Show celebrated its fifth-annual Joy Week. From October 8-11, Bones’ show encouraged listeners to choose joy, spread happiness, and do good things for others with a week of live studio performances by Country music stars. 

If you are, this new 30-minute weekly podcast might be just what you need. PodcastOne debuts Life Reboot Thursday.

NBA Hall of Famer and DJ Shaquille O'Neal has joined Live365 with his Internet radio station ShaqFu Radio. ShaqFu Radio features all of Shaq's favorite music as well as live DJ sets by Shaq (a.k.a. "DJ Diesel") himself.

Beasley CEO Caroline Beasley recently interviewed Jeremy Kaplan, editor-in-chief of Digital Trends, for the latest episode of her Beyond the Business podcast. Kaplan discusses a variety of transformative topics with Caroline

iHeartMedia and Einhorn’s Epic Productions are giving listeners an early look into the original podcast series Lethal Lit that debuts on iHeartRadio October 29. Lethal Lit is a six-episode scripted podcast that follows teen detective Tig Torres as she returns to her small hometown of Hollow Falls where her aunt was framed as a serial killer ten years ago.

The WOGL midday host posted to Facebook that December 12 will be his last day on the air. His first show on WOGL in Philadelphia was July 2, 1989. He said, "Most radio personalities don’t get the chance to say goodbye on the air, but I will be lucky enough to do so."