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Beasley Media Group has hired Cat Thomas as Operations Manager for the company's Las Vegas cluster which includes KCYE-FM, KKLZ-FM, KDWN-AM, KOAS-FM and KVGS-FM.

Long-time broadcaster Mike Whorf passed away last week. Whorf was the host of the popular WJR-AM program Kaleidoscope. Whorf started as a radio announcer on the Armed Forces Network where he toured bases in California, Texas and Morocco. He was inducted in the Michigan Association of Broadcaster’s Hall of Fame in 2008.

NewsRadio 610 and NewsRadio 96.7 are preparing for the Make 12 Hours Count radiothon. The event is set for November 17 from 6 AM - 6 PM.

Jeff Luckoff takes over as Market President and Chief Revenue Officer for Townsquare Media's Grand Rapids media cluster. He moves from iHeartMedia where he was Regional Vice President.

The Coronavirus Radio Ideas Awards are out. Benztown, P1 Media Group and Radiodays Europe teamed up for the Friday the 13th virtual presentation of 13 winners in 13 categories.

Recording artist, YouTube regular and entrepreneur Kesha has linked up with iHeart for a new podcast. Kesha And The Creepies launches November 20.

Roxanne Marati has been named Senior Vice President and Market Manager for Entercom Kansas City. Marati previously served as Vice President of Sales for Entercom Denver since 2013.

Revenue from Urban One's radio division, on a same-station basis, was down 29.7%. Excluding political, it was down 34.5%. By comparison, Q2 was down 57.1%. Radio did improve by over 50% from Q2 to Q3 this year which is another indication that, as the year goes on, revenue is coming back.

Total revenue for the Conservative/Religious broadcaster declined about $4 million from Q3 2019. Broadcast revenue was down 4.8%, ($45.4 million), compared to 2019 ($45.7 million) and up 15% compared to Q2 2020.

McKay got his start in the business on Armed Forces Radio while in the Air Force stationed in Guam. He continued to work in radio across the country, becoming PD at 99.9 KISS Country in South Florida and then 92.5 XTU in Philadelphia. McKay died from complications from Parkinsons