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In Las Vegas, Paul Ihander has been given the role of Program Director for News and Talk Radio 840 AM (KXNT-AM) and Sports Radio 1140 AM (KXST-AM), effective September 4. Prior to joining Entercom, Ihander held the role of APD and News Director for Bonneville Media in Phoenix.

After 12 years with 97.1 The Fan in Columbus Ohio, Jay Taylor is leaving the station. Taylor tells Radio Ink he's leaving at the end of his current agreement and wishes nothing but the best for the staff at The Fan.

Entercom has hired Alex Silverman as PD for KYW Newsradio (KYW-AM) in Philadelphia. Silverman had been APD for News and Programming at WCBS Newsradio 880 (WCBS-AM) in New York, also owned by Entercom.

Ottawa’s JUMP! 106.9 (CKQB-FM) announced, Thursday, their new morning show Brooke & Jubal In The Morning, hosted by award-winning radio hosts Brooke Fox and Jubal Flagg. On September 4, the show will hit the JUMP! 106.9 airwaves, bringing one of North America’s top syndicated morning shows to the Ottawa market.

It's been 60 days since Jay Stevens left radio -- after decades of programming success -- to take a break and recharge. When he hit the beach he had been the Senior VP at Radio One for over a decade. Is he getting the itch to come back? Is the golf scene getting old? We bugged Stevens day and night until he answered our questions. He gave in this week. Here's what he had to day...

(By Steve Stewart) Podcast sponsorships must be more like partnerships. Otherwise, ads are simply wasting the listener’s time, the sponsors’ money, and can cost the podcaster too. This post may get me into a bunch of hot water, but the following has to be said...

The former WFAN morning show co-host, who's accused of running a multi-million dollar ponzi scheme and had to resign in disgrace, was on The Bernie & Sid Show, Thursday. Carton made it sound like he was the greatest New York morning show host of all time.

In a new deal, Atlanta's 92.9 The Game (WZGC-FM) will remain the flagship home for Atlanta Falcons football and Atlanta United soccer. The new multi-year extension will run through the 2023 season. In addition to game broadcasts, the station will continue to air pregame and postgame shows.

It’s been a summer of natural disasters and radio isn’t taking it lying down. WTMJ Radio and 94.5 KTI Country have initiated "Wisconsin Strong – Storm Relief" -- a fundraiser to benefit the victims of this month’s historic severe weather and flooding around the state of Wisconsin -- which will take place Friday, August 31, 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. 

Columbia, South Carolina’s Fox Sports 1400 (owned by iHeart) is now the official home of Clemson University sports in the city, broadcasting all Tiger games for football, men’s and women’s basketball, and baseball.