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Salem's AM 560 The Answer in Chicago announced on Monday that 5P-7P host Steve Cortes will be temporarily stepping away from his show to join President Trump’s re-election campaign in the role of Senior Advisor of Communications.

Entercom has promoted Danny Freisinger to Brand Manager of ESPN 1320 (KIFM-AM) in Sacramento. Freisinger has spent his entire 13-year sports media career in Northern California. He'll continue in his role as Assistant Brand Manager for KGMZ-FM in San Francisco. 

PILOT, NAB's technology innovation initiative, is now accepting submissions for the fifth annual PILOT Innovation Challenge. PILOT allows broadcasters to expand and enhance remote television and radio operations.

KSEI AM 930 in Pocatello, Idaho and KXKS AM 1190 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, are adding the full Salem Radio Network talk lineup. The stations are also adding Townhall news to the top and bottom of the hour.

The learning language site held on to the top spot on the Media Monitors chart last week by airing 67,149 commercials on radio stations across the country. The United States Census Bureau jumped to 2nd from 6th with 51,435 spots.

He was once part of the popular Brooke and Jubal syndicated morning show until his sudden exit in April. Jubal has been hired by iHeartMedia in Seattle to work mornings on KBKS-FM.

Bubba The Love Spongecan now be heard on WCXI AM 1160 and WWCS AM 540. Birach Broadcasting owns the stations in the Detroit and Pittsburgh markets.

97.1 The Ticket host Jamie Samuelsen says he was diagnosed with colon cancer nearly two years ago. The radio vet, who has been covering sports for nearly 30 years in Motown; shared the news on the Jamie & Stoney Show Monday morning.

(By John Garziglia) With the advent of the online public file and time-stamped uploads, the FCC has a new weapon to deploy against radio stations – a stopwatch. 

(By Brad Kelly) The pull that Social Media exerts on today’s world is unquestionable. It helps us stay connected, keep informed, and is generally a source for light entertainment. But we now know there’s a dark side which exists in social media that’s tearing the fabric of who we are -- individually and collectively.