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Lazer Broadcasting has expanded its national ad sales relationship with Gen Media Partners by moving all of its 43 Spanish-language radio stations to Gen. The company was already representing Lazer stations in seven markets. The expanded deal adds 26 more stations.

Sherman Kizart, Managing Director for Kizart Media Partners, has been chosen to sit on the FCC's new Equity and Diversity Council. He tells Radio Ink it's a tremendous honor. Sherman is pictured here with Radio Ink Publisher Deborah Parenti.

Sports Radio 99.9 The Fan and partnering station 620 The Ticket will broadcast live play-by-play for all games that include NC State, Duke, and UNC in this year’s ACC Baseball Championship, beginning Thursday (May 24) through Sunday from the Durham Bulls Athletic Park in Durham, NC.

Classic Rock WKLH-FM raised more than $300,000 to benefit Children's Wisconsin. The 12 hour event, WKLH Giving Tuesday-A Holiday of Miracles, was hosted by the Dave, Dorene & Gino morning show.

Programming veteran Morgan Prue has been named Assistant Program Director/Music Director at Beasley’s 105.7 WROR-FM in Boston. Prue served as APD at WMJX-FM/Boston (MAGIC 106.7) the past six years.

PodcastOne has added four new podcasts hosted by high-profile personalities. The programs are Chad’s World, Zane’s World, Selfie Made and Just Between Us.

WXKS-FM has launched its newly rebranded morning show, "Billy and Lisa in the Morning". Long-time Kiss 108 personalities Billy Costa and Lisa Donovan will lead the revamped morning show along with co-hosts Justin Aguirre and Winnie Akoury.

Beasley Media Group CEO Caroline Beasley accepted the Radio Ink Lifetime Achievement Award for her dad, and the founder of the company, George Beasley, Wednesday, at Forecast 2020 in New York City.

XYZ with Erik Zachary is a five-hour nightly program for Top 40 and Hot AC Radio. Skyview Networks is launching the show into syndication and will be the exclusive distributor, affiliate sales representative and network sales partner.

On Tuesday, iHeartMedia’s Bobby Bones featured a full-program dedicated to the victims of the Las Vegas shooting with live, in-studio performances from several Country music artists. The theme was “Love > Hate.” Bones announced that all #PimpinJoy and limited-edition “Love > Hate” apparel will benefit the Las Vegas Victims Fund. So far, $50,000 has been raised.