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Abrams is calling the consultancy MediaVisions and he says the focus will be a new radio format. "Complete reimagination of video content, news and information."

Back in January we reported that KGAF in Gainesville, Texas was denied specialized license plates for a new station van. The department of Motor Vehicles claimed that KGAF was insensitive, with some believing the letters stood for "Give A F*&K."

Weber, one of the last remaining WLS originals, died at the age of 89 last weekend from cancer. After years at WLS, Weber worked at WIND and WMAQ. (Picture courtesy Art Vuolo.)

And they want the FCC to get out of their way. Twenty-five AM broadcasters have submitted comments to the FCC regarding proposed rule changes that would make it easier for AM signals to be broadcast in HD. Here are the highlights from their letter...

Larry Stone is the owner of Stonecom Communications. The company owns four stations and two translators in the city of Cookeville, TN. Stone and his team were extremely close to the exact location where the recent tornado touched down killing over 20 people. We spoke to Stone about how his team sprung into action to help their community. 

Entravision has appointed Bernice Lopez Smith to Senior Vice President and Debbie Flores to Vice President of Integrated Marketing Solutions. Both executives will be based in McAllen, TX.

Zepp will co-host the KQ Morning Show with Tom Barnard at the Cumulus Minneapolis station. He was was on-air host at KQRS for 19 years, before heading to Bozeman, MT, where he was morning show host for KBFN-FM/The Eagle.

KDMX/Dallas-Fort Worth (102.9 NOW) has recruited Michelle Boros to be its new morning drive host. Boros joins KDMX from KAMP-FM in Los Angeles, where she most recently served as on-air personality/Music Director.

KHOW radio intern Helene Pruzynski was murdered 40 years ago at the age of 21. A new podcast in the True Crime Chronicles series from Vault Sudios details how authorities found Pruzynski's killer James Curtis Clanton.

With Mike Bloomberg now out of the Democratic primary race and vacating the top position on the Media Monitors list of the nation’s leading radio advertisers, Progressive has retaken the summit after a week at number two.