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Top 40 station Pulse FM 96.6 & 102.5 in Raleigh, NC, has recruited Mel Rose to take over midday duties. Rose will also run promotions for Pulse FM and Hot AC sister Star 92.9.

James Campbell has been named the new host of Beasley’s nationally syndicated show CheckpointXP. Each week, CheckpointXP will feature news that impacts gamers and fans alike, plus share various top-of mind stories from the world of esports and gaming pop culture.

iHeartMedia CEO Bob Pittman and CFO Richard Bressler dialed in to the 28th Deutshe Bank Media, Internet & Telecom Conference Tuesday. The event was to take place in Palm Beach, however, coronavirus fears turned it into a virtual event. On the call, a question about the virus was asked.

During the Deutsch Bank conference call Tuesday, iHeart COO Richard Bressler said there were three factors taking place that have put radio in a stronger position with advertisers. Podcasting was at the top of his list.

The original nationally-syndicated talk show about guns and shooting sports is celebrating 25 years on the air. The program airs live on Sundays from 2PM-5PM Eastern, and runs on more than 270 stations every week.

Security and technology website Bleeping Computer reports that while investigating a 2019 cyber-attack on the company, Entercom also discovered that an unauthorized actor gained access to Radio.com user information for about three hours.

KXAN TV in Austin is reporting that radio host Alex Jones was arrested for driving while intoxicated early Tuesday morning.

LeadsRx customers will now benefit from the automated delivery of broadcast advertising data, while WideOrbit customers will be able to tap into multi-touch attribution capabilities across multiple advertising channels.

Joey Fortman has been tapped as morning show host and Digital Media Specialist for the Bay Area’s KOIT-FM/San Francisco (96.5 KOIT).

The Robby and Rochelle show is moving to weekday mornings at MacDonald Garber Broadcasting’s heritage CHR WKHQ/Traverse City, MI. The show, hosted by Robby Bridges and Rochelle Gagnon, and was previously heard at WDVD/Detroit and WSHK/Portsmouth, NH.