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Jake Thomson has been promoted to Program Director of WUBB/Bob 106.9 in Savannah, GA. He will also continue as afternoon show host. Thomson has been with the station since 2015.

(By Ed Ryan) The fires have been raging in Los Angeles. Windy conditions over the past 24 hours have made the situation extremely dangerous and unpredictable, putting more lives and property in harm's way. Ken Charles is with Entercom in L.A. which owns six stations, including Newsradio KNX. We reached out to Ken and asked him about how his team is coverage the fire.

The Getty fires are climbing the canyons in Los Angeles and, with evacuations are underway, residents are tuning in to local radio for live updates and information about evacuations.

CMG Preisdent Kim Guthrie has received Iowa State University Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication's James W. Schwartz Award for Distinguished Service to Journalism and Communication Award.

Since 1992 radio stations have been prohibited from devoting more than 25 percent of total hours per week to programs that duplicate any other station in the market. The goal of the rule was to promote competition and program diversity.

Premiere Networks and Dr. Dave Creative Entertainment have launched Legit Check on iHeartRadio. Hosted by Yeezy Busta, Legit Check is a journey through the world of sneaker culture.

In celebration of the 36th anniversary of 89.5 KVNE, the station will be adding two new stations in January 2020.

Forecast 2020 is coming up November 20 at the Harvard Club, NYC. "Independent and Optimistic: Why Smaller Can be Better & More Profitable" is one of the informative panel discussions on the agenda. On the panel will be Kristin Cantrell, owner/CEO, Cap Cities/Seven Mountains Media.

On Halloween night, October 31, Coast to Coast AM host George Noory will continue the annual tradition of featuring a special Ghost to Ghost AM version of his successful radio program.

And both have direct relevance for a wide audience. On Sunday, November 3, Parcast will premiere a limited-run series called Political Scandals that will detail the 52 biggest political scandals in history. Meanwhile, relationship expert Esther Perel has a new show called How’s Work? Premiering on Tuesday, November 5.