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It's more responsibility for Bob Rosenthal who gets the VP/GM job for Scripps in the Idaho market. Most recently, Rosenthal was General Sales Manager for Cumulus Media in Boise.

Kashon Powell, VP of Programming for Radio One, has tapped veteran media personality Madelyne Woods to host a new morning show on WOL-AM/Washington, D.C. Woods takes over the slot that was vacated by Tom Joyner.

WIL St. Louis host Mason Schreader got a tattoo of the radio station he worked for one week before he was fired. Schreader hosted mornings on the “Mason & Remy Show” with Zachary Hoesly. He posted this picture to Twitter with the comment: “Hahahahahhahhahahhahahha I just got fired.

The stations involved were The New 93Q, Country Legends 97.1, and 106.9 and 107.5 This was the 13th annual Radiothon on Dec. 1-2,  and the final figure for contributions was $655,329.

It's a newly created position for McHale who comes to CBS Radio from American Apparel, where he was SVP and Chief Information Officer and responsible for rebuilding the entire IT organization from the ground up.

Starting Monday Houstonians will once again be able to hear The Kidd Kraddick Morning Show thanks to a deal between YEA Networks and Radio One’s KROI, RadioNOW 92.1.

Chicago's FM6 retro station MeTV FM (WRME-LD) is adding market veteran Phil Manicki as Program Director. Manicki helped launch 97.1 The Drive (WDRV) in 2001, where he worked for 21 years, and held various roles at The Loop (WLUP), WGN, and WCKG.

Digital media company Ankler Media has announced a collaboration with Southern California Public Radio and its flagship station LAist (KPCC). This partnership aims to deliver comprehensive Hollywood news and analysis over the air, online, and on social media.

Jim Leven (pictured) and Bruce Mittman started Community Broadcasters back in 2006. Today their growing company owns 15 stations in 4 small upstate New York markets and three South Carolina markets. Both are featured in our upcoming May 23rd issue that focuses on independent operators. And boy does Leven have an opinion on HD Radio.

Spanish Broadcasting System Miami General Manager Donny Hudson has been appointed to the Florida Association of Broadcasters’ Board of Directors. Hudson has been with SBS for 22 years.