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iHeartMedia and Elton John have teamed up to celebrate the launch of the Rocket Man’s new autobiography with a special event.

In the end the listener-supported left leaning station just could not sustain itself. WBAI is owned by Pacifica Foundation which has been plagued by financial troubles for years. The entire WBAI staff has been fired.

Tim Gratzer has 24 years of experience in the radio industry. He’s a great mentor for his AEs, according to Cumulus Market Manager Alex Cadelago, because he's equally vested in their personal growth as he is their financial success.

Bonneville Denver has hired Tyler Polumbus to a multi-year contract at Sports Radio 104.3 The Fan. Polumbus joins Darren “DMac” McKee and Nick Ferguson on “The Drive,” weekdays from 3 to 7 p.m. Tom Nalen recently has left the station for personal reasons.

Boston's WBZ-FM/98.5 The Sports Hub is looking for a PD with veteran PD Mike Thomas deciding to move on. Thomas has led the station's programming efforts over the past decade. He's taken the GM position for Good Karma's WMVP in Chicago.

Mike Moore is taking up the reins as PD of Cumulus Country station WKHX-FM/Kicks 101.5 in Atlanta. Moore heads to Atlanta from Portland, OR, where he was most recently VP of Programming for Entercom’s Portland station group and PD of “99.5 The Wolf” KWJJ-FM.

Today, more than ever, consumers expect brands to contribute to their well-being and quality of life as well. That’s especially true of millennials: 71 percent say they prefer brands that drive social and environmental change. Addressing this Bob Liodice, CEO of the Association of National Advertisers and co-chair of Forecast 2020, will give a presentation called "Being a Force for Good to Drive Growth."

Podcast network Curiouscast has released the second season of the true-crime podcast Crime Beat. Hosted by crime reporter Nancy Hixt, Crime Beat debuted as the #1 podcast in Canada (Apple Podcasts).

iHeartMedia announced Monday that JT Bosch has been named SVP of Programming for the Greensboro, NC, market. Bosch has over 20 years of radio industry experience and has been with iHeartMedia since March 2001.

The FCC has notified Lake Worth, FL, resident Charles Goodwin that he was operating his low-power transmitter on 88.7 at levels above the legal limit.