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Suzette Rodriguez has been named a new co-host on The Johnjay & Rich Show. Based in Phoenix at iHeartMedia’s 104.7 KISS FM, Rodriguez joins hosts Johnjay, Rich, and Kyle as they entertain listeners nationwide with their blend of pop culture, news, and events.

The syndicated morning show will join the American Forces Network, effective Monday, November 13, on AFN Radio’s alternative music channel, Freedom Radio. The show, which broadcasts from iHeartMedia’s Alt 98.7 in Los Angeles, will be available to more than 375,000 American service men and women.

iHeartMedia CFO Rich Bressler made a point to remind investors and analysts Wednesday that iHeart was still the biggest radio Kahuna on the block, despite all the recent hoopla and chatter about the Entercom CBS merger.

It’s a 28-hour broadcast from the Guys in Greenville as they go in to bat for Toys for Tots at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Thursday, November 9 at 6 a.m., through Friday, November 10 at 10 a.m. It’s the 14th year that Mattman, Nine, Paige, FatBoy ,and Jeff Lewis Neal have held the toy-drive radiothon.

It wasn't much, .03%, but it was enough of an increase for iHeartMedia executives to say they kept their topline streak alive and are outperforming the radio industry in markets they operate, according to Miller Kaplan.

It's pretty much the same as it has been for quite some time, a smidge over $20 billion. Company executives would not discuss the debt situation on the Wednesday earnings call, citing ongoing negotiations to get that resolved. So, let's dig a little bit more into the numbers.

Spanish Broadcasting System has named Elisa Torres (pictured left) as EVP, Aire Radio Networks and National Radio Sales, and Michelle Marino, SVP, Aire Radio Networks and National Radio Sales, effective immediately.

Broadcast tech company The Telos Alliance—announced today that it has appointed Paul Kriegler as Omnia US Sales Manager, Radio Processing. Telos is the parent company of Omnia. Kriegler has more than 25 years of broadcast management and programming experience, most recently as Operations Manager for Lotus Radio Corporation in Reno.

Nearly 800 listeners in Boston have signed a petition started by Boston WBZ News listener Benjamin Goodman. The website that promotes the petition states, "We are New Englanders deeply concerned that WBZ's recent acquisition by iHeartMedia is poised to undermine a critical public service to citizens who rely on WBZ for critical content."

Today, Katz Media Group clients will be receiving a new Radio Insights piece from Director of Radio Station Solutions, Lisa Cirigliano. The focus of the piece is a reminder of how crowded the roads will be during the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday travel season, and how powerful radio is at targeting those drivers all over the roads.