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Townsquare has hired Troy Clingerman as Market President and Chief Revenue Officer for its Wichita Falls, Texas, cluster. Prior to joining Townsquare, Clingerman was LSM for Tegna (KYTX-TV) in Tyler. He also worked in digital sales management for E.W. Scripps in Tulsa.

Keith Dakin, who has been Regional Operations Manager for Connoisseur, Connecticut, has been promoted to the new corporate level position of VP, Programming for the company.

Bonneville’s “EveryDay Strong” campaign uses 22 radio stations and other media platforms to educate parents and adults on how they can build resilient kids and strong communities.

It was back in July when Rolling Stone wrote a lengthy piece that more than hinted that payola was alive and well in radio. Radio Ink followed that up with an interview with Tim Moore from the Audience Development Group, who also more than hinted that he'd been hearing about possible incidents of payola. O'Reilly was watching.

Jay Hicks has been appointed Program Director for Entercom’s Rhythmic Hits station WPGC 95.5 FM (WPGC-FM) in Washington, DC. Hicks joins Entercom from Buffalo where he served as Brand Manager for WBLK-FM and WBUF-FM.

Charlie Maxx has been named the new nighttime personality, 7p.m.-12midnight, on WXTU-FM in Philadelphia. Maxx most recently served on the prep+ affiliate relations team at ReelWorld and worked weekends on the air at WXTU.

Another example of radio's rapid response to disasters... Hubbard Radio West Palm Beach, FL, will partner with the American Red Cross in a two-day supply drive to help the relief efforts in the Bahamas: Sept. 4-5 in the Hubbard studios parking lot in West Palm Beach.

Beasley Media Group Philadelphia employees recently rolled up their sleeves to lend a helping hand at the Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance as part of the company’s 2019 Day of Caring Initiative.

Hubbard Radio Chicago has added Rachel Kelso to 97-1 FM, to assume the newly created role of Associate Producer with The Sherman & Tingle Show. Kelso graduated college in 2018.

Detroit Sports Talk station 97.1 The Ticket (WXYT-FM) is launching its own special edition beer in partnership with Ellison Brewing and Spirits.