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iHeartMedia's KJR in Seattle has dropped the long-time morning man after he was allegedly arrested in a prostitution ring last month. Levy posted to Twitter that after 23 years with the station, his run at KJR is over.

Over the weekend, nationally syndicated host Delilah announced her son Zachariah had committed suicide and she will be off the air for awhile to grieve. She said Zachariah had been dealing with depression for and committed suicide on October 3. Here's Delilah's full statement.

(By Beau Phillips) Is your radio station great, or just good enough? Author Jim Collins insists that “Good is the enemy of great.” Truly great businesses don’t settle. They challenge the status quo, embrace change, and constantly innovate. Good companies fight for the scraps.

First it was Cam Newton with the sexist jab at female journalist Jourdan Rodrigue. Now, nbcsports.com reports that Philly sports radio host Mike Missanelli has been cut loose by Philadelphia’s ABC affiliate for a sexist comment about Beth Mowins doing the play-by-play on Monday Night Football.

(By Bob McCurdy) We have long championed the importance of a well-rounded media campaign. “Everything in moderation” applies to both life and media mixes but “balanced” is not a word that applies to most ad campaigns today. I began jotting down how radio could bring back media campaign equilibrium...

Bones will emcee the 73rd Annual Congressional Correspondents Dinner on October 25 at the National Building Museum. He will be joined by House Speaker Paul Ryan, who will deliver the keynote remarks, and headline entertainer Roy Wood Jr. 

On Thursday night, Charles Osgood was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the News and Documentary Emmys at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall. Several long standing ovations ensued at the packed event.

The fourth annual mega-concert will celebrate the best in Latin music with performances by Nacho, Gente De Zona, Don Omar, CNCO, Reik, Jesse y Joy, and Camila Cabello, with more artists to follow. For the second year, the concert event will be hosted by Enrique Santos, Chairman and Chief Creative Officer of iHeartLatino and on-air personality.

KXXF Free FM (Beaumont, TX) has added veteran radio programmer and on-air talent Gary Lee Love to its roster. Love will work the afternoon drive shift, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. He has been on the air for 50 years and was inducted into the Texas Radio Hall of Fame in 2016.

Karen Wishart began her employment with Urban One as an Executive VP on October 2. She'll be taking over for Linda Vilardo as Chief Administrative Officer after Vilardo's final day on the job, which is December 31. The two will work together during the transition. According to an SEC filing, when Wishart takes over she'll be paid a base salary of $425,000 with an opportunity to make up to $150,000 in bonuses.