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Mitch Dolan (pictured) is the new Chief Operating Officer for Great Lakes Media. Dolan, most recently served as COO of Radio & Outdoor for Times-Shamrock Communications. He's also been President of the ABC Radio Station Group and GM at WPLJ-FM in New York City.

Thanks to Hubbard's WIRK in West Palm for sharing this heart warming story. During the first of a two day Hubbard Bahama Relief Drive, WIRK’s Tim Leary and Chelsea Taylor were stopped in their tracks when a mini-van pulled up and out of his car seat came Andrew Dedrick with his full piggy bank.

Entercom Miami's WPOW-FM, WKIS-FM and WQAM-AM have joined forces with Neighbors 4 Neighbors to raise money for the families affected by Hurricane Dorian. The stations are accepting listener donations at their official fund for Bahamas relief HERE

After 27 years on the air Bob Dumas was let go by G105 in Raleigh this week. He posted a video on Facebook Wednesday which has nearly 1,000 listener comments so far. He thanked the station, listeners and told his Facebook followers that they have not seen the last of him.

iHeartMedia has found another way to work with podcasters. The company's Milwaukee cluster is joining forces with The Wisconsin Podcast Festival to promote one listener’s podcast on the air with the iHeart Your Podcast contest.

FOX Sports Radio has announced the launch of a new iHeartRadio Original Podcast, The Fifth Hour with Ben Maller, on the iHeartPodcast Network.

You may recall that Cumulus Charleston Market Manager Sherry Dollar passed away in July after battling breast cancer. Eric Mastel is moving from his Market Manager position in Savannah, to Charleston, to take over that cluster which has five stations.

Twenty-five-year broadcasting executive Gigi South is the new Market Manager for the Cumulus cluster in Savannah. South replaces Eric Mastel, who heads to Cumulus Charleston as Market Manager.

On Preach, award-winning KUER religion reporter Lee Hale sits down with people from all walks of life and all religions, to talk honestly about their doubts and beliefs, life’s big questions, and the way spirituality intersects with their daily struggles and joys. 

The latest episode of Borrell’s Local Marketing Trends podcast, with Gordon Borrell and Corey Elliot, finds the guys chatting with an opinionated local ad-buyer who was the only one to score a perfect 100 on a recent marketing trivia challenge they conducted.