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Radio One Richmond, VA, has signed on-air personality DJ Sir RJ to take over nights on WCDX – iPower 92.1FM/104.1FM. Also known as Richie Savage, DJ Sir RJ makes the move from Entercom Richmond.

Fourstateshomepage.com is reporting the passing of longtime Joplin, MO, radio personality Mike Lang who passed away on July 4. He was 70.

Accounting firm Miller Kaplan has named Steve Scadden its new Director of Media Services. Scadden is a seasoned sales executive with 27 years of experience in the media industry.

Nielsen tracking shows radio reaches 92 percent of U.S. adults 18+, every week. Roger Rafson, SVP Political/Issue Advocacy & Strategic Alliances for Gen Media Partners, tells Radio Ink it's the reachability and targetability of radio that has advertising-dollar decision-makers looking forward to this political season.

Baltimore's WBAL NewsRadio 1090 and FM 101.5 earned the Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcasters Association first-place award for Outstanding Spot News for its coverage of the Capital Gazette shootings in Annapolis in June of 2018.

The new service comes from Nielsen Scarborough and launches with iHeartMedia, Westwood One, Cadence13, Cabana, and Stitcher as early clients.

Cox Media Group has selected the aiWARE-powered Veritone Essentials suite of applications to use across its 60+ radio stations in 11 markets.

CBS News is offering a one-hour Apollo 11 special, “One Giant Leap Revisited,” beginning Thursday, July 11, to run ahead of Apollo’s July 16 launch anniversary and through July 20, which marks the 50th anniversary of the moon landing.

Veteran morning radio host Brian Pierce (Cozadd) is hanging up the headphones after 45 years in radio. His last day will be July 26 with his final morning show on WUSW-FM  and his final talk show (10a-12n) on WMAY-AM, both in Springfield, IL.

CNN is producing a six-part companion podcast to its show The Movies where entertainment experts Lisa France, Sandra Gonzalez, and Kristen Meinzer discuss the groundbreaking films of each decade and talk to some of today’s biggest stars.