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The New York Post says Univision's board is considering several internal candidates once Falco (pictured) retires at the end of the year. Those candidates include CFO Peter Lori and Chief Revenue Officer Tonia O’Connor. The Post reports former Univision networks President Cesar Conde is also being considered. Conde is now an executive at Telemundo

XPRS-AM in San Diego has a new morning show after the recent jump to Entercom by previous host Dan Sileo. Sports station The Mighty 1090 has hired Ben Higgins and Steve Woods for morning drive as of today.

John Lewis (left) returns to Cumulus as Market Manager in Huntsville, replacing the retiring Ray Nelson. And former Greater Media Market Manager Stephen Chessare joins Cumulus taking over their Bridgeport, CT, cluster.

The ratings firm announced it's launching a new set of reports for diary market subscribers called Diary Monthly Insights. The new reports, available to subscribers of PD Advantage and Arbitrends, will provide more details about diary listening behavior and trends.

John O’Connell is the new PD for Kiss Country 99.9 (WKIS-FM) in Miami. O'Connell will continue to program Entercom's Alternative station in Miami (104.3 The Shark). O'Connell said he is beyond excited to come back to the Country format and join the team at one of the most legendary Country radio stations in America.

According to Media Monitors, the national retailer aired 32,981 commercials on radio stations across the country last week. That was good for second place (up from 11th) and only behind GEICO which was first again (36,868). Who else made the top five?

(By Gabriel Barnes) Are Facebook’s recent updates the end for radio on social media? The short answer is no! However, the changes do require everyone to rethink their Facebook strategies — lest they suffer the repercussions.

The Mentoring & Inspiring Women in Radio Group has announced the four mentees selected to participate in the 2018 MIW Group Mildred Carter Mentoring Program. The program matches up-and-coming women in the radio industry with female professionals recognized as leaders in all aspects of radio.

Beasley Media Group Chief Operating Officer Brian Beasley was recently honored at The Meggan Morency 8th Annual Wild West Night. The event took place on Saturday, March 17 at Ron Bergeron's Green Glades Ranch in Weston, Florida. Beasley was recognized for his philanthropic work.

Spanish-language broadcaster LBI Media has announced a new multi-year agreement to carry Astros games on La Ranchera Deportes 850 AM and 101.7 FM. The stations will broadcast all 162 regular season games.