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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.

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.