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Stephanie Tichenor is the new Program Director for WLS-AM 890, while Lauren Cohn joins the on-air news team.

(By Tom Webster) Phone surveys still work, and online sampling continues to get better as we develop more sophisticated ways to weight and frame that data. But there's a type of sampling we see out there that we would never rely on as the sole source of decision support for radio stations...



His real name is Billy Cova, but on-air it’s just “Cova” — and now he’s been named the new evening host, 7 p.m.-Midnight, for market-leading Top 40 station WJFX (HOT 1079) in Fort Wayne, IN.

Neuhoff Communications has launched a new company-wide initiative called the Fast Forward Leadership Program. The goal is to invest in the development of future leaders from within the Neuhoff organization. Here's who the company chose to be in its inaugural class...

PJ Media is a conservative news site and Salem will add it to the other conservative sites it's been buying up. PJ Media will become part of Salem-owned Townhall Media.

Brandon Chase has been named Program Director at Fox Sports in Charlotte, NC. Chase has been with the company for over 11 years and began his career on the air at KISS 95.1 in 2008.

NESN (New England Sports Network) and VSiN (Vegas Stats & Information Network) have entered an agreement for VSiN’s sports betting show Follow the Money to air live on NESNplus weekdays, 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. ET.

That increase is a result of net revenue coming in at $309.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2018. For the year, Cumulus reported revenue of $1.14 billion, up 0.4%. Revenue from Cumulus' radio stations, which makes up nearly 70% of all revenue, was $212.4 million in the quarter, up 5.2%.

Former New York City police detective and private investigator Bo Dietl will give listeners an uncensored take on true crime and the issues of the day in his new One Tough Podcast, on 77 WABC’s OG Podcast Network.

Jacobs Media and the organizers of Podcast Movement have expanded their relationship with the third year of Jacobs Media’s “Broadcasters Meet Podcasters.” Jacobs Media will be developing 2½ days of sessions designed to bring broadcasters and podcasters together.