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New Hampshire radio legend Mike Morin will co-host a new morning show on Binnie Media’s 106.3/99.1 Frank FM/Manchester, NH. Morin will be teamed up with Lori D for Morin In the Morning with Lori D. 

Christine Malovetz has been elevated to Assistant Program Director of ALT 92.3 (WNYL-FM) in New York. She will continue to host the station’s midday drive show.

Top music and media executives gathered at Freds at Barneys New York on April 4 to honor iHeartMedia’s Bob Pittman, Rich Bressler, John Sykes, and Tom Poleman for their outstanding professional and philanthropic achievements.

It’s a way to hook in younger listeners, according to CEO Jarl Mohn who was interviewed by Amplifi Media CEO Steve Goldstein at the NAB Show, Monday. The average age of an NPR podcast listener is 33 according to Mohn.

St. Louis Public Radio is reporting that its founder and longtime University of Missouri-St. Louis administrator Donald Driemeier was 80. A cause of death has not been announced.

The Mark & Brian Radio Show is returning for a special one-off to celebrate KLOS’s (Los Angeles) 50th anniversary reunion show on April 25. Joining the duo will be family members, Todd Donoho, the Commissioner of Sports, and Chuck Moshontz, Spectrum News 1.

It’s a long-term deal for Hochman, the co-host of afternoon drive on 560 WQAM Sports Radio (WQAM-AM). He will remain on Hoch and Crowder alongside co-host Channing Crowder. 

Talker Chris Daniel celebrated his 10th anniversary on-air at NewsTalk 580/105.9 KMJ/Fresno, CA, in style recently. Hundreds of loyal KMJ listeners crowded into ApCal Winery on March 22 to enjoy live music, comedy, and Daniel.

In a coup for the The Michael Kay Show on 98.7 ESPN, beginning the week prior to the NFL season, New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold will join the action providing opinion and analysis.

The disgraced former WFAN morning host told Michael Kay on WFAN’s biggest competitor in  New York, ESPN 98.7-FM, that WFAN turned him down for an interview so he reached out to Kay. Carton was part of the highly successful morning show with Boomer Esiason before his gambling issues caught up with him and was arrested.