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Next up in our series on finding high-performance Account Executives is Massimo Rosati, President of Binnie Media. The privately owned, New Hampshire-based company operates stations across Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire.

The United Kingdom’s Bauer Media is launching the first-ever nationwide Country Music radio station in the UK, Country Hits Radio, and it has picked up The Ty Bentli Show. Bentli, and his co-hosts Chuck Wicks and Tricia “TJ” Jenkins, will entertain fans during PM drive time across the UK.

Neuhoff Media Bloomington, IL, has handed Wes Styles the PD job for 97.9 Bob FM. Meanwhile, SuavA — the longtime PD of Hot 105-5 in Decatur, GA — adds PD duties for Hot 100.7’s The Beat of Blono (Bloomington-Normal).

Detroit native Phillip "PK" Kukawinski now calls Louisville home. He’s the new Content Director and PM drive host on ALT 105.1 (WGHL). PK has worked in Alternative radio since 2009 with previous stops in Detroit, MI, and Scranton, PA.

KNSJ-FM is off the air, it says, due to "climate disruption." Actually it was one of the worst ice storms to hit the area in decades. The violent weather damaged the station's antenna, knocking it off the air. The station started a unique campaign to raise the money needed for repairs.

Ashley Bourque is the new Project Manager/Associate Director Brand Marketing & Strategic Partnerships, for Country Radio Broadcasters. She will work on the Country Radio Seminar and the Country Radio Hall of Fame Dinner and induction ceremony.

They are Rover’s Morning Glory, weekday mornings, and The Keith Show, hosted by Keith Moyer, in afternoon drive. Both kick off April 1.

SmartRadio is a next-generation cloud-based data-driven radio platform consisting of several components: multichannel Smart Production, Smart Publication, Smart Analytics, and data-driven Smart Tools. It will be demonstrated at NAB in booth N4120.

Over the years AM Radio has always been on of the most controversial topics we've written about. It always leads to a lot of discussion, comments, feedback and angst. Bryan Broadcasting's Ben Downs says he has the solution.

That's what The Financial Times is reporting as the price the streaming music company paid for the three year old story-driven podcast network launched by Max Cutler.