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The syndicated host of Big Boy’s Neighborhood, which originates from iHeartMedia’s Real 92.3 in Los Angeles, was a guest host on the Emmy Award-nominated TV talk show The Real on March 14. 

Taja Graham, VP Sales for the four Emmis stations in Indianapolis and a 66-station statewide news network, expects a lot from her 14-person salesforce. Direct sales and digital sales experience rank high on her list of the type of experience she looks for. She finds sales talent in variety of places.

Legend Communications of Wyoming has named Ted Peiffer General Manager of the seven-station Basin Radio Network, serving Gillette, WY, Campbell County, and the surrounding basin.

Alice @ 97.3 (KLLC-FM/San Francisco) on-air personality Vinnie Hasson isn’t going anywhere. Not now that he’s agreed to a new multi-year contract extension.

WUKS-FM/Fayetteville/NC has picked up the show for its 10 a.m.-3 p.m. weekday slot. It bumps The Big Teddy Bear to 6 p.m.-10 p.m. Mondays to Thursdays.

Chad Edward Joyce is behind bars after being accused of stalking Alpha Media Lubbock host Amy Olivares. Joyce was indicted by a grand jury after allegedly breaking into Olivares' house and taking pictures of her while she was sleeping. Now Olivares is speaking out about the ordeal.

William Neil "Doc" Gallagher, who's show was running on three north Texas radio stations, has been arrested and charged with running a $20 million Ponzi scheme. The SEC alleges Gallagher targeted elderly investors' retirement funds.

Ryan McCredden is the new Operations Manager for Townsquare’s Quad Cities, IA, cluster: WXLP-FM, KJOC-FM, KIIKFM, KBEA-FM, and KBOB-AM.

And it will be in the capacity of Music Director for Cameron Moore at the Country station in North Carolina. Moore most recently worked at Midwest Family Broadcasting’s Top 40 and Country stations in Springfield, MO.

The Missouri Broadcasters Association has named its 2019 Hall of Fame Inductees. Broadcasters Gene Millard, Edwin T. “Ned” Reynolds, and the late W. Russell Withers, Jr. will be inducted June 8.