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WCBS-FM New York morning man Scott Shannon will host the 30th Annual National Radio Hall of Fame Induction ceremony in New York City on November 15. Shannon is a 2006 National Radio Hall of Fame inductee.

On the heels of Good Karma flipping WKTI from Country to Sports in Milwaukee, Magnum Media has decided to flip WVTY-FM (92.1) from Adult Hits to Country. 92.1.

Entercom has flipped 959 RNB in Austin with HOT 95.9 (KKMJ-HD3). The station will now include artists from the 1990s and 2000s, including Snoop Dogg, Beyoncé, Notorious B.I.G., Jay-Z, and Alicia Keys. KKMJ 95.9 is a translator.

Alpha Media, Alaska, station KAYO-FM/Olympia, WA, can take a bow: they collected 3,000 pounds of food for Frontline Mission on Saturday, October 27.

In a market with a lot of heritage when it comes to spoken word programming serving its many Spanish speakers, something remarkable can be seen when looking at the most recent Nielsen Audio ratings for Miami-Fort Lauderdale.

The former WFAN morning show co-host is on trial for allegedly swindling investors out of millions of dollars in a ticket resale business, in part, to pay his gambling debts.

Rob Rush is the new PD and Brian Orlando the new APD for Connoisseur's WWSK/Long Island, NY (94.3 The Shark). Rush has been with the 94.3 FM frequency since December of 2003 and has served as Music Director for The Shark since August of 2017. Orlando, The Shark’s current morning show host, is taking on the additional responsibilities as Assistant Program Director.

Emmy Award-winning “Voice of the Yankees” and drive-time host on ESPN NY 98.7 FM Radio, Michael Kay, will become the first Fordham University alumnus to receive the Vin Scully Award for Excellence in Sports Broadcasting from the university's WFUV Radio.

After 13 years as PD and afternoon drive host at WXLC in Northern Chicago, Haynes Johns and Alpha Media have parted ways. Before WXLC, Johns was with WNND in Columbus for six years as APD/MD and afternoon drive host. He's also worked in Cincinnati, Dayton, and Jackson, MS.

What do you do when your station promotion attracts 20,000 attendees, generates incredible buzz and brings in serious revenue? You cancel it, of course. Here's why Entercom ending the event was exactly the right thing to do.