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The Country Radio Seminar 50th Anniversary Convention is teaming up with the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum for a February 14 event. The Valentine's Day 90s Country Style private cocktail reception will feature performances by Monument Records recording artists Walker Hayes and Brandon Ratcliff.

Forty-five years in radio is a great achievement, and Chris Cox, Operations Manager and PD of Country station 100.7 KHAY-FM in Oxnard/Ventura, CA, has done just that. Now he’s calling it a day.

Entercom is rebranding Fox Sports 910 (WRNL-AM) as Richmond Sports Radio 910 The Fan. As part of the rebrand, the station will begin simulcasting The Sports Junkies from sister station 106.7 The Fan (WJFK-FM) and will debut a new logo.

WPSC-FM 88.7 FM has been nominated by the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System for the title of Best College Radio Station in the U.S.

The company has appointed A.J. Hoffman PD for ESPN 97.5FM (Houston). Hoffman has a strong track record as an on-air talent, and currently co-hosts afternoon drive with Fred Faour.

WAY Media Chief Content Officer Faron Dice has welcomed Kelly Corday as evening host and Network Promotions Director on the WAY-FM network. Corday is originally from St. Louis

iHeartMedia Denver has named John Kage PD for Hits station 95.7 The Party. Kage joins KPTT-FM from Bonneville's Country station KYGO-FM in Denver, where he was also PD. Kage was recently named one of Radio Ink's Top Country programmers for his work at KYGO.

SiriusXM's coverage of Super Bowl LIII, February 3 in Atlanta, will include 10 different live game broadcasts in eight languages.

The NAB will present the Spirit of Broadcasting Award to veteran radio industry reporter Tom Taylor during the 2019 NAB Show in Las Vegas. Taylor will accept the award on Monday, April 8, at the NAB Show Opening.

Broadcast veteran Clyde Smith will receive the award at the NABA Annual General Meeting on February 5 at NBCUniversal in New York.