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New York Public Radio President and CEO Laura Walker will step down from her role, closing the book on a 23-year career that established NYPR as a significant media organization.

Nationally syndicated Talk program The Brian Kilmeade Show will join the weekday programming lineup on WABC in New York, beginning Wednesday, January 2. The show will air 10:00 a.m.-12:00 Noon and replace The Chris Plante Show.

(By Rick Fink) If every employee were hardworking, organized, driven, unselfish, focused, and time conscious, there really wouldn’t be a need for managers. But that’s not the case.

Entravision have announced an extension of their deal with Alex “El Genio” Lucas through 2020. Lucas currently airs on the “La Suavecita” radio network in 13 markets, on 89 stations, across the country.

Former CBS Radio and Scripps executive Tom Langmyer certainly stirred the pot yesterday with his comments about local radio, big market radio and where he believes things are headed. In case you missed his column, here it is again, and the many comments we received from our readers.

Max Media’s 92.9 The Wave has added nationally syndicated personality Delilah to the station's roster. The popular nighttime host joins the Norfolk/Virginia Beach station in the Sunday through Friday, 7 p.m. to 12 a.m. ET, time slot.

Midroll commissioned an ad-effectiveness study with Nielsen that shows podcast advertising generates "far better brand recall" than other forms of digital advertising.

As part of a multi-year sales agreement, Skyview Networks announced a new partnership with Alpha Media to lead the company’s network audio sales efforts.

iHeartMedia Milwaukee’s 95.7 BIG FM/WRIT-FM raised over $250,000 during its 10th annual two-day Wish-A-Thon. Over the last 10 years, BIG FM has raised over $1.5 million to benefit Make-A-Wish Wisconsin.

WSOU 89.5 FM, the student-run radio station at Seton Hall University, collected the cornucopia of sustenance for the Community Food Bank of New Jersey through WSOU’s yearly food drive.