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San Diego’s Z90 has promoted Kat San Andres to Assistant Program Director. San Andres, who has been with the station since 2004, adds the APD stripes to her current role as Music Director, and will take on added day-to-day and strategic duties, alongside R Dub!

Jenny Valliere has been appointed Assistant Program Director and Music Director for Z102.9 (KZIA/Cedar Rapids, Iowa City). The afternoon radio personality and current Miss Iowa USA titleholder has been named to the dual roles for the locally owned CHR station.

These are the best of the best when it comes to broadcast journalism, and there were more than 4,400 entries submitted for 16 categories. Hubbard's WTOP-FM in Washington DC, and New Hampshire Public Radio repeat their 2017 wins for Overall Excellence in large market radio and small market radio, respectively.

The Phoenix Suns are the first NBA franchise to partner with Skyview Networks for its SkyCap system at Talking Stick Resort Arena. With SkyCap, the Suns can provide marketing partners the ability to review the full impact of their partnership, proving contract fulfillment and the effectiveness of in-arena promotion. 

Chaz and AJ, the morning team at 99.1 (WPLR-FM/New Haven, CT), hosted their annual Veterans Gala at Fantasia Banquet Facility and were able to raise $18,000 for the Connecticut-based Homes for the Brave.

Westwood One News was honored with five awards from the New York International Radio Festival, Monday night, including a Gold Medal Award for its Pain & Pride: Remembering Vietnam – 50 Years Later news retrospective, which aired during Veterans Day weekend November, 2017.

Executive Director of the Country Radio Broadcasters/CRS, Bill Mayne (pictured), announced that he would leave his position with the non-profit in May of 2019, following the organization’s 50th Anniversary Country Radio Seminar in February 2019. Applications are now open for the job.

Wendy McMahon, President of the ABC Owned Television Stations Group, and Charlie Weiss, Publisher of New Bay Media’s TV Sector Brands, are now members of the Broadcasters Foundation Board of Directors. Dennis Lyle, President and CEO of the Illinois Broadcasters Association was voted in as an officer and VP.

WMAL is reporting that Frank Harden, one-half of the radio team Harden and Weaver, died Friday at the age of 95. Together with, Jackson Weaver the duo was a ratings and revenue-generating juggernaut that drove WMAL to the top of Washington’s radio business for more than three decades.

Country station 99.1 The Ranch (KWSV-FM/Simi Valley, CA) has hired Diana DeVille as midday on-air personality. DeVille will take over the 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Monday through Friday slot, replacing Mese Smith.