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Chris Forgy has been promoted to Senior VP of Operations for Saga. It's a newly created position for Forgy who had been managing Saga's cluster in Columbus. CEO Ed Christian said, "Chris is a world-class broadcaster whose contributions to Saga will be very important and strategic as he joins us in the corporate office."      

Mark Boudreaux has been named Market President, iHeartMedia New Orleans, effective June 11. Boudreaux joins the company from South Central AV, where he most recently served as the Business Development Manager.

One day after Saga announced COO Warren Lada would be retiring at the end of June, the company announced Lada would be joining its Board of Directors. And to do that Saga had to increase the size of its board to seven.

Jeff Adams has been named GM for Hometown Broadcasting's Portsmouth, Ohio, stations WNXT-FM, WNXT-AM, and WZZZ-FM. Adams spent the past seven years with West Virginia Radio as operations manager of their seven-station cluster in Charleston, and most recently, station manager of their threestations in Martinsburg.

If you want to be a great leader, you know that, in addition to what you learn on the job and from your employer, you have to educate yourself. We’ve assembled a strong list of radio’s best leaders to help you reach your goal. We asked these great radio leaders to tell us — and you — what three books are must-reads to become a strong leader.

(By Chris Hoke) It’s about 7:15 on a typical weekday when WSIC morning host Harold Johnson delves into his new “Fifties Trivia” segment. His sidekick, who’s also the station’s GM, asks the 76-year-old host what fish became popular to eat live in the 1950s. Here is live and local radio at its finest.

COO Weezie Kramer said the promotions were a strategic move to position the company for long-term success. The senior management promotions are in digital, programming, events, sales, ad sales marketing, legal, and traffic. Here are the nine people who now have new titles and more responsibilities...

The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation handed out the 43rd Annual Gracie Awards in L.A. this week. Pictured here are Heather Cohen, EVP, The Weiss Agency; Christine Travaglini, President, Katz Radio Group; and Becky Brooks, Executive Director, Alliance for Women in Media. Check out more photos sent in to Radio Ink from our radio friends at the Radio Ink Facebook page..

Beasley Media’s Fayetteville employees recently spent time away from the office to volunteer during a Beasley Best Day of Caring event in conjunction with the Fayetteville Area Habitat for Humanity’s B Street Revitalization Project.

95.7 Jamz/Birmingham, AL, morning show host, comedian Rickey Smiley, was touched by a viral social media post that showed student Corey Patrick walking to the bus stop in his cap and gown in order to travel to Tarrant High School and graduate.