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Josh Roberts has been named Operations Manager for Neuhoff Media Springfield, which includes stations WCVS-FM, WXAJ-FM, WFMB-AM, and WFMB-FM. Roberts joins Neuhoff from Great Plains Media in Bloomington, Il.

In this latest Hispanic Radio Podcast hosted by RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson, veteran national sales pro Jose Villafañe — recently appointed Head of Sales and an Advisory Board member for MLC Media — discuss the top things a radio station should consider when evaluating syndicated programming for a key daypart. 

Smadex is a mobile programmatic technology company. Smadex will become part of Entravision’s Headway business unit which is a data-driven media buying company for marketers. Headway helps brands optimize and target ad campaigns. Financial details were not disclosed. 

The longest-running federal IT program in the industry, Ask the CIO, now has an expanded Web presence at AskTheCIO.com. The site features audio of the program, as well as an expanded look at federal IT and CIO news, podcasts, and a new feature – “Ask the CIO Insider."

Former NBA star Shaquille O’Neal is "getting bigger" at PodcastOne, where he currently hosts The BIG Podcast with Shaq.

Buffalo’s WBEN-AM has a special anniversary to celebrate: longtime talk-show host Sandy Beach and his 50-year radio career. To do so, WBEN and Sandy will welcome special guests and members of the local media in studio during his show on June 15.

For the past seven years, iHeart has partnered with Macy's to host the Macy’s iHeartRadio Rising Star music competition, which introduces fans to up-and-coming artists. For the first time, voice voting will be available to vote for the top five finalists.

New Country 103.7 WXCY/Havre de Grace, MD, has promoted evening host Jeff Hunt to Evenings/Music Director. Hunt joined WXCY in May of 2017. Prior to joining WXCY, he was the APD/Music Director and midday host at Forever Media’s Big Froggy 101 in State College, PA.

A new podcast featuring conversations with music stars launches June 12. The first guest is Mike Shinoda (pictured) from Linkin Park. iHeartRadio Presents: Inside the Studio will also air this coming weekend on iHeartMedia Alt Rock stations across the country.

We are pleased to announce that former Greater Media CEO Peter Smyth is the recipient of Radio Ink's 2018 Lifetime Leadership Award. The award is presented as part of the annual Radio Ink Forecast summit, held at the Harvard Club in New York City. Forecast this year will be held on November 14.