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Adams Radio Group has named Jason Lamp VP & GM for its Tallahassee cluster replacing retiring GM Hank Kestenbaum. Lamp most recently worked for Community Broadcasters overseeing their Destin-Fort Walton Beach cluster. He's also worked for iHeart in Charleston, Renda in Jacksonville and Cox Media Group in Miami.

Amy Griesheimer has been named Area President for iHeartMedia's Denver Region. iHeart's Denver region includes 29 stations in Fort Collins; Colorado Springs; Ogallala, Nebraska; and Cheyenne, Wyoming, which will now fall under Griesheimer's supervision. Griesheimer was with Entercom until last October.

Lisa Ballance has been named Sales Manager for iHeartMedia's KLOU-FM, KATZ-AM, KATZ-FM, and KATZ-FM HD in St. Louis. Ballance moves to St. Louis from Nashville, where she was GSM for iHeart. She was also a Market Manager for Clear Channel in Alexandria, LA.

Former WFAN morning show co-host Craig Carton is returning to radio even before his embezzlement case is decided. Focus 360 announced on Wednesday that it will be syndicating Carton & Friends, which launched in March (weekdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.) on the FNTSY Sports streaming network.

A short 10Q filing with The SEC states that iHeartMedia expects to report consolidated revenue of approximately $1.37 billion for the first quarter of 2018. That's up from $1.329 billion in the first quarter of 2017. Here's the company explanation for the increase...

We've heard it over and over again....when Mother Nature goes into beast mode, radio is right there to make sure the locals are safe and sound from her wrath. Nielsen has come out with some new data to support that theory.

When it's time to move, most radio stations simply unhook the mic, load up the moving van, lock up the old building and move on down the road. Not the folks at WDRV in Chicago. PD Rob Cressman tells Radio Ink when the time came to move the Chicago Classic Rocker, his team did it in a very creative way.

How are Hispanics consuming music? Radio plays a big role — even as Latinos overindex on the use of streaming audio. In this Hispanic Radio Podcast, Nielsen VP Stacie deArmas discusses what's driving the Latin music lover in this engaging conversation with RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson.

Beasley’s Detroit cluster, including 105.1 The Bounce, WRIF-FM, and WCSX-FM, recently volunteered at the Wigs 4 Kids event at the 2018 Michigan International Women’s Show. The program helps children, three through 18, experiencing hair loss as a result of illness or treatment.

The company has announced  that Wes Styles has been named Operations Manager for its Florida cluster, and Mary Jo Gruber is the new Program Director of Q92 WECQ. Styles was brought in as Program Director of 103.1 The Blaze and 102.1 The Wave in Destin-Fort Walton Beach.