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The Johnjay and Rich #LoveUp Foundation and the Arizona Department of Child Safety surprised a group of graduating eighth-grade foster kids with new Chromebook laptop computers through a new pilot program that aims to put technology in the hands of kids in Arizona’s foster care system.

In Pensacola, FL, Greg Tillotson is the new Operations Manager for Cumulus stations WMEZ-FM, WJTQ-FM, WCOA-AM, WXBM-FM, and WRRX-FM. Tillotson will also serve as PD for WMEZ-FM, WJTQ-FM, and WCOA-AM.

Back in December of 2017 we interviewed veteran Cox Media Group news reporter Jamie Dupree who lost his voice and had no idea why. Dupree has been covering politics for over 30 years. While on vacation with his family in 2016 he got sick and eventually lost his voice. Thanks to new technology Dupree will be back on the air next week.

Steve Bearance is Alpha's new Louisville Market Manager where he'll be in charge of the company's five stations in that city. Bearance joins Alpha from Cumulus in Buffalo, where he also held the position of Market Manager. D.O.S. Dale Schaefer was acting Market Manager before Bearance came aboard.

There’s a new morning show on 98.7 AMP Radio (WDZH-FM/Detroit) to be hosted by Chris Cruise and Julia Lepidi. The Morning Show with Cruise and Julia will air weekdays from 6 to 10 a.m. ET., beginning Monday, June 18. They are replacing Rat and Puff.

Karen Altieri has been named the new Director of Development at 88.7 WMVY-FM/Martha’s Vineyard, MA. The listener- and local business-supported station also serves much of Cape Cod, MA, and Newport, RI.

Comedian Jeff Dye has a new podcast called Jeff Dye’s Friendship Podcast. Celebrities, athletes, even Uber drivers — Dye wants audiences get to know his whole friendship family in these comedic podcasts on reVolver Podcasts.

(By Brian Brian Winnekins ) To say I was overwhelmed by the reaction to my recent article in Radio Ink about my frustrations about working with advertising agencies would be an understatement. My email started going crazy at 4:30 a.m. when I came into work on Monday.

In November of 2017 Cumulus CEO Mary Berner announced radio’s second-biggest company at the time would be filing for bankruptcy. Last week, when Cumulus emerged from bankruptcy, Berner said, “We emerge today as a stronger and more competitive company, with the financial foundation that we need to move forward."How are Cumulus Market Managers feeling about the company? We searched for answers to that question.

U.S. podcast advertising captured $314 million in revenue in 2017, a rise of 86 percent over $169 million in 2016, according to the latest IAB/PwC Podcast Advertising Revenue Study for full-year 2017 released by the Interactive Advertising Bureau.