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Yesi Ortiz has been named midday host for 97.1 AMP Radio (KAMP-FM) in Los Angeles. Ortiz, the “Queen of LA” spent the past 12 years on air at Power 106FM in LA where she was known for breaking new artists.

Mike Francesa will be returning to WFAN on Tuesday, May 1. His shift will be 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. And a new Francesa app is part of this new deal. Here's what Francesa said from the Entercom corporate press release and what he told Radio Ink...

Radio Ink Publisher Deborah Parenti was in Washington, DC over the weekend, attending the White House Correspondents dinner. Despite the bad comedy routine making the news headlines, the boss says the event was a lot of fun. Here, Parenti is pictured with Rita Cosby and Craig Swagler and Amy Bolton from CBS News Radio.

iHeartRadio will be the default live music for Amazon's recently unveiled Echo Dot Kids Edition. Family-friendly iHeartRadio Live stations and playlists will be available across the Echo Dot Kids Edition and FreeTime Unlimited on Alexa. All the kids have to do is ask Alexa to launch iHeartRadio, tell her what they want to hear, and start listening.

93.3 WMMR/Philadelphia’s Preston & Steve Show morning personality Kathy Romano hosted her 11th annual Kathy’s Cuts to benefit Wigs for Kids on Friday, April 13, at TruBeauty Concepts in Southampton.

Jules Riley has been named Senior Vice President of Programming for iHeartMedia St. Louis. Riley has over 15 years of experience in radio, including roles as Operations Manager, Brand Manager, Program Director, on-air personality, and voice talent.

Dickey Broadcasting Company has signed former Atlanta Braves player Jeff Francoeur to 680 The Fan/Atlanta. Francoeur will be joining Cellini & Dimino with Nick Cellini and Atlanta Braves Broadcaster Chris Dimino every Tuesday throughout the 2018 Braves season.

(By John Garziglia) A St. Louis radio personality, who calls himself the “Grim Reaper of Radio,” holds himself out on the KQQZ website as “The Kraziest Son of a Bitch you’ll ever hear on the radio….” Can the Grim Reaper’s Hot Talk radio content get the radio station’s license yanked?

Atzimba Palomares Barriga has been named Digital Program Director for iHeart Tucson, effective June 1. Meanwhile, Nick Bruns has been named Promotions and Events Director for iHeart Tucson, effective May 1.

US101 (WUSY-FM) host Billy “Dex” Poindexter, one of Country radio’s best-known personalities and one-half of the award winning Dex and Mo Show, is retiring from the Chattanooga station after 25 years on the air.