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Tori Dunn has been named the new Promotions and Marketing Director of Country 98.9 (KNUC/Seattle). Dunn was most recently the Promotions and Marketing Coordinator at Warm 106.9 and has held positions at KKWF (Country), KMTT (AAA), KWJZ (Smooth Jazz), and KQMV (Top 40).

Never has a generational divide been more striking than the one between today’s millennials and their older counterparts. Born into the digital age, the bright, young faces of today’s job market are often times “facing off” with another group of equally formidable challengers, a different — dare we say “older” — mindset sitting behind the hiring desk.

Sports Network SB Nation Radio is launching a new show, Two Man Game, featuring former NBA star Mario Elie and popular radio host Joel Blank. The show launches March 10 and will air across the network each Saturday, 3-4 p.m. ET. Elie brings over 25 years’ experience as both a coach and player in the National  Basketball Association.

And the FCC wants them stamped out. Eric Evans in Yuma, Arizona, operating at 96.5-FM from his home, and Arthur Ware from Des Moines, Washington, operating at 88.3 from his business, are both given 10 days to shut down their illegal radio stations and explain to the government why they were doing so.

90.5 WESA News Director Patrick Doyle announced Wednesday that veteran Pittsburgh Post-Gazette journalist Chris Potter is joining Pittsburgh’s NPR News Station to lead a new initiative focused on government and accountability.

(By Ronald Robinson) Given all the generally accepted assertions of radio’s superior reach, along with the serious implications offered about the lack of efficiencies of digital advertising, radio practitioners could be forgiven when they demonstrate even a little confidence in some upcoming surge in radio’s fortunes.

The Hispanic consumer has emerged in recent years as one of the most vitally important for brands and businesses. Media companies are no different. A successful approach to welcoming — and keeping — U.S. Latinos through audio entertainment that is relevant and of high appeal can reap huge dividends for radio broadcasting companies.

According to Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Credit Analyst Philip Brendel, iHeart and its creditors are close to a restructuring deal, despite Liberty Media's last minute unsolicited bid to inject over $1 billion into the company. He calls the Liberty Media pitch to get involved a distraction.

Colin Cowherd, host of FOX Sports Radio and FS1’s The Herd, is launching The Herd Podcast Network. Debuting on iHeartRadio and other podcast platforms today, the Network will feature Cowherd’s daily and weekly podcasts, as well as other podcasts hand-picked and curated by Cowherd.

The NAB says 678 radio stations might be affected by the television auction "repack," and Reps. Bill Flores (R-TX) and Gene Green (D-TX) are asking the House Appropriations Committee to include funds in the 2018 appropriations bill to reimburse radio stations for any "unintended and unavoidable" expenses incurred due to the “repack.”