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Lyndsey Marie returns to Atlanta as on-air host, middays, for Rock 100.5/WNNX-FM. Lyndsey, who moved from Atlanta to Chicago in 2014 to host middays on former Cumulus Classic Rock station WLUP-FM, has hosted Rock 100.5 middays remotely since that time.

Cumulus Media has appointed Nick Draeger to the position of Creative Imaging Director for Chicago Rock radio station 101 WKQX-FM. Draeger joins Cumulus from Entercom-Sacramento.

Showbiz Shelly has been named midday host for 103.5 KISS FM/Chicago­­­­­. Shelly can be heard weekdays from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. She will report to Tommy Austin, Senior Vice President of Programming for iHeartMedia’s Chicago Region.

Both WBZ's Toucher and Rich and WEEI's Kirk and Callahan claim they are number one in the men 25-54 demo. Boston.com's Chad Finn digs dip into the Nielsen dilemma in the city with two highly successful and entertaining sports morning shows, four very successful pro sports teams, and legions of fans to both.

Westwood One’s new The Miller Minute daily feature has hit the 100-station mark after just two months on the air. Launched on February 12 on more than 60 stations nationwide, the segment now airs on more than 100 stations.

(By Jon Quick) Whether it’s an advertiser remote or the content of the 12, 14, or 18 units an hour, there must be synergy between programming and sales to optimize the commercial parts of the station sound. If you’re a programmer who believes that there should still be a wall between programming and sales, think again.

President & Chief Executive Officer John Scaggs has announced that current Nashville Station Manager and National Director of Business Development BJ O’Neal will join the executive team as Chief Development Officer, effective July 1. 

Salem Media Group’s afternoon host on Upstate South Carolina's 94.5 WGTK The Answer, Joey Hudson, received the Media Person of the Year award from the Southeastern Crime Stoppers Association at their annual conference held in Atlanta.

ASCAP announced Thursday it had collected record-high revenues in 2017. Last year ASCAP collected $1.144 billion in revenue -- and for the first time ever ASCAP distributed $1 billion to songwriters, composers, and music publishers. Revenue was up 8 percent and distributions were up 10 percent over 2016.

The NAB says four members of the House and one Senator have added their support for the Local Radio Freedom Act, which is a resolution opposing "any new performance fee, tax, royalty, or other charge" on radio stations. Here are the new names from DC. that are showing their love for radio.