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We are told that, even though The Trustee did in fact object to all bonuses Cumulus plans to pay out, the court has already approved the bonuses for the majority of the employees, and those will be paid out as scheduled. The remaining bonuses, which involve high-level executives will be addressed by the court on March 12.

John Patrick has joined Steve Smith and Mary Liz Nolan as a co-anchor of the  morning show, 5:30 a.m. to 9 a.m., on WGAC (95.1FM/AM 580) in Augusta, GA. He began his new position on February 13. Patrick most recently served as the host of Buzz on Buzz at WRDW-AM in Augusta.

Valentine is the new Program Director for WBHT 97.1/95.7, Cumulus’ Top 40 station in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Valentine is a 22-year radio veteran who most recently spent five years as the on-air Assistant Program Director and Music Director at iHeartMedia’s Y100 in Miami. He will also be on-air host for middays on WBHT, weekdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Add Public Broadcaster KUOW to the growing list of stations now unionized under SAG-AFTRA, which now represents about 160,000 members, including National Public Radio, WNYC in New York and WBEZ in Chicago.

WGN Radio AM 720 is the team’s new flagship radio station. Broadcasts will begin with the first game of the 2018 Cactus League (Spring Training) on Friday, February 23 at 2:05 p.m. CT. The agreement includes all 162 White Sox regular season and postseason games, as well as select Spring Training games.

Mid-West Family Broadcasting South Bend General Manager Jim Roberts has accepted the position of National Account Manager at Futuri Media. Jim has been with the South Bend stations, including WNSN-FM, WZOC-FM, WQLQ-FM, and WSBT-AM, and FM translator on 96.1, since 1996.

WPRT-FM ESPN 102.5 The Game and the Nashville Predators have signed a three-year extension through 2021, securing The Game as the official flagship station and broadcast partner of the Nashville Predators Radio Network.

(By Barry Cohen) If I had a big enough stop sign, I would project it across the U.S. so every radio station sales manager could see it. Why, you ask? Because I would tell each and every one of them to stop competing with other radio stations in town.

Local Radio Networks has signed with ABC News Radio to bring ABC’s award-winning service exclusively to LRN affiliates. LRN affiliates will have access to the worldwide resources of ABC News and ABC News Radio.

(By Ronald Robinson) It can’t be denied: Radio surely had one hell of a run. Even in the days when radio was third in the Print/TV/Radio hierarchy, there was money to be made – lots of money. I was working for a TV/AM/FM combo that sported the finest of facilities, and where my AMer alone was raking in $5 million a year — in late-‘70s dollars!