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Former on-air personality and radio executive Johnny Andrews died Thursday after a difficult battle with cancer. Andrews had a very long and successful career on the air and as a programmer and manager of many successful stations.

The Kim Komando Show is back in Baltimore on Talk Radio 680 WCBM Sunday evenings starting March 4. Her "Consumer Tech Update" will be heard during morning drive at 7:10 a.m., keeping Baltimore up to date each day on all things tech.

Advertisers are not the only group upset with the sports station. WEEI carries Boston Red Sox games through the 2023 season. And that gives the team every right to express their “frustration and disappointment” with Entercom, according to president and CEO Sam Kennedy.

The Inside Edition personality will host the Broadcasters Foundation of America’s 2018 Golden Mike Award. The black-tie fundraiser will honor Emily Barr, President and CEO of Graham Media, and will take place Monday, March 5, in New York City. Peggy Allen, Don Graham, and Hank Price will be presenters at the event.

Cumulus Media’s WIOV-FM/I-105 in Lancaster, PA, announced the passing of longtime morning show host Jerry Murphy, Wednesday, at age 61. Murphy was known as “Murph” of the Murph & Casey Morning Show on I-105. He hosted the show with Casey Allyn for 19 years. 

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.