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After 13 years with the station, afternoon co-host Michael Holley is leaving Entercom Sports Talker WEEI in Boston. He'll be taking on an expanded role with NBC Sports Boston. Holley has been with WEEI since 2005, and part of the station's afternoon show for the past seven years. Wednesday was his last day.

The network is welcoming back three on-air personalities to its 24/7 Formats division -- Marconi, Jay Coffey, and Tony Scott -- plus adding veteran Lynn Briggs to the network roster. Here are all the details...

Tina Commodore has been named Integrated News Director for Cox Media’s converged Tulsa market. In her new role she will drive news content for TV and radio brands, including Fox 23 News and News 102.3 and AM740 KRMG.

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.