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Wayne “Big D” Danielson has been named Program Director for 95.5 The Bull, “Las Vegas’ NEW Country Leader.” Danielson will work closely with on-air personalities and sales to oversee the station brand’s on-air and digital programming, as well as local events and partnerships.

William “Will” Althoff has been named afternoon drive host and Music Director for 104.3 The Shark (WSFS-FM), “South Florida’s Alternative.” The new show will air weekdays from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturdays from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Althoff takes over the afternoon drive from Zach McHugh.

Cox Media Group has named Tim Clarke to the newly created role of VP of Audience and Content. He will set the overarching content strategy for radio. CMG’s VP of Programming, Steve Smith, will continue to oversee CMG format leaders and work directly on radio programming.

ABC News Radio is once again offering the 30-part series Tax Tips, hosted by ABC News Correspondents Scott Goldberg and Daria Albinger. These widely popular features are offered in thirty :30 and thirty :60 versions of the features.

KBEAR 104.1 raised $83,201 for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, January 25-26. KBEAR, along with Continental Auto Group, the 176th Wing Alaska Air National Guard, and numerous community volunteers hosted Country Cares for St. Jude Kids Radiothon.

James Lee (Jim) Brewer II passed away in Chattanooga on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018, after battling oral cancer. He was 56. Brewer began his radio career in high school in programming. At 28, he became the GM for WJTT FM — Power 94.

In episode #1, Nielsen Audio Managing Director Brad Kelly (pictured) takes listeners on a journey into the The Rain Forrest of Radio with Nielsen's VP of Audience Insights Jon Miller. Nielsen says new episodes will be released periodically. You can listen to the first episode HERE.

Kurt Luchs has assumed the position of GM of NRG Media’s seven-station Omaha cluster, after leading the company's four-station Wausau-Stevens Point, WI, group for nearly five years. At the same time, Aleese Fielder, who has been D.O.S. at the Wausau cluster, now becomes GM.

An agreement has been reached between Merlin Media and Cumulus over two Chicago radio stations Cumulus is now operating under an LMA. Cumulus had agreed to buy WLUP-FM and WKQX-FM for $50 million back in 2017. As part of a court-approved agreement Cumulus will no longer be obligated to purchase the stations. Here are all he details.

You may recall Cumulus taking similar action back in November 2017, choosing not to make an interest payment of $23.6 million on 7.75% senior notes due 2019. At the end of that month Cumulus filed for Chapter 11 and is now in the middle of restructuring its debt. The $106 million interest payment iHeart is passing on is on junior debt.