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The 20th annual Have-A-Heart Wishathon, hosted by Saga Communications’ Jonesboro Radio Group (KDXY, KEGI, KJBX) and Raycom Media’s KAIT-TV (ABC/NBC), raised $421,843. It was the largest total in the event’s 20-year history.

Programmatic is something both iHeartRadio and Spotify already offer advertisers, however, Pandora says it brings more to the table with its 73 million monthly active listeners. A pilot program will be launched with Volkswagen. Pandora will make its audio inventory available through deals with The Trade Desk, AdsWizz’s AudioMatic and MediaMath.

Brian Wilson will host Nashville’s Morning News on Nashville News/Talk station SuperTalk 99.7 WWTN-FM, airing weekdays from 5 a.m.-9 a.m. He heads to Nashville from Washington, DC.

Live365 and a company called Empire Streaming announced late Monday that they are both now a part of a newly formed holding company called Media Creek, Inc. As part of the acquisitions, Media Creek has hired Rockie Thomas and Sean Lozensky, both formerly with AdsWizz. Thomas becomes the company's Chief Revenue Officer and Lozensky is named Chief Technology Officer.

Buffalo native, broadcaster and longtime journalist, Steve Cichon is joining WECK-AM/FM (AM 1230/FM 102.9) as News Director. He will anchor news , and co-host with Tom Donahue and Gail Ann Huber on WECK’s weekday morning show.

Vice President of Programming for Power 106 and 93.5 KDAY-FM, Jimmy Steal, has announced new hosting duties on the Los Angeles stations for female trio Cece, Krystal Bee (pictured), and Bryhana.

Lee Cagle has been named Operations Manager of SummitMedia/Louisville’s four-station radio group. Cagle, an Arkansas native, will be in charge of Country Q-103.1 (WQNU 103.1 FM), Classic Country the Hawk (103.9 FM), Adult Contemporary Play (WVEZ 106.9 FM), and Classic Rock Eagle 107.7 (WSFR 107.7 FM).

John DeBella has been on radio in Philadelphia for over 35 years. This past Friday, his former co-host Jennifer Neill, filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against him. She claims the harassment began when she was a traffic reporter in 2002 and continued when she became his sidekick in 2010. Thirty examples are given in the lawsuit.

(By Joel Raab) Frustrated brand managers are often heard saying, “I can't find anyone," or "The same candidates keep applying," or "As an industry, we have done this to ourselves." Here are eight ways to breathe new life into your search for on-air talent.

In the wake of the horrific school shooting in Parkland, and other similar recent events that have occurred throughout the country, Beasley Media Group has unveiled the Beasley Best Community of Caring "See Something, Say Something" company-wide public service initiative.