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Richards will oversee programming duties for the cluster’s six stations: KRXQ-FM, KKDO-FM, KUDL-FM, KSEG-FM, KSFM-FM, and KIFM-AM. Richards takes over programming duties from Jim Fox, who was recently named Vice President of Music Programming at Entercom Dallas.

James Kauffman, recently arrested for plotting the death of his wife April (pictured), was found dead in his cell Friday. Hudson County authorities say he died of an apparent suicide. Police arrested Kauffman on murder and racketeering. They say he arranged for his wife to be murdered in 2012 so she wouldn't expose a drug ring he was involved in with a motorcycle gang.

(By Bob McCurdy) A good friend, Don Jacobs, who oversees Townsquare’s Sioux Falls cluster, recommended a book titled Obvious Adams, written about an ad man who continually gets promoted by acting on “the obvious.” Everything about it made me skeptical. Then I read it.

(By Andrew Curran) Have you seen the Post from Mark Zuckerberg? In recent years, stations have finally begun to establish their social media strategy and along comes this torpedo. 

(By Ronald Robinson) As the virtual meeting of “the twelve” continued and the participants got on a roll, more pronouncements and/or recommendations were provided. Among these were the following...

Alternative Music can now be heard on 97.5 in Austin thanks to a flip made Friday by iHeart. Replacing Pride Radio will be artists like The Foo Fighters, Imagine Dragons, Weezer and 5,000 songs in a row. Pride Radio can now be heard on 102.3 HD2. ALT 97.5 will also carry The Woody Show in morning drive.

Beasley Media Group has announced the launch of The New MIX 99.5 WJBR-FM in Wilmington, Delaware. Playing “one great song after another,” the station’s new line-up will include the launch of Michael and Jessie In The Morning.

It's the largest of the seven markets in the Scripps radio portfolio (#38) up for sale, and it could lure David Field back to the buying table. The Entercom CEO has said he plans to continue to grow the company wherever it makes sense, Entercom has the capability to buy more, and Milwaukee is already in that market and not maxed out.

Soft rock radio station 94.1 The Sound (KSWD-FM) in Seattle has added Delilah as the new midday host. Delilah on 94.1 The Sound will debut Monday, January 29, and air weekdays from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. PT.

Brian Rooney has been named Vice President, Director of Sales for Entercom New York. Rooney most recently served as Vice President of Sales for Q104.3, WOR and the New York Mets Radio Network from 2015-2017.