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That's what former WGN Chicago (and now Entercom Chicago Market Manager) Jimmy deCastro called Todd Manley when Manley worked for deCastro as WGN's VP of Content & Programming. Now Manley sits in the GM seat, running one of the most recognizable set of call letters in the country. What's his plan now that he has the keys?

Entercom announces that Aaron Axelsen will remain APD and Music Director for ALT 105.3 (KITS-FM) in San Francisco after signing a multi-year contract extension. Axelsen began as an intern at KITS-FM in 1995 and was later promoted to Music Director in 1998 and APD in 2008.

After 17 years co-hosting the WKKO morning show, Harvey Steele's last day on the air was December 20. He passed away on the 28th. Steele and Gary Shores teamed up to do afternoons on K100 starting in 1994. They were #1 in PM Drive for six years and won a CMA Award as Best Medium Market Broadcasters in 1995. In 2000, they were moved to morning drive where they became the longest-running morning duo in the market.

Point Broadcasting out of Ventura, CA, has shuffled its management team. Brian Davis, Chip Ehrhardt, Marissa Garcia, and Miles Sexton are all involved in the changes. Here are the details.

Alpha Media in Lubbock has named Colleen Murphy Director of Sales. Murphy, an Oklahoma native, was previously an AE. Alpha Market Manager Jay Richardson praised her "understanding of how to make radio and digital work successfully, and her on-the-street leadership qualities."

iHeartMedia’s ALT 105.7, “Atlanta’s Rock Alternative,” announced Thursday the debut of The Woody Show, effective January 3, 2018. The top-rated morning show will broadcast Monday through Friday, 6-10 a.m. ET. 

(By Lisa Thal) "You can't manage what you don't measure." How many times have you heard that? This is to say that, unless you measure something, you can't manage improvement. Sure, it’s our responsibility to make sure we're taking advantage of all the systems available to help us measure our team's effectiveness, but how do you measure your sales team’s emotions?

(By Deborah Parenti) The new year is a good time to think not only about what we want to accomplish, but to resolve how we’ll do that. And resolve whether we want to be “whiners or shiners.” Do you want to grow your career? What steps are you willing to take to make it happen? Since graduating from college, how many industry seminars have you attended?

Judging by the amount of feedback we received from his Thursday column, Walter Sabo struck a nerve yesterday. In his piece entitled "The Sad State of Radio...People," Sabo stated that nobody has a problem with radio, except radio people. In case you missed it, here's Sabo's column again...and your comments about it from Thursday.