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Chicago native Justin Kaufmann will join the weekday morning Steve Cochran Show on WGN. Meanwhile, Andrea Darlas will join Patti Vasquez as co-host and news anchor of The Patti Vasquez Show with Andrea Darlas.

Award-winning programmer and talent Robb Reel has joined Cherry Creek Media’s station in Missoula, MT — KGGL “93.3 Eagle Country” — as Program Director/Afternoons. His first day will be Tuesday, June 5, with his on-air debut to follow.

Jingle and imaging company ReelWorld has added former Howard Stern imaging designer Ron Tarrant as a full-time member of their production team. In addition to writing, producing, composing, and sound-design duties, Tarrant was the voice of The Howard Stern Show/Channels. Prior to Stern, Tarrant worked for Canadian broadcaster Rogers Radio.

Sarah Morgan has rejoined The Lex & Terry Morning Show as a member of the on-air broadcast team. Morgan spent seven years with the show before departing for a career on board a Carnival Cruise liner.

STAR 101.5 (KPLZ/Seattle) has added Mario Lopez to their air talent line-up starting Monday, July 9. Lopez will be heard 7-11 p.m. weeknights, replacing the All Music Nights feature on STAR 101.5. He will add customized local content to his show. 

As we've learned recently, social media can turn out to be an ugly form of communication when people hit "send" before common sense kicks in. Roseanne Barr and Kevin Klein are two that come to mind quickly. At WGR in Buffalo a seemingly harmless tweet about the NFL draft resulted in another job loss.

The discussion is called "America's Broadcasters: Exposing the Truth and Serving Communities." Panelists will explore the ways in which investigative journalism serves the American public. The event will be held Wednesday, June 13, at the Capitol Visitors Center in DC. 

Media integration is an important topic for advertising and marketing executives seeking to build brand awareness and sales with multicultural consumers. What is the mindset of the client when preparing a Hispanic media buy? Is radio an important part of the media mix? This latest Hispanic Radio Podcast with Zubi Advertising's Isabella Sanchez provides the answers.

Conclave 43 will be held July 18–20  at Doubletree by Hilton, Park Place, Minneapolis. The second session on Thursday, June 19, is called “Talent: Your Show Is Not A Daypart; It’s An Enterprise That Should Always Be On.” Registration is now open.

WBET-FM 99.3 in Sturgis, MI, raised a whopping $104,330 for the United Way of St. Joseph County, during an 18-hour radio marathon that featured local officials and community business leaders as guest DJs.