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Gene Vidler joins Entercom's New Orleans cluster as DOS to work for Chris Wegman. Vidler takes the Entercom job after working as VP of Sales for Tyler Media's nine-station cluster. Vidler has held sales positions in Nebraska, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. He started his radio sales career in Shreveport with Great Empire Broadcasting’s KWKH in 1993.

Our friends at The Skyview Network tell us that at the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve, Skyview successfully transitioned all 450 CBS News Radio’s affiliates to its distribution and inventory management platform. CBS News Radio made the announcement it was leaving Westwood One in August of 2017.

One of Radio Ink's Best Local Sports Talkers of 2017 is leaving his current job for another. Dan Sileo, who's been hosting mornings on The Mighty 1090 in San Diego since 2014, is leaving the station for another gig in the market. Sileo tells Radio Ink he's not ready to announce where he's going just yet but he will be hosting a Sports Talk show in San Diego.

Kagan reports that mergers and acquisitions volume reached $748.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2017 and closed the year at $8.24 billion. It was the highest annual deal volume since 2014 and the third-highest since 2008. Radio deals in Q4 accounted for $248 million while TV hit $500 million. The biggest radio story of the year was...

Beasley Media Group has signed Mike Felger to a multi-year contract extension. Felger is the co-host of the Felger and Mazz show on WBZ-FM/ 98.5 The Sports Hub in Boston. Beasley picked up WBZ in a swap with Entercom as part of the Entercom/CBS merger.

Zach McHugh will now program Alternative Rocker XL102 (WRXL) in Richmond. He'll also host afternoon drive. McHugh joins WRXL from WSFS-104.3 The Shark in Miami/Fort Lauderdale where he was Music Director and afternoon drive host.

(Bob McCurdy) Late last week I was on MSN.com and came across a banner ad for Pandora’s 2018 Definitive Guide to Audio. I clicked. As one would expect, there was a whole lotta skewing going on. The following looks to set the record straight.

Tamo has been named midday personality for ALT 104.9/St. Louis and ALT 106.3/Des Moines. She will broadcast from 12 noon to 3p.m. on the pair of Alt Rock stations. Her show will include a variety of artists such as Twenty One Pilots, blink-182, and Foo Fighters.

(Buzz Knight) Scott Brown is the Senior VP for Engineering and Strategic Relations at Nielsen. His responsibility involves insights relating to impending changes to the media landscape, the impact of new technology, and the path of new advertising models. I talked to him about what to expect at CES 2018.

Paul Horton is the new Program Director and morning show host for WMXS-FM/Mix 103.3/Montgomery, AL. He debuted Monday on The Mix Morning Show. The show airs weekdays from 6-10 a.m. Horton joins Cumulus from WVRV-FM in Montgomery.