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Entercom and the Chicago Bulls have announced that 670 The Score will be the team's new flagship station. The agreement runs through the 2020-21 season and begins Saturday when the Bulls take on the Clippers. Cumulus backed out of its deal with the Bulls when it filed for bankruptcy, stating the deal was unprofitable.

The Big Machine Label Group luncheon on Wednesday, Feb. 7, during Country Radio Seminar 2018 will feature a lineup of performances from such notables as Sugarland, Brett Young, Drake White, Trent Harmon, Josh Phillips, and Tyler Rich.

This picture was sent in to us from Cumulus Executive Vice President of Content & Programming Mike McVay. The Cumulus team was attending a Grammy viewing party in New York City on Sunday with Island Republic Records. So, who's in this picture?

In an interview with the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Tom Joyner says he doesn't really want to leave radio but “I couldn’t get a guaranteed contract after two years.” Joyner is retiring at the end of 2019. Joyner has been in syndication for nearly 25 years, he's still on 95 stations and reaches 7.4 million listeners every week.

So far, about 275 companies nationwide have publicly announced they would be giving bonuses to employees this year, thanks to a tax cut politicians in Washington recently passed. PodcastOne is jumping on the bonus bandwagon. PodcastOne Founder Norman Pattiz announced Tuesday that all full-time employees will be getting a $1,000 cash bonus.

Talk host Jim Bohannon has celebrated the 25th anniversary of his weeknight The Jim Bohannon Show, after taking over what had been The Larry King Show on January 29, 1993. Bohannon opened his Monday show with, “If you’re lucky, and if you live long enough, every now and then a milestone comes along in your life.”

One Part Podcast has joined cabana, AdLarge Media’s digital audio division. The one-hour weekly podcast is hosted by Jessica Murnane. The show drops every Thursday and features conversations with some of the most interesting and inspiring minds in wellness, music, food, fashion, and design.

ESPN Richmond, Virginia (99.5/102.7 FM & 950/1240 AM) will debut its new local morning show The Black and Drew Sports Huddle at 8 a.m. on Monday, February 5. The two-hour call-in show will be co-hosted by Bob Black and Andrew Wallace, with local sports updates from Mitchell Bradley.

The company announced, Tuesday, the addition of a new wave of original and co-produced content to its network, featuring a mix of shows in genres such as true crime, and society and culture. In addition, it will release the second seasons of listener favorites

Urban AC 102.9 KBLX/San Francisco’s Morning Dream Team co-host Tony Roberts decided to "join" the New Orleans Pelicans basketball team recently. During the warm-ups for the Pelicans game against the Houston Rockets, Roberts left his courtside seat and began stretching next to the players.