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WMGK-FM morning personality John DeBella celebrated his 35th Anniversary on the Philadelphia airwaves on Thursday, November 16. During that time, DeBella has dedicated himself to serving the community.

Well, that’s not literally true, but it’s still a unique prize. ABC 15 in Arizona is reporting that radio station B1039 in Fort Myers...

Entercom makes a big move in a big market as its merger with CBS Radio closes, flipping Top 40 92.3 AMP Radio to Alternative as ALT 92.3. ALT debutes with 10,000 songs commercial-free; the station is also streaming at alt923radio.com.

First a flip to Alternative in New York City, now in Dallas with, "ALT 103.7, DFW’s New Alternative." Listeners will first hear 10,000 songs in a row, back-to-back, 100% commercial-free. The previous format was Top 40 under CBS's AMP moniker.

More Entercom news, this time focusing on Minnesota. The company has announced a fully integrated radio partnership with MLB’s Minnesota Twins. This represents the team’s return to its original broadcast partner, WCCO-AM 830, which aired games for the club’s first 46 seasons through 2006.

Jason Courtemanche is the new Director of Sales for the Alpha West Palm cluster. Courtemanche was previously VP of Sales for Cumulus Media in Los Angeles and iHeart in Chicago. Prior to that, he was Sales Manager for WBBM in Chicago. Courtemanche also served as GSM for Clear Channel in San Diego and Las Vegas.

The Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and CBS Radio Houston will honor SVP/Market Manager CBS Radio Houston Sarah Frazier at the Chamber's annual awards at the Marriott Marquis in Downtown Houston tomorrow. She will receive the Chairman/President & CEO Award.

iHeartMedia Des Moines announced Thursday that Eric White has been named afternoon personality, music director, and imaging director for 107.5 KISS FM/Des Moines, effective November 27. He will fill the 2 - 7 p.m. slot. White will report to Greg Chance, SVP of Programming for iHeartMedia Des Moines.

Rich Broadcasting has promoted Josh Tielor to PD for Star 98, The Rock 94.9 and 104.5 in Idaho Falls. Owner/GM Rich Mecham said, "Josh’s vast experience, work ethic, and industry knowledge have proven to be an amazing asset to the Rich Broadcasting team."

Just days before Veterans Day, the entire Bert Show cast and dozens of volunteers gathered to pick up thousands of The Bert Show’s “Big Thank You” letters. Over 153,000 handwritten thank-you letters were received.