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Legendary rock band Fleetwood Mac have announced a North America tour as well as the launch of an exclusive, limited-run SiriusXM channel, The Fleetwood Mac Channel, on Tuesday, May 1.

iHeartMedia’s Arizona Region has announced new programming roles for Reid Spivey, Rameen Madani and David Adams. Arizona Region President Linda Little said, “This is an example of more homegrown talent developing their careers in the Arizona Region."

That's what New York Public Radio is saying about the results of an outside investigation into inappropriate workplace behavior by several employees. The report did show that some employees were far from perfect, engaging in "bullying and offensive behavior toward colleagues and guests."

Four months after leaving the station, which was preceded by a long farewell tour, Mike Francesa appears to be headed back to work at WFAN in New York City. The New York newspapers are reporting that Francesa will take over the 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. slot reducing the amount of airtime for his replacements, Chris Carlin, Maggie Gray and Bart Scott.

Aaron Hyland has been promoted to Market President for iHeartMedia Baltimore. The Baltimore cluster includes WPOC-FM, WZFT-FM, WQSR-FM, and WCAO-AM. Hyland will also continue to oversee sales for the Washington, DC, region as Regional Senior VP. Region President Michael Preacher was handling Market President duties for both DC and Baltimore.

Jack Kulp is extending his contract with iHeartMedia's KISQ-FM in San Fransicso. Kulp is co-host of The Morning Breeze, with Carolyn McArdle. It's been a strong two years for the station, which now leads the San Francisco market (6 plus) as the number one music station. When it was rhythmic oldies, the station was in 17th place.

St. Louis state senator Jamilah Nasheed (pictured) says KQQZ-AM host Bob Romanik uses racist and homophobic comments on the air and she's written a letter to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai asking that he pull the station's license and levy a big fine against the station.

Syndicated radio star Sean Hannity was named to TIME Magazine’s list of the 100 Most Influential People of 2018. The annual list highlights pioneers, leaders, titans, artists, and icons with insights from peers and contemporaries detailing the honorees' impact.

Josh Martinez has been named Program Director for Kiss 107.1/Cincinnati. Martinez will report to Scott Reinhart, Senior Vice President of Programming for iHeartMedia Cincinnati. Martinez most recently served as the Assistant Program Director and Music Director for the station.

Media writer Robert Feder has the story about Entercom's WBBM sending a cease-and-desist order to iHeartMedia's WKSC-FM for using the phrase "Showbiz Shelley."