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As a result of Chris Carlin moving to New York to be part of the team replacing Mike Francesa, WIP in Philadelphia had to make some changes. Jon Marks will begin co-hosting afternoons alongside Ike Reese. Marks has been hosting evenings.

Rich DeSisto starts in his new job in the Delaware Valley on November 14. The 30-year radio veteran has spent most of his career in the Tri-State area, most recently serving as the APD/afternoon drive personality at Beasley Philadelphia’s BEN-FM and as a weekend personality on WMGK-FM, where he will continue to work.

The iHeart station announced Tuesday the return of Delilah, effective November 14. The show will broadcast Sunday through Friday from 7 p.m.-midnight, and feature helpful advice about love and relationships, recipes, and inspirational discussion with listeners.

2 Guys Named Chris, which originates from WKRR-FM/Greensboro, has added WXQR-FM/Rock 105.5 in the Greenville-New Bern-Jacksonville market to its listening audience. The show, which airs weekdays 6-10 a.m. ET, has been heard on WKRR-FM Rock 92 since 2000.

The long-awaited closing draws nearer as CBS Corp. announces that for each share of CBS Class B Common Stock accepted in its exchange offer, announced earlier, shareholders will receive up to 5.6796 shares of "Radio Common Stock" created just for the purpose of the CBS Radio/Entercom merger. When the deal closes, those shares will be converted to Entercom stock.

Yesterday Andy Bloom (pictured here) wrote a piece about why managers should support someone like WBZ-FM/Boston sports talker Mike Felger after he made a tasteless and offensive comment. And your comments came rolling in. Here's Bloom's column again and what you had to say about it...

It'll certainly be a different sound, afternoons on WFAN, if the reports out of New York City are true. Chris Carlin, Bart Scott, and Maggie Gray are reported to be the team replacing the number one sports talker in America when he leaves the station on December 15.

Educational Media Foundation picks up WJKE-FM/Albany, NY from Empire Broadcasting for $550,000.

WMJX-FM, normally home to a "Today's Hits & Yesterday's Favorites" format, is another of the early birds on the dial to flip to Christmas music....

Westwood One's has announced its list of holiday specials, hosted by a stellar lineup of artists. This year, the yuletide festivities commence with a side of turkey first -- A Thanksgiving Weekend Celebration with Chris Young -- a four-hour country music special available to stations Thursday, November 23 – Sunday, November 26, between 6 a.m. and 12 midnight.