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Joel Murphy has been named PD for Top 40 KISS FM in Cleveland and Keith Abrams, Senior VP of Programming for iHeartMedia’s North Ohio Region, has been named PD WMMS-FM.

The show will now be called “Town Hall” after allegations of inappropriate behavior were made against former host Garrison Keillor. Minnesota Public Radio, the parent company of the show’s distributor, ended its relationship with Keillor after the charges were made last week.

It's been all over the news, almost daily. Matt Lauer, Garrison Kiellor, Russell Simmons, Al Franken. Men in powerful positions accused of inappropriate behavior - or worse - toward women. Are you prepared if someone walks through your door and utters these words: 'Your morning man made inappropriate sexual comments and advances toward me.'

(By Bob McCurdy) If you're in sales or marketing, you need to keep on a learning path, especially in this era of speed-of-light change. Part of that is getting a great mentor. I'd like to introduce you to the guy I found.

Entercom has appointed Jim Fox as Vice President of Music Programming for the Dallas-Fort Worth cluster, effective December 21. Fox joined Entercom Sacramento in 2003 and will continue in his current role as Vice President of Programming in the Sacramento cluster until the end of the year

There’s a new PD at 101.1 WNOE, New Orleans Country Station. Ashley Wilson will program the station and host PM drive. Wilson joins iHeartMedia New Orleans from Country station WGNE-FM in Jacksonville

iHeartMedia Washington, DC announced Friday that Toby Knapp has been named new co-host for the morning show on 97.1 WASH-FM, “Washington’s Variety of the 80s, 90s and Today,” starting today.

Beasley’s 100.1 WJRZ recent “Share the Joy” live radio broadcast, saw community members help fill a 50-foot tractor-trailer with donations of food, clothing, and new, unwrapped toys

Mottla’s career includes the VP/programming position at Envisage Radio Group in Escondido, CA as well as programming rock stations including WHEB/WGIR Manchester, NH, WDRE Long Island, NY, WIYY Baltimore, MD, KTYD Santa Barbara, CA, and WFNX Boston, MA.

Kent Dunn will return to August, GA to oversee the company’s cluster of eight radio stations in the market, including WKXC-FM 99.5, WHHD-FM 98.3, WDRR-FM 93.9, WGUS-FM 102.7, WCHZ-FM 93.1/95.5, WGAC-FM 95.1, WGAC-AM 580, and WRDW-AM 163.