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Salem Media Group has announced that morning co-host Brian Whitman has signed a contract extension to remain co-hosting the show in Los Angeles. Whitman first joined the company in April of 2012, after previous stints with KABC and KLSX in Los Angeles, and WABC in New York.

The Worcester, MA, Hot AC station is the new home ground for St.James. However, she will continue to be heard weekends on WNSH-FM (NASH FM 94.7) in New York. St. James most recently served as Program Director/Afternoons for Cumulus Media-Allentown’s WLEV.

Reiling had two runs on KLOS in Los Angeles, 1977 to 1981 and again from 2003-2009. He also worked for KMET, KNX and KLSX. Reiling's publicist reported that Reiling died Friday at the age of 65 after a long illness.

ESPN's Jemele Hill has been suspended for two weeks for breaking the network's social media policy. In the wake of Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones statement that any of his players who don't stand for the national anthem will be benched, Hill called on fans to boycott advertisers associated with the club. The network decided enough was enough.

Radio Ink's Editor-in-Chief Ed Ryan sat down with Daymond John, of ABC’s Shark Tank, to find out what this world-famous branding expert has to say about radio’s branding? John will also be a key part of Radio Ink’s Forecast 2018 on November 15 in New York City, where he’ll be taking part in a special one-on-one conversation with Jay Abraham, CEO of the Abraham Group.

Bobbie Loesch has been named Regional Senior VP of Sales for iHeartMedia's Pittsburgh/West Virginia Region. The region Loesch will now cover includes 24 stations. Loesch will be responsible for on-air and digital sales, personality endorsements, and local event sponsorships. She will report to Regional President Tim McAleer.

Todd Moskowitz (left) and Marc Siegel have been named VP of Sales in the New York Region. Moskowitz becomes VP of Sales at WOR-AM. Siegel -- currently Sales Manager -- will be promoted to VP of Sales of Classic Rocker Q104.3. Both will oversee sales for on-air and digital inventory as well as promotions, personality endorsements, and sponsorships.

Craig Fugate served as President Barack Obama’s FEMA Administrator from May 2009 to January 2017. Before that he was Florida Governor Jeb Bush’s Emergency Management Director from 2001 to 2009. Over the weekend, Fugate penned an op-ed piece regarding the recent controversy between the radio industry and Apple.

Cameron Moore has been named as the new midday (10 a.m.-3 p.m.) on-air personality on KISS 95.1 in Charlotte. Her first day is Monday, October 16. Born and raised in Winston-Salem, NC, Moore most recently worked at Midwest Family Broadcasting’s Top 40 and Country stations in Springfield, MO.

Following the devastating hurricane that battered Puerto Rico, several firms turned to radio to find employees they could not locate because the storm knocked out cell service and landline service for so many people. Yet another story that helps point out the importance of pushing the FM Chip in cell phones.