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The late sportscaster Bob Wolff, one of the most prolific and recognizable voices in sports broadcast history, has been selected as the 10th recipient of the Vin Scully Lifetime Achievement Award in Sports Broadcasting from WFUV Radio (90.7 FM).

The veteran radio personality has signed on as Afternoon Drive Host for the Indianapolis station. Randolph’s show debuts on WFMS on October 2 and will air weekdays from 2 p.m.-7 p.m. Randolph makes the move from Louisville, where he was Morning Show Host for Hot AC station WXMA-FM.

Creating engaging, rewarding connections that lead to listener loyalty will be the topic of discussion at Forecast 2018, when Caroline Beasley, CEO of Beasley Media Group, sits down with Chris Weil, CEO of Momentum Worldwide and co-chair of this year’s Forecast, for a candid one-on-one conversation.

That according to Bob Raissman of The New York Daily News. There had been speculation that Francesa might stay in his afternoon drive shift, at least for awhile, after the arrest of Craig Carton.

(By Dan Sileo) TEAM. I wonder how many radio hosts really know what the word means in our business. I have had some of the greatest programmers in radio history help me with my career -- from the Gabe Hobbs to Randy Michael to Bob Agnew and more.

Cumulus Media's WGRF/97 Rock in Buffalo raised over $100,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Western New York during the 23rd Annual Make-A-Wish Radio-Thon. The fundraiser was held September 14-15, and every song played during the Radio-Thon was a request with a donation to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Western New York

First Play is a new podcast program offering early releases of new episodes of podcasts from networks like WNYC Studios, Gimlet Media, HowStuffWorks, Wondery, Feral Audio and StarTalk. New episodes will be available early, up to one week before they’re available on other platforms, and they will be free to all TuneIn users.

Syndicated personality Dave Ramsey will host the 29th Annual National Radio Hall of Fame Induction ceremony and celebration. The 2017 inductees include Tom Barnard, Bobby Bones, Joe Field, Bill Handel, Sean Hannity, John Records Landecker, Robin Quivers, and Bob Sievers. The ceremony is November 2 at the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago.

On September 19, the Boston NPR news station, will launch Circle Round, a new storytelling podcast featuring folktales from around the world. The target audience is children ages 4-10.

Heeren is an industry veteran who was Vice President and General Manager of Reno Media Group and Director of Sales for CBS Radio/Las Vegas. She also served as Director of Strategic Sales for Beasley Media Group. The Alpha Media San Jose market is home to KBAY and KEZR.