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Adams Radio has named Cheryl Salomone VP & Market Manager for its cluster of stations in Salisbury-Ocean City, replacing Phil LoCascio. Salomone leaves Townsquare where she was the Regional Vice President in Washington overseeing the Tri Cities and Yakima.

iHeartMedia Chicago announced Monday that Bioncé Foxx will host middays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on V103 beginning Tuesday, March 22, 2016. Foxx is best known to Chicagoland listeners as host of the Foxx on the Box midday show on 107.5 WGCI and the station’s highly-rated Whispers In The Dark overnight show.

Vic Porcelli becomes part of the iHeart St. Louis lineup, picking up the 7 p.m. to midnight shift. He replaces Jeff Collins, who stays on for weekends and fill-in. Porcelli's been on the radio in St. Louis since 1993, most recently as morning host for CBS-owned KEZK.

BigMMike is the new PD and afternoon drive host for Cumulus' Urban-formatted WYNN-FM 106.3 in Florence, SC. BigMMike joins WYNN-FM 106.3 from WFXE-FM in Columbus, GA, where he was afternoon drive host.

Nicky Sparrow is a past member of Radio Ink’s Future African American Leaders in Radio list. She was recently promoted by iHeartMedia to Jacksonville market presi­dent. We asked Sparrow to share the details on how she advanced her career and made it to the top.

Former CBS Radio CEO Dan Mason will be a keynote speaker at Radio Ink's 7th annual Hispanic Radio Conference next week in Fort Lauderdale. Mason has been one of radio's most respected executives for decades, and to hear him speak about Hispanic radio and programming in general is going to be very special for those who attend the conference.

According to The Baltimore Sun Mary Beth Marsden is leaving WBAL radio after almost five years of anchoring its afternoon drivetime newscast. Marsden has lived and worked in Baltimore for more than 25 years.

(By Dan Franks) In last week’s Infinite Dial 2016 live webinar, Edison Research and Triton Digital joined forces to present their most recent study of consumer behaviors around media and technology in America. They had a special focus on the consumption of audio, which included a dedicated section on podcasts.

Ron Fried (pictured left) is a senior account manager with Connoisseur Media on Long Island, and one of his best accounts is TD Bank. It’s an account Fried has had for 11 years, and that’s due in large part to the relationship and trust he’s built with the bank’s vice president of marketing, Eric Fishon (pictured right).

He hopes he doesn't have to according to a story in Radaronline. Todd Clem (Bubba The Love Sponge) is not only the target of a Nielsen lawsuit for alleged ratings tampering, he's part of the Hulk Hogan $100 million Gawker lawsuit. And he does not want to testify in the Hogan case.