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That’s according to the independent analysts at Great Place to Work® who made it official with their certification. And they came to the decision thanks to the Salem Media Group employees themselves who provided their ratings in anonymous surveys.

The John Tesh Radio Show/Intelligence For Your Life has added another station to its 250-plus affiliates. WRQX in Washington, DC, will add the program to Sunday mornings. PD Rob Roberts said, "We're thrilled to bring The John Tesh Radio Show's Intelligence For Your Life to WRQX-FM. With John’s great content, it will be a great way for our listeners to have an ‘intelligent’ start to their day.”

The son of Harry Harrison, who was known as New York Radio's Morning Mayor during his years at WMCA, WABC, and WCBS-FM, died suddenly June 30. Michael Harrison was 53. Funeral and Mass arrangements are detailed in this article.

They’re folks “in the know” and that should make for very informative radio. Former Fresno Mayor Ashley Swearengin and Fresno County Supervisor Andreas Borgeas will host new daily features heard on K-Jewel 105.5 and 1430 KYNO beginning July 10.

The Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast, hosted by the longtime wrestling journalist and publisher, will be released four times weekly, beginning July 18. Wade will take listeners through the latest wrestling news, insight into why it’s happening, and whether it is good or bad for the WWE, wrestlers, and the fans.

The San Francisco midday host will assume the new position on “The Throwback Station,” Q102.1 (KRBQ-FM), while continuing to do the Billy Vidal show, weekdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Sundays from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

More from the Ryvicker note where she states that there are concerns with the integration given "CBS Radio's underperformance." She writes, "CBS Radio's underperformance vs. the industry and Entercom seems to have resulted from poor management vs. station portfolio or brand." And she believes Entercom can turn that around within 12 months.

In a 10K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, former Cumulus CEO Lew Dickey provided more detail about his upcoming plans with his company Modern Media Acquisition. The company launched an IPO in May and banked $207 Million. It's expected Dickey will use that money, at some point, to purchase some sort of media company which may, or may not, involve radio. Here's the plan for MMA, according to the 10K filing...

Val Carolin is the new General Manager in Greenville, S.C. for Salem taking over for Joey Hudson who's exiting to become the GM of The Mike Gallagher Show. Carolin spent over 20 years in Atlanta radio, including management positions with iHeart Radio, Radio One, and most recently as GSM at Cumulus-Atlanta.

Orlando Country station 103.1 The Wolf (WOTW) has added MurphDawg & Jenn to weekday mornings, 6-10 a.m. The show will be comprised of the duo's light-hearted take on pop culture, Country music news, and a hyper-local focus on events, news, and everything Orlando.