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Jim Day is the new Executive Producer for Bob and Marianne in the Morning at WRRM-FM, Warm 98.5 in Cincinnati. Day, a veteran morning show personality and producer, has over 25 years’ radio experience and was previously morning host for several stations.

Radio Ink's #1 Leader of 2017 is receiving more accolades. The Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio Group has named NRG Media Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mary Quass the 2017 MIW Trailblazer. 

According to the ABC-TV affiliate WGOW-FM morning show co-host Jim Reynolds has been charged with aggravated assault and aggravated child abuse. A police affidavit states Reynolds, his wife and daughter got into an altercation over the daughter's phone use.

Charlie Huero has signed a new multi-year agreement as afternoon host and APD at CBS Radio's KOOL-FM in Phoenix. Huero began his run at KOOL-FM in 2011 when he was appointed APD and midday host. He's also worked in La Crosse, Milwaukee, San Diego, Los Angeles, and San Antonio.

Paul Cannell is the new PD at Alt 92.3 /WZRH-FM and NASH FM 106.1/WRK in New Orleans. Cannell has worked as a PD and host for stations in Wilmington, NC, Columbia, SC, Richmond, Baton Rouge, and Shreveport. He was also Digital Managing Editor for WKBU, New Orleans, and for Townsquare Media’s six stations in Shreveport.

(By Georgia Beasley) Today, I’d like to take a different approach. Instead of speaking to GMs and the generations that preceded me, today I’d like to speak to my fellow Millennials. While it may sometimes feel like we are limited in what we can do, we have a responsibility to move the radio industry forward.

(by Curt Craft) AM radio is in dire need of a boost. Yes, it is still the home for political talk, news, and sports. But not every AM station in every market, big or small, can have those formats. So what are those other AM stations broadcasting?

(By Ronald Robinson) I am obliged to accept the possibility that I simply may not have the faculties to process some forms of information. There is the assertion from so many in the population that dinosaurs wore saddles! That qualifies as a prime example of material that, if I were to seriously consider it for more than a few moments, I would certainly be reducing my brain to mush.

That's what Bressler reported on iHeart's Q2 earnings call. iHeartMedia revenue was up 1.9% to $884.4 million compared to $867.9 million in Q2 of 2016. The increase was due to higher national revenue, more programmatic buying and an increase in trade and barter. Local revenue was down. Bressler said Q3 is pacing down 1.6% at this moment in time.

The app that allows listeners to tune in to all of iHeart's radio stations, curated stations, and podcasts for free now has over 100 million registered users and 1.5 billion downloads and upgrades. Seventy-five percent of all listening to iHeartRadio is now done on mobile. So what about iHeartRadio's two new paid subscription services?