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Univision announced that Primer Impacto’s Jackie Guerrido will host El Jangueo, a new afternoon drive radio show on WRTO Mix 98.3 FM, starting Monday. She'll be joined by Tony Banana and sidekick “El Primo,” every afternoon on El Jangueo.

iHeartMedia Chicago has hired Kaelin Roberts as Executive Producer for the Fred+Angi Morning Show on KISS-FM in Chicago. Roberts is a Detroit native who began her career as an intern at iHeartMedia’s Channel 955 in Detroit. She spent two years as an Associate Producer for the Mojo in the Morning show.

They become only the fourth morning show in the history of Country station WIVK. Tony Randall and Kris Rochester will take over for Andy & Alison, who announced last month that they are signing off from radio.

And this year’s Buffalo Broadcasting Hall of Fame will have a distinct radio feel to it! Heading the class of 2017 is the Voice of the Nashville Predators Pete Weber, 97 Rock’s Carl Russo, Townsquare Media Associate Commercial Producer Jim Pastrick, WLVL-AM station owner Dick Greene, and radio newsman the late Ray Marks.

The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will hold the nomination hearing for Jessica Rosenworcel and Brendan Carr to become members of the Federal Communications on July 19 at 10 a.m. Both are likely to be approved and if so will give the Republicans a 3-2 majority on the Commission. Carr is a Republican and the former FCC Commissioner Rosenworcel a Democrat.

The comedian, actor, and radio host now has his own podcast, The Hughley Truth. It’s all about real, raw, and funny conversation. Each week, DL and his wingman, “News Guy” Guy Lambert, discuss politics, social behavior, entertainment, and more with engaging guests from all walks of life.

It's the second newly created corporate role at Cumulus in as many days. Larry Linietsky is Cumulus' new Vice President for Digital Operations and Business Development.

Cumulus re-signs talker Shannon Burke to a multi-year deal on NewsRadio 106.7/WYAY-FM in Atlanta. His weekday program airs 9 a.m.-12 Noon. Burke joined WYAY in July 2016, after winning over the station’s listeners as audience favorite in NewsRadio 106.7’s casting call, which was three weeks of auditions for Atlanta’s newest talk radio personality.

And the now former CMG RVP is headed to Entercom where she will retain the same title, but it's unknown exactly where she'll be working just yet. There's some speculation it may be out on the West Coast. Her entire team in Orlando and Jacksonville were caught completely off guard by the change as it appears was CMG EVP of Radio Bill Hendrich.

The incident took place Monday afternoon near iHeart's KISS-108 in Boston. A man walking near the radio station building demanded to hear a song by the Insane Clown Posse. He did not make it into the radio station and was shortly confronted by police at his vehicle where he also had several large knives.