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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.

On Tuesday, we reported that Ace of The Ace & TJ Show, which is syndicated out of Charlotte, would be revving up his motorcycle and attempting to jump a row of cars. It was all going to happen this Friday night. It seems that saner minds have prevailed

Variety station Q101.9/KQXT-FM is bringing the nationally-syndicated personality back to San Antonio in its nightly lineup. Starting July 3, the program will air from 7 p.m. to midnight, Sunday through Friday.

The Commission went on an East Coast pirate hunt and turned up the heat on four homeowners and one church, Thursday, giving them 10 days to explain why they are operating illegal radio stations. Florida and Massachusetts appear to be a nice little settling ground for pirates. How the church pastor responded to the FCC about the station will surely make you chuckle.

Everyone here at Radio Ink would like to wish all of our faithful readers a happy and safe 4th of July weekend. We'll be taking off the holiday off as well, enjoying the beach and the barbeque. Your headlines will return at 3:59 a.m. Wednesday morning, July 5. If breaking news happens, of course, we'll deliver it to you pronto.

KDKA midday talker Mike Pintek announced on his show Thursday that he has inoperable pancreatic cancer. Pintek said the cancer has spread to his liver and possibly to other areas of his body. While the cancer is not operable now, doctors hope chemotherapy will shrink the tumor enough to make it operable. You can listen to his statement HERE.

The name of the new Hip Hop, R&B, and Rhythmic iHeart station in Philadelphia is Real 106.1, which replaces the Hot AC format the station was carrying. Chio in the Morning, which has been airing on the station for 14 years, will continue with the new format. iHeart will now go head-to-head with Radio One’s Jenkintown, PA-licensed “Boom 103.9” WPHI-FM.

iHeartMedia has signed Alt 98.7 LA morning man Woody to a new 5-year deal that includes Premiere launching The Woody Show into national syndication. Woody is a 20-year radio vet who's worked in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, St. Louis, and Portland. He joined iHeart three years ago.