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WDHA-FM and WCTC-AM took top honors in two categories at the annual New Jersey Ad Club Jersey Awards, on June 7. WDHA-FM won “Best Radio Spot” for Oink and Moo BBQ. WCTC-AM won “Best Podcast” for The State Theatre.

Heather Monahan is the Chief Revenue Officer for The Beasley Media Group. Her main responsibility is increasing revenue. Period. She's been Beasley's CRO since January 2015 -- overseeing all sales of the company's core radio, digital, and non-traditional revenue opportunities.

That's the new podcast named after the annual thought leadership symposium led by Natalia Brzezinski, focusing on the relationship between humanity and technology. Brzezinski will be joined by Rebecca Jarvis, ABC News Chief Business, Technology and Economics Correspondent, as they co-host a special series of eight Brilliant Minds podcasts.

Cumulus has appointed Mary Baxter GSM for KLOS-FM and KABC in Los Angeles. Baxter joins Cumulus from Crossroads WOW, where she was Regional Sales Director. Previously, she was LSM for CBS Radio’s 97.1 AMP (KAMP-FM) in L.A. She also spent 16 years at KIIS-FM for Clear Channel/iHeart Media-Los Angeles.

The search is on to find a replacement for the 20-year WIVK/Knoxville morning team. Andy Ritchie and Alison Mencer are calling it a day after entertaining Tennessee audiences since 1997, and winning 10 CMA and ACM morning show awards along the way.

Out of the Motor City comes the news that WXYT-FM “The Ticket” is teaming Kyle Bogenschutz with air-talent Wojo for the new Wogo and Bogey Show, weekdays at 6 p.m. In addition, he will host Pistons Weekly, beginning June 8 at 8 p.m.

The station announced Wednesday, the debut of the Mojo in the Morning show, on June 19. The show will air weekdays from 5-10 a.m., broadcast from its Detroit studio. Mojo in the Morning will feature on-air personalities Mojo, Spike, and Shannon, who will look at pop culture and the latest trends in music and entertainment.

As the EVP for Strategy & Analytics at the Katz Radio Group, Stacey Lynn Schulman gets to work with almost the entire radio industry, so she surely plays a vital role as an advocate and industry builder. Her job is also to make sure the Katz Radio Group sellers have the most current, persuasive, analytical resources at their fingertips to promote the value and efficacy of radio.

Denis Prior has been named salesperson and Talent Coach for Sound Advantage Media. Prior’s key role will be selling for the That Thing with Rich Appel show, as well as formats under the Sound Advantage Media umbrella, including All 80s Hits and niche formats such as “Touch of Class” -- a rich-sounding Adult-Standards format.

In a blog called Everyone's Listening -- Radio Advertising: Driving Sales And Building Brands, on the Westwood One website, Local Ad Recall CEO Tom Meyer says his company has fielded 27 local ad recall studies involving 8,377 consumers. The research company quantifies the impact of radio advertising and measures what advertiser attributes are important to listeners.