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It's a newly created position at Neuhoff Communications for Mike Shamus: Corporate VP of Programming and Content. Shamus has served as Operations Manager and half of the Shamus and Annie morning show in Neuhoff’s Lafayette, Indiana, cluster for the last seven years.

Alpha Media‘s Energy 94.1 in San Antonio has hired Tino Cochino to cover weeknights. Cochino said, “San Antonio played a huge part early on in the shaping of my radio career. I'm extremely excited to be back on-air in such an amazing market with an amazing team."

The morning show of Brooke & Jubal has tacked on another affiliate. Alpha Media's WARQ-FM in Columbia will carry the program starting Monday. Current morning host Croghan will move to afternoon drive.

Christine Martindale will fill the shift at Mount Wilson's Go Country 105 in L.A. being vacated by Paul Freeman, who's retiring.

Pandora has announced a new partnership with Woolworths Supermarkets. Woolworths, the largest supermarket retailer in Australia, will stream specially curated, exclusive Pandora stations in more than 970 supermarkets, seven days a week.

Cumulus Media in Nashville has hired former NASH Country Weekly publisher Jeff Meltesen as an AE. He will focus on selling for HASH-FM (WKDF) and NASH ICON (WSM-FM).

Charlie Morgan has been named Market Manager of Emmis-New York, where he's been serving as Interim Market Manager since January, covering both Indianapolis and New York. Morgan will remain connected to the Indianapolis market as new Emmis Indianapolis Market Manager Chuck Williams will report to Morgan.

The Gazette in Cedar Rapids has the details about Dottie Ray, who informed eastern Iowans for 15 minutes each day on KXIC 800 AM radio for 55 years. (Picture courtesy The Gazette in Cedar Rapids.)

On Thursday, September 22 at The Radio Show in Nashville, Radio Ink magazine will be introducing the industry to radio's most successful Sales Managers, General Managers, Digital Sellers, and Account Executives. Thanks to the Radio Advertising Bureau, we are able to recognize these industry greats every year with awards named in honor of Wayne Cornils, who worked for the RAB for many years and was one of radio's greatest ambassadors.

Forbes couldn't resist taking a dig at radio when listing radio's highest paid hosts in an online story Tuesday. "While the radio industry has been striving to embrace the modern age with new apps and video streaming, today’s highest paid radio stars — all middle-aged white men — highlight how little the industry has actually changed over the years." So let's find out how much Forbes says radio's top hosts are making...