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Donny Hudson has been with Spanish Broadcasting for 18 years holding many management positions, including SVP of Sales, LSM and D.O.S. SBS has named him VP/GM in Miami replacing Carolina Santamarina who's moving to SBS Portafolio.

As CMG’s new Sr. Director of Human Resources,  Ashley Peterson will support all of CMG’s corporate client areas, in addition to Rare and CMG’s Washington D.C. News Bureau. She will work out of the company’s Atlanta headquarters.

Saga is selling its TV stations in the Joplin, MO – Pittsburg, KS and the Victoria, TX television markets for an aggregate price of approximately $66.6 million. Saga is also buying WCKN (FM), WMXZ (FM), WXST (FM), WAVF (FM), WSPO (AM), W261DG and W257BQ in Charleston, SC and WVSC (FM), WLHH (FM), WALI (FM), W256CB and W293BZ, serving the Hilton Head and Beaufort, SC radio markets, from Apex Media Corporation for $23.0 million.

Kelly Ransford is iHeartMedia’s new Director of Event Marketing in the Mile High City. The company is known for its marquee events in the city, including Channel 93.3’s Big Gig and Keggs and Eggs, The KBPI Rock n’ Roll Car Show, The 97.3 The KBCO On Tap series, and the newly created Denver Broncos Block Party.

John Oliver's campaign against FCC Chairman Ajit Pai is turning ugly. Not only is the FCC comment section full of fake comments, there are also death threats against Pai. The Chairman is getting ready to reverse Net Neutrality adopted under Thomas Wheeler. The Washington Free Beacon has the specific, and quite vulgar, comments posted against Pai.

The Joe Pags Show will join KRLD AM 1080, Dallas, for weeknights. The show is nationally syndicated from Pags' flagship station WOAI AM San Antonio, and is now heard in virtually every major market in his home state of Texas – it now reaches 95 stations after only 18 months.

It’s a new podcast from DGital Media, who have partnered with online education guru and world-class lacrosse champion Paul Rabil. Suiting Up taps many of the biggest names in sports, business, and entertainment who talk about how they create, balance, and tackle the issues and opportunities of success on the field, in the board room, and in the business world.

That's according to the latest local advertising report from BIA Kelsey. Total local advertising in the state of California will hit $18.5 billion, up from $18 billion in 2016. Direct Mail will bring in the largest amount, $4.60 billion, followed by TV at $2.68 billion, Online at $2.30 billion, Mobile at $1.99 billion and Radio with $1.58 billion.

News Radio 810 & 103.1 WGY and 99.5 the River’s 19th Annual Cares for Kids Radiothon surely exceeded everyone’s dreams. Members of the Capital Region heeded the call and pledged over $265,000 to help sick and injured children at the Bernard & Millie Duker Children’s Hospital at Albany Medical Center, the local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital.

The Syracuse station – AKA WSKO-AM – welcomes back the popular Sports Talk show The Bud and The Manchild Show beginning Tuesday, May 30. The show has aired on WTLA-AM and FM for the last year and a half.