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Mimi Wheeler is the new Promotions Director and Music Director for Curtis Media's WQDR in Raleigh. VP of Programming Lisa McKay said, “Mimi has a fire in her belly to be a part of a winning team. She has a love for doing great radio and understands how to treat our listeners like family. Mimi grew up here and knows the local landscape of people and places extremely well."

If Mark Teixeira’s career on the diamond is anything to go by, his contributions to The Michael Kay Show on 98.7 ESPN will be priceless. The former first baseman will be at the mic every Thursday at 5 p.m., offering his opinions and analysis, beginning March 30.

That $2.1 million increase in Q4 of 2016 was mainly due to an increase in political and double-digit increases in Tampa, Charlotte, and Las Vegas. Beasley Media CEO Caroline Beasley said the Greater Media stations, which the company closed on back in 2016, decreased 6.1% ($2.3 million) in Q4 with about 60% of the decline coming from the Philadelphia market. Beasley said that decline was due to the ownership change and transition.

Beasley Media CEO Caroline Beasley says the company will recognize a $45 million gain from the Greater Media transaction, based on the value of the assets and the price the company paid. She said the integration of Greater Media is on track and should be completed within the schedule the company set when it closed the deal.

The heart and center of Hispanic radio is heading to Fort Lauderdale as the industry’s most forward-thinking companies, researchers, and programmers attend the Hispanic Radio Conference, March 28-29. Record numbers of Hispanic radio broadcasters will be there, discussing revenue and ratings — and how to increase them — and sharing sales strategies, market research, programming tips, and crucial projections about the hottest market in media.

Tim Leary has been in radio since the age of 18. That includes doing weekend overnights for Loren (Loren and Wally) in Boston, tech producing for Steve Dahl, and writing and doing on-air characters for Mancow. He's worked in Boston, Chicago, Sacramento, Reno, Providence, Cleveland, and Savannah/Hilton Head, where he's settled in working for Alpha.

The American Action Network, a nonprofit group aligned with Speaker Paul Ryan, is turning up the heat on opponents of the American Health Care Act. The bill will be voted on by the House, Thursday, and according to The Washington Examiner, the non-profit launched a $10 million radio campaign on conservative talk stations in 28 House districts.

NAB Education Foundation’s Media Sales Institute has opened registration for recruiters. Media Sales Foundation is an intensive 7-day program that trains recent college graduates for careers in media sales. The registration deadline is Friday, March 31.

Radio Ink's Hispanic Radio Conference kicks off one week from today in sunny Fort Lauderdale with a keynote address from FCC Commissioner Michael O’Rielly. That will be followed by our first panel which focuses on the 2016 Presidential election and what was learned during that very different campaign. Check out our full agenda HERE. Register HERE.

Monday afternoon CBS and Entercom filed applications with the FCC to move forward with the merger that was announced back in February. CBS CEO Les Moonves and COO Joe Ianniello are proposed to be directors of Entercom for six months once the merger is complete.