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As the new Executive Creative Director, Rahul Sabnis will be tasked with guiding the development of content, and articulate a compelling creative vision for how iHeartMedia can develop content for brands across all its assets. Sabnis joins iHeartMedia from MullenLowe Profero, where he was the Executive Creative Director and Head of Creative.

Reiter Than You began as a live show on CBS Sports digital platforms in September 2016, airing Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday nights. An expanded version will begin broadcasting to a national radio audience every weekday on Monday, April 17, 6 to 10 p.m. ET.

Chicago’s 670 The Score (WSCR-AM) is adding a new segment to the mid-morning Bernstein and Goff Show featuring Cubs’ reigning NL MVP Kris Bryant and former Cy Young award winner Jake Arrieta.

The two sides had been operating on a month-to-month basis for two years and now there is a long-term deal that will make sure UMG artists stay put on the popular and growing Streaming pure-play.

(By Roy Williams) I’m experimenting with radio in a way that, for me, is new and different. Many of those who understand what I’m doing don’t agree with the fundamental premise of my experiment. But that’s not what worries me. I’m concerned about those who will agree with it and attempt it — and fail — and then blame me. I believe they’ll likely fail because they didn’t do it right.

(Paul Cramer) This “Uber-fication” of society has made it possible to fulfill human desires with ease and convenience. It’s also enabled consumers to be more fickle and to brand-switch near-instantly when they have a poor user experience. The consumer now has an unprecedented amount of control. What does this all mean for ad-supported radio?

(Ronald Robinson) To my own discomfort, I'm inclined to agree with the commentator who said, “In some contexts, we are all crazed primates.” I've also heard it put as “Monkeys with car keys.” Hardly complimentary. Although radio’s management might respond with vitriol, I submit the evidence of radio’s pervasive behaviors suggest they also agree with the premise.

The new show will air live during all 13 Tampa Bay Rays home games on Friday nights at Tropicana Field. The program will be hosted by iHeartMedia Tampa personalities Scotty Davis, Jay Recher, and Molly Giduz from the DraftKings Deck in center field at Tropicana Field. The program will also stream on Facebook Live.

The Beasley Media Group veteran has decided to return to the airwaves, hosting Mid-Days at Old School 107.7 Jamz, Monday to Friday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Morgan has been Program Director for four years.

Cumulus makes the flip on WWIZ-FM in the Ohio market. The new Oldies station is called "Z104, The Valley’s Good Time Oldies." The station was Alternative Rocker “ROCK 104.” Cumulus says, "Z104 fills the void left for Oldies lovers by iHeartMedia, when it flipped its former Youngstown Oldies station to Country last April."