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It’s a homecoming for Milwaukee native Joe Krauss who joins B93.3 (WLDB-FM) as its new morning radio personality. Krauss, who will go by “Joe” on the air, started April 3 and will be heard Monday through Friday, 5:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. He comes to B93.3 from CBS Radio’s Q104 (WQAL-FM) in Cleveland.

The Radio Hall of Famer came out of retirement for just four hours to guest host The Bob and Tom Show, which was in Cincinnati for the Reds Opening Day broadcast. The show was broadcast from JACK Casino in downtown Cincinnati, and hosted by longtime affiliate WOFX-FM.

Arm & Hammer comes from nowhere and enters the Media Monitors weekly chart at number five after airing 27,838 commercials on radio stations all across the country last week. The big question is will the company now become a consistent radio advertiser?

Carter has been named Program Director for Q104.1, New Country in Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, effective April 17. She will work closely with on-air personalities and sales to oversee on-air, digital, and music programming, plus booking artist appearances and interviews for the station and its local events.

The BIG Podcast with Shaq will broadcast its 100th episode Tuesday, April 11. Shaquille O’Neal will record the show live at the Punchline Comedy Club in Atlanta. Proceeds from the program will be given to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America in honor of Shaq and his mother, Lucille. The 100th episode will be available on-demand, beginning April 17 at PodcastOne.com

It’s another news alternative. Beginning Wednesday, April 5, new NPR news podcast Up First will be online every weekday by 6 a.m. ET. The show will feature lively conversation about the day’s top news stories with hosts David Greene, Rachel Martin, and Steve Inskeep talking with NPR journalists and correspondents to preview the news that will drive the day.

JACK-FM is no more in Sacramento as iHeart moves to Classic Rock with the launch 93.7 The River. In addition to artists such as Queen, Aerosmith, Journey and other rockers, The station will also feature longtime Sacramento personalities The Dog & Joe Show, Monica Lowe and Derek Moore.

Radio And Production, a resource for radio’s producers, copywriters, and voiceover artists, has announced the winners of the 27th Annual Radio And Production Awards. Here are the first-place trophy winners...

The Commission is asking for public comments about the proposed merger between Entercom and CBS. Anyone interested in filing petitions to deny the deal have until May 1. Oppositions to petitions to deny must be filed no later than May 11. Replies must be filed no later than May 16. The FCC document also notes the need to divest stations in 7 markets so Entercom can stay under the FCC's ownership caps.

According to the latest annual report from the Record Industry Association of America, in 2016, for the first time ever, streaming music platforms generated the majority of the U.S. music industry’s revenues. Revenue grew 11.4% in 2016 to $7.7 billion.