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CMG in Miami is bringing Michael Baisden and his syndicated afternoon show to afternoon drive on Hot 105 as of Monday. Baisden was on Hot 105 from 2007 to 2013. SuperRadio is syndicating the program in collaboration with American Urban Radio Network and Perry Broadcasting. Cox's KISS in Atlanta is the flagship station.

Michelle Conrad is the new Social, Mobile, Digital Consultant at Paragon. Prior to joining Paragon, Conrad was in social media analytics for Oracle, Senior Social Media Account Manager for Friend2Friend, and Social Media Associate for Gunshot Digital. She operates Yooreka Social in Denver.

It took place in Jackson, Mississippi, at WMPR, which is owned by Charles Evers. According to The Clarion-Ledger the vandalism occurred just a few days after the home of Respect Our Dollars President Stanley Wesley had the same thing happen to his house, which was also set on fire. Wesley hosts a talk show on the station.

That's according to the second half State of New York Market Report released by the New York Market Radio Association (NYMRAD), Monday. The organization also says nearly 200 advertisers more than doubled their spending in New York City and 15 product categories were up by double digits.

Both ProFlowers (33,323 ads) and Shari's Berries (21,566) ran heavy schedules on radio stations across the country last week, according to the latest Media Monitors chart. ProFlowers ran the second-most ads, behind GEICO (46,777). Shari's Berries was eighth on the list. Rounding out the top five were AutoZome (30,407), Walgreens (28,643), and McDonald's (28,550).

It was the Appleton/Oshkosh - Green Bay, WI, station's 20th Annual St. Jude Radiothon. The February 9-10 event, which was held in Green Bay, raised $300,124 for the fight against childhood cancer.

Beasley makes the announcement that Allyson Hillman is the new D.O.S. for its Southwest Florida cluster. Hillman served in management for 10 years in Detroit radio and relocated to Southwest Florida from Savannah-Hilton Head.

The RAB has created a new position and promoted Tiffiney Wyatt (left) to Business Development & Insights Associate. Wyatt has been with the RAB for more than 17 years. And joining the Membership team is Rita Landells as Member Response Manager. Landells has worked for ABC TV, CBS TV Local Media, MTV Networks, Spike TV, and iHeartMedia in Dallas.

Lake Charles Louisiana Top 40 outlet "Hot 103.3/KBIU-FM" has picked up The Kidd Kraddick Morning Show.

Since coming quietly onto the scene at the end of January, 2017, the Chicken Soup for the Soul podcast has surpassed one million downloads. The podcast is hosted by Chicken Soup for the Soul’s publisher, editor-in-chief, and author Amy Newmark.