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Cumulus has promoted Matt Raback to Market Manager from VP of Sales in York-Lancaster-Reading, PA where Cumulus has a cluster of six stations. Raback replaces Ron Giovanniello, Regional Vice President, Cumulus Media Pennsylvania, who has been covering the York-Lancaster-Reading market for the past year as Market Manager, in addition to his RVP duties.

With the retirement of longtime host Terry Boers, CBS Radio Chicago’s 670-AM The Score is launching a new lineup Tuesday, January 17. Midday host Jason Goff (right) will move to afternoons, joining Dan Bernstein, and teaming up with midday host Matt Spiegel will be Danny Parkins.

Is Cumulus having trouble getting debtholders to buy into their refinance plan? On Wednesday, Cumulus again extended the expiration date and early tender date for its previously announced private exchange offer for its 2019 7.75% senior notes.

Salem has announced the end of The Bill Bennett Interview which aired mornings on the Salem Radio Network, and about 60 affiliates on the weekend. Salem will be offering affiliates replacement hours of either Hugh Hewitt or another "best of" weekend program.

Bridge Ratings was in Las Vegas at the Consumer Electronic Show this past week where the company conducted five focus groups with the intent of gauging a) podcast consumption patterns among current podcast listeners, and b) if new technology would reduce the friction that has limited podcasting as a reach medium.

Scripps-owned WTMJ-AM and KTI-FM in Milwaukee has hired Dan Schenek as Digital Content Director. Schenek joins Scripps from Los Angeles where he was Digital Producer for NBCUniversal’s Access Hollywood. Schenek has also worked with CNN/HLN’s Dr. Drew show and with MTV/New York and CBS Radio/Los Angeles.

Tuesday night at The Ryman in Nashville "The BIG 98" presented Bobby Bones & The Raging Idiots’ Million Dollar Show For St. Jude. Bones' band was joined by country music superstars Craig Campbell, Sam Hunt, Rascal Flatts, Caitlyn Smith, and The Band Perry. The crowd at the Ryman went crazy when Garth Brooks, Brothers Osborne, and Thomas Rhett also took to the stage.

Justin Luvv has joined 93.9 The Beat/WRWM in Indianapolis as afternoon host and Imaging Director. Luvv joins the Cumulus station after more than 11 years with Radio One where he was talent, Imaging Coordinator, and Mix DJ for Power 107.5/WCKX and Boom 106.3/WBMO in Columbus, OH.

Crystal Castorena has been with Impact Radio Group since being recruited for the position of Business Manager in 2012. As of January 12, Castorena will be General Manager of the Group’s Boise cluster. 

News 95.5 and AM750 WSB (WSB-AM/WSBB-FM), and Mark Arum are working together to help Atlanta metro area firefighters who were recently impacted by vehicle break-ins. During his show, Arum asked listeners to help Gwinnett and Forsyth County firefighters who were targeted over the weekend by thieves who struck while they were out on calls.