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Townsquare has signed a multi-year extension with Compass Media Networks for the advertising sales and affiliate marketing rights to weeknight shows Loudwire Nights, PopCrush Nights, Taste of Country Nights, and Ultimate Classic Rock. All the shows are produced by Townsquare.

This year marks Minnesota Public Radio’s half century of public service. Beginning as a college radio station at St. John's University, MPR has grown to a 45-station regional network. Here is what Minnesotans can expect for MPR’s 50th year...

Tirade Tool Kit is a new cross-format radio imaging toolkit from Tirade and Megatrax. The product includes thousands of workparts, including short-form FX and Hits, as well as fully produced stagers ranging in length from four to 13 seconds.

The host of Zazza Mornings with Cheree worked his magic again, prior to Christmas. In tandem with his Zazza Community Foundation, the jock helped make the holidays extra special for 10 local families in the Space Coast area, with a magical trip to the North Pole.

The Radio Television Digital News Foundation has announced the winners of its 2017 First Amendment Awards. The First Amendment Leadership Award goes to Hubbard CEO Stanley Hubbard and the First Amendment Service Award to ABC Radio News Vice President and General Manager Steve Jones.

iHeartMedia has promoted three programmers in Orlando. Brian Mack (pictured) gets the newly created role of VP of Branding for the Orlando cluster in addition to becoming PD for Magic 107.7. Mack will oversee the marketing strategy for all nine iHeart signals in Orlando. He'll also keep his gig as PD at XL 106.7. Here are the other changes...

Marilyn Russell is joining the WOGL-FM Breakfast Club in Philadelphia alongside co-hosts Frank Lewis and Bill Zimpfer. Russell is from Philly and started in radio in 1993 at modern rocker WDRE. She hosted a new music show, a local music show, and was music director.

The iHeart Chicago station announced Wednesday that Robin Rock will return as midday host. A 30-year vet, Rock first came to 93.9 MYfm nearly 20 years ago as midday host and spent over 16 years with the station. Since 2013, she's been a midday personality on various iHeartMedia stations across the country.

Chuck “DZL” Thompson has been named PD and midday host at iHeart's Alt. Rocker XL102 in Richmond. Thompson has two decades’ experience with his last position as APD/Music Director and afternoon host for WEND-FM in Charlotte. He’s also had stints in programming and promotions in Rochester, Atlanta, Columbia, and Canton, GA.

KSHE in St. Louis says it's the longest running rock station in the world after launching almost 50 years ago. They are still going strong today. And in celebration of 50 years rocking the city of St. Louis, the Emmis owned station is doing something very cool on January 9.