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Riley Couture has been named the new co-host for The Kane Show on HOT 99.5, Washington, DC. Couture previously worked at WRVW in Nashville as co-host on The Woody & Jim Show. She's also worked at WWPW in Atlanta, WSNX in Grand Rapids and WHBQ in Memphis.

The Broadcasters Foundation of America revealed that three big-name broadcasters will help honor this year’s Golden Mike Award recipient, Meredith Corp. President Paul Karpowicz. NAB CEO Gordon Smith, BMI CEO Mike O'Neill, and TVB President Steve Lanzano will be part of the presentation. The February 27 event at the Plaza Hotel in New York City is a major fundraiser for the Foundation.

Appropriately called The Hot Stove, the one-hour show will run for four Wednesdays, seeing off winter and previewing the Phillies baseball season. The show will air on SportsRadio 94WIP, beginning Wednesday, February 1, 6-7 p.m., and will be hosted by Scott Franzke and Larry Andersen.

Ajit Pai is the new Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. The White House made it official on Monday. Pai said he was deeply grateful to the President of the United States for designating him the 34th Chairman of the FCC.

On the heels of the extension that was set to expire Monday, iHeart extended the deadline again, this time until February 3, for bondholders to exchange 2018 senior-note debt for new debt maturing in 2021.

According to a new report released by BIA/Kelsey, U.S. mobile ad spending will grow from $33 billion in 2016 to $72 billion by 2021, a 17 percent compound annual growth rate. The location-targeted portion of that overall mobile ad spend is projected to grow from $12.4 billion in 2016 to $32.4 billion in 2021.

The Home Depot remained on top of the weekly Media Monitors chart airing just over 57,000 commercials on radio stations all over the country last week. GEICO held on to the second spot by running 48,114 spots.

The U.S. Census Bureau confirms it: Millennials are now the nation’s largest generation, and nowhere is that more obvious than among the nation’s Hispanic population. Nearly six in 10 U.S. Hispanics are millennial-age or younger. That population is also growing the fastest, as one out of every four babies born in the United States today is of Hispanic descent. 

iHeartMedia Washington, DC’s 104.7 FM, is bringing the NHL's Washington Capitals to the FM dial. The station will air every Capitals game for the remainder of the NHL season. Caps games were being heard on Hubbard's Federal News Radio in DC and some games will still be heard there.

Two years after leaving Westwood One to work at a chemical solutions company, Brian Switzer is back with Westwood One. Switzer joins the company as VP/GM for Music & Entertainment -- Country, overseeing the marketing and operations of all owned and represented Country shows.