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39-year old Jean Paul Guerrero (known on the air as DJ Jinx Paul), was killed in Brooklyn Monday night. Guerrero worked the 7 p.m. to midnight shift for Mega 97.9 in New York City. Here's what the police know so far...

And as a result of Nielsen's November connectivity problem that impacted December ratings, the Media Ratings Council says it is withholding its accreditation for the affected markets.

There’s a new show on PodcastOne called Beyond the Darkness – and fans of the paranormal are in for a treat. The show has been added to WWE star Chris Jericho’s podcast network, under the PodcastOne umbrella, and will feature enlightening and entertaining conversations with world-renowned researchers and experiencers, and challenge listeners' thinking on paranormal mysteries.

As a result of the long-term deal, Nielsen will provide ASCAP with expanded U.S. radio airplay data along with metadata and unique identifiers for recordings. ASCAP says this will allow it to provide members with, "unprecedented transparency as ASCAP brings together the verified recording information with its authoritative data on the underlying works."

Ken Roberts is the new VP of Sales for Cumulus' Washington, D.C. stations WMAL-AM/FM and WRQX-FM. Roberts was previously Senior VP of Sales for iHeartMedia’s D.C. and Baltimore stations. Prior to that, he was D.O.S. for Bonneville in Phoenix. He's also been the GSM for Susquehanna/Cumulus in Dallas.

Mark Anderson has been promoted to VP of Programming for CBS Radio in Pittsburgh. He moves up the ladder from his role as Pittsburgh Operations Manager and PD of WBZZ-FM and WDSY-FM. The market includes four radio stations: KDKA-AM, KDKA-FM, WBZZ-FM, and WDSY-FM.

iHeartMedia New York has hired Seattle radio personality Brady as its new 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. host and Music Coordinator at Z100. He starts January 9 and said he can't believe this is real life.

MasterCard jumps from 40th to 1st on the Media Monitors chart of advertisers after airing over 47,300 commercials on radio stations across the country last week. GEICO was pushed down to a distant second with 38,907 spots. Walgreen's came in third for the second week in a row airing 36,708 commercials, followed by Macy's (35,137) and Burger King (29,582).

It's called Univision Deportes, a new national sports radio network. The network will launch in 10 markets and will include sports commentary, live games, original content, and other programming beginning the first quarter of 2017.

Cumulus has announced the replacement show on WLS for The Jonathon Brandmeier Show. The husband and wife team of Bob Sirott and Marianne Murciano will host a new 10 a.m. to noon show starting January 2. The duo last hosted a show together from 2013-2015 on WGN.