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Jagger has been named PD for iHeartMedia's KISS 95.7 and KC101 in Hartford. He moves over to Hartford from New York City where he was Music Director for Z100 and nighttime host on WKTU.

The company says the new look "embraces the dynamic range of sound and color, visualizing the energy and emotion that artists pour into the creation of music, and that we feel as listeners." Pandora launched the new logo Thursday and said users will begin to see the new app icon on their mobile devices, whether they listen to ad-supported Pandora or Pandora Plus.

In early September, Chase Lightfoot, a 17-year-old lineman from Alvin Shadow Creek high school in Houston, collapsed and died during a game. That stirred Houston radio station Sports Radio 610 and former NFL star Earl Campbell into action and here's what they did...

The station will present It’s a Wonderful Life as its 2016 “Holiday Radio Show.” The show is set for Tuesday, November 29 at Turner Hall in Milwaukee, beginning at 6:30 p.m.  It will be recorded in front of a live studio audience and replayed on-air throughout the Christmas Season.

The popular midday air personality, Assistant Program Director, and Social Media Manager for WIAD can now add the role of Music Director for 94.7 Fresh FM to the hats she wears.

The BMI Foundation has announced the opening of the second annual BMI Founders Award for Radio Broadcasting scholarship competition. Open to broadcasting students nationwide, the program will award up to $5,000 for the best original essay response entry.

Kusnierek joins the sports station’s on-air line-up as a weekend and substitute host. Kusnierek has been a sports reporter and talk show host at WTMJ and ESPN 540 in Milwaukee. She's also been a reporter and anchor for the MLB Network, the NFL Network and The Big Ten Network and covered the 2016 Olympics.

Long-time WTMJ conservative talk show host Charlie Sykes recently announced he was retiring from radio. The 62-year old has hosted mid-mornings on WTMJ for 23 years and has been one of the most listened-to talk show hosts in the Midwest. Over the years Sykes established himself as one of the most credible conservative hosts in the Milwaukee and surrounding areas, and as a result he has a lot of sway with listeners and elected officials. We spoke to Sykes about the Presidential election and the impact it will have on talk radio once all the votes have been counted. He believes Donald Trump will lose big in November, and the Trump phenomenon will lead to a day of reckoning for conservative talkers.

WWLTV has the details about Reno who was heard on the air in New Orleans for 50 years. The report says Reno died Monday after experiencing some health problems the past few months. He was 72. For the past 21 years, Reno hosted afternoon drive on WTIX-FM in New Orleans. (Picture courtesy the WWLTV website)

We've all seen the viral videos by now. Kids watching their parents completely passed out, near death after overdosing on heroin. The NAB recently launched a national campaign to get broadcasters more involved in addressing the heroin and prescription drug abuse that’s impacting communities across America. Later this month, WBTN-AM in Bennington, Vermont is launching a four-part series called Grip of Addiction.