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It's a newly created position for McHale who comes to CBS Radio from American Apparel, where he was SVP and Chief Information Officer and responsible for rebuilding the entire IT organization from the ground up.

That’s Tino Cochino, who will be behind the mic weeknights, 7-10 p.m. on Portland's WE 96.3 (KWEE) starting Monday, October 24.

NJ.com has a very nice profile piece on WSOU in New Jersey. The station was awarded a Marconi award last month in Nashville. It's run by GM Mark Maben who tells the paper, the win was a reward for the university's philosophy, which is that the station needs to be entirely operated by students.

James Briggs of The Indianapolis Star writes that even though some investors were trying to sabatoge Jeff Smulyan's attempt to take the company private, they are happy he's still the person leading the company. And, at least one investor believes NextRadio is the technology that will change radio.

Nationally syndicated talker Dave Ramsey hosted his Smart Conference to a packed crowd in Houston at Grace Community Church Saturday. Ramsey teamed up with AM 700 KSEV to bring in the crowd.

iHeart's V103 in Chicago made the announcement over the weekend that Herb Kent died Saturday night. "No words can express our great sense of loss. Herb was an iconic talent, who for nearly 70 years entertained millions of listeners in Chicagoland and around the world."

The former Boston Red Sox pitcher will be heard weekdays from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Eastern at the Conservative website starting today.

The San Antonio talk show legend died Friday morning, reports NEWS4SA.com. Ware began his radio career in the mid-1950s in Baytown, Texas before moving to Austin, Texas, where he worked for LBJ at KTBC radio and television.

(By Roy Williams) The biggest mistake made by modern media buyers is that they pay too much of a premium for targeting. We live in an age that worships data, but what I’m about to tell you is the truth nonetheless.

(By Bob McCurdy) This past week, we met with one of the largest tier-3 auto agencies in the country. In preparation for the meeting, we dug into Nielsen’s Commspoint channel planning data to highlight radio’s role and importance to local auto dealerships in South Florida.