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Syndicated morning host Elvis Duran was featured on Foxbusiness.com where he told viewers traditional radio is not going to die. It's going to evolve, he adds, "We are seeing the shift. It’s working in our favor … keep listening. We are always evolving. Evolve with us” Watch the entire Elvis video HERE.

Channel 8 in Des Moines reports that WHO's Jan Mickelson returned Thursday after suffering a stroke in late 2015. Mickelson said he received acupuncture treatment in China that included 2,400 needles. Substitute hosts have been filling his 9-11:30 a.m. show. Mickelson has been with WHO for over 27 years.

In this new partnership, streaming provider StreamGuys will host live streaming, podcasting and monetization services among other options. The goal of the deal is to tighten automation and streaming workflows.

SportsRadio 94WIP in Philadelphia has signed a new agreement with veteran broadcaster and writer Ray Didinger. Other than it being a multi-year deal, no other details were made available. Didinger will continue contributing in several ways to the CBS Philadelphia cluster.

Michele Tafoya will be part of the radio network as an NFL insider for the upcoming football season. Tafoya, a radio and TV sports veteran, will be a featured contributor across NBC Sports Radio programming and will do interviews with affiliated stations.

iHeartmedia's former Mid-Atlantic Region, which consisted of the Washington, DC, Baltimore, and Virginia markets, will be realigned. The DC and Baltimore markets become the new Washington, DC Region and the Virginia markets join the Carolina Region to form the Virginia-Carolina Region. Preacher and Carwile will take new roles.

She's a legendary Bay Area personality and she'll soon be bringing her talents to Entercom's KBLX-FM in San Francisco. Miranda Wilson will host the "Sunday Morning Inspiration" show from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

iHeartRadio President Darren Davis said of the milestone, “We know our users want to listen to our broad range of content on the device of their choice -- and we also know they want to enjoy amazing stories that have emerged from the recent podcast boom or hear their hometown DJ wherever they travel. For those reasons and more, people continue to embrace iHeartRadio, and it’s reflected in the continued rapid growth of our registered user base.”

Those three new members are: iHeartMedia Executive VP of Programming Tony Coles (pictured), Cumulus Chicago Market Manager Peter Bowen and Director of Radio at the National Association of Broadcasters Melek Demir.

105.3 HOT FM has added Jackie Green to its on-air team where she will host afternoon drive. Her show will replace Afternoons with Kiki starting Monday, August 22, 2016.