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Fox 2 in Detroit has the details about John Mason and Angie Starr who were ordered to jail Thursday by a judge in Detroit. The TV station says they borrowed money to throw a 2008 New Year's Eve party and never paid back the loan.

James Robinson is the new VP of Sales for the iHeartMedia's Washington D.C. cluster. Robinson has 17 years of radio under his belt and previously worked in St. Louis as iHeart's GSM.

In Q2 Cumulus owned radio stations actually saw a slight increase in revenue, up $466,000 or 0.2%, with revenue of $210 Million. Westwood One had a horrible quarter, down over $12 million, or 13.8%, compared to the same quarter in 2015.

CEO Mary Berner says it is and its moving in a positive direction. Berner said 94% of Cumulus employees now believe the company is changing for the better, 92% are proud to work at Cumulus and 86% are excited about the future.

With the Olympics in Rio getting underway, SiriusXM is determined to cover it in gold-medal fashion. Listeners can get 24/7 coverage on “Rio Olympics Radio” (presented in association with Westwood One and NBCUniversal) on SiriusXM’s Channel 106, August 5-21.

JoJo Turnbeaugh has been named Senior VP of Programming for the Nevada/Central California Region, which includes six markets. Turnbeaugh moves up from his role as Senior VP of Programming for iHeart Las Vegas.

When WQYK morning man Dave McKay didn't show up for work Thursday morning a co-worker went to check on him and found him dead. Police do not suspect foul play. McKay, whose real name is Steve Ehmke, had been with WQYK since 1992.

Charlotte’s Channel 96.1 announced Thursday that it has extended its agreement with The Ace & TJ Show for five years. The show airs weekdays from 6-10 a.m. The show has been with the station since January 2011.

Radio One CEO Alfred Liggins reported that it's been a choppy revenue year for radio. "We started off slow, things improved, then we hit a rough patch and there's been very little political so far." Radio One is $3.5 million ahead of last year so far and Liggins remains bullish about the radio business overall.

Net revenue increased $2.8 million (2.1%) to $137.2 million, up from $134.3 million in Q2 2015. Those numbers exclude Townsquare's live entertainment company NAME, which was purchased in September 2015 and the divestiture of 43 towers. CEO Steven Price said the weakness on the radio side was national business which is "out of our control."