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Scripps owned KFDI in Wichita has hired former WIRK West Palm Beach, morning show veteran Tim “Tiny” Burger as co-host for its morning show. Current KFDI personality JJ Hayes will co-host the morning show with Burger.

Greater Media’s 94.7 WCSX-FM Detroit Morning Man Jim O’Brien has renewed with a multi-year agreement. Details were not disclosed.

iHeartMedia's Country station in Chicago, BIG 95.5, is adding "Alabama" to its morning show as co-host with Mason and Remy. Most recently, Alabama hosted afternoons on the station.

Miller will take over the reins at WRXK/96K-ROCK in Fort Myers. He'll also hold down the midday shift.

Glenn Beck has filed a lawsuit against the man who used to run TheBlaze. The complaint accuses Christoper Balfe of breach of contract, general mismanagement, breach of fiduciary duty, and fraud. Here are the details and what Balfe told Radio Ink about the lawsuit?

Senior Vice President Gary Pizzati will retire from Cumulus and from radio after 30 years in the business. His final day will be August 31. Cumulus will not be filling the position after Pizzati departs.

Westwood One’s syndicated Bob & Tom Show has added comedian Josh Arnold as a regular cast member, joining Tom Griswold, Chick McGee, and Kristi Lee.

So far, what we've heard from radio executives on their earnings calls has been that this big political spending is expected to come in more toward the third-quarter. That doesn't seem to be the case for television. Already you can see how the Democratic candidate for President, Hillary Clinton, has taken her message to TV viewers. So what did radio get from the candidates last week?

Premiere Networks President Julie Talbott will now oversee iHeartMedia's Total Traffic & Weather Network and 24/7 News Network. Those responsibilities formerly fell under the control of iHeartRadio and iHeartMedia Networks President Darren Davis, who Talbott continues to report to.

The auto parts mega-store ran 24,350 ads on radio stations all over the country last week, moving it from 29th on the Media Monitors list to third.