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Sports Radio 104.3 The Fan (KKFN-FM) is moving 37-year radio veteran Sandy Clough to the 10 a.m.-12 p.m. timeslot.

Ever heard a guy say to one of his buddies something like: “You run like a girl”? Well, that whole gender put-down has become big radio in Atlanta. Melissa Carter of B98.5 (WSB-FM/Atlanta) was featured on HLN’s The Daily Share on July 20 regarding the Tad & Melissa Show’s segment “Your Man ____ Like a Girl” discussing the phrase “’Like a girl’…is it hurtful or harmless?”

Terry Fahy, VP/GM of Salem Media Group Los Angeles, has been in broadcasting for 38 years. In October 2014, Fahy was appointed VP of Operations for Salem Media Group’s West Coast markets: Seattle, Sacramento, San Francisco, and Ventura. It seems fitting, then, that Fahy is the new Chairman of the Board of Directors for the California Broadcasters Association.

Veteran sales executives Chris Saglian and Ryan McCrohan (pictured) have been named the new co-GSM's for Cumulus in Buffalo. Saglian joins Cumulus from Entercom-Rochester, where he was LSM. McCrohan’s new gig is a promotion in Buffalo, where he most recently served as LSM, after holding a variety of positions for the station cluster over the past 16 years.

Crenshaw will be returning to his home state of Ohio from Grand Rapids, MI, where he was Regional Operations Manager for 10 Cumulus stations in Grand Rapids and northern Michigan, and Program Director of WTNR. Crenshaw’s radio career began over 30 years ago at WOKG in Youngstown.

Could we see Pandora and SiriusXM as a team in the future? The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Liberty CEO Greg Maffei floated an offer of $15 a share to buy Pandora. Liberty controls SiriusXM with its 64% stake.

We haven't heard that often, if at all, from Pandora executives. Pandora CEO Tim Westergren said topline revenue was slightly below expectations in Q2 due to softness in national advertising in the entertainment and telco sectors.

In Q2, Pandora lost $76 million (before adjustments), compared to a loss of $16 million (before adjustments) in Q2 of 2015. The company expects to lose up to $200 million for the year according to Fortune.

The largest radio contingent ever converged on Cleveland this year to cover the Republican National Convention, over 160 radio shows in all. With 33 live shows, ABC was by far the biggest group. All the big-name ABC Radio news correspondents were there including Ann Compton who came out of retirement to cover the event.

Former ESPN hosts Dan Patrick and Rich Eisen have released new apps for their fans. The apps provide access to their guests, interviews, and poll questions. One new feature both apps provide is an ability for users to “capture” portions of the show and "share” them on social media.