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Christian Broadcasting network Evangel Ministries, aka The Family, has hired Sonia Barham as its new CEO. She fills the vacancy created by Rick Reyer’s departure in December 2015.

Cumulus has signed duo Scotty K and Bret Mega to take over mornings at HOT 93.3/KLIF-FM in Dallas/Fort Worth. They start August 15 and replace PD Dustin Kross, who's moving to PM drive.

As we reported yesterday, Triton Digital will now provide the streaming technology for NPR. It was made official in a press release Monday. The deal deepens the relationship between the two companies.

The Advocate has the details about Jordy Hultberg who police say pushed his wife into a dresser when she caught him with another woman.

Tampa’s 102.5 The Bone is adding long-time Tampa talk personality Ian Beckles as of August 7. Beckles previously worked for sports talker WDAE, but he's been off the in Tampa since 2015. The Ian Beckles Show will air Sunday's from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

It's the 6th annual iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas. The dates are September 23 and 24 and your friendly host will be Ryan Seacrest. This year the lineup includes U2, Sting, Drake, Britney Spears, Sam Hunt, Billy Idol, Florida Georgia Line, OneRepublic, Tears for Fears, Ariana Grande, Pitbull, and Usher.

DGital Media is partnering with Fortune to launch Fortune Unfiltered, which will feature CEOs, thought leaders, executives, and other influencers in business today. The first podcast launched Monday.

It's a national ad sales agreement for the Completely Unnecessary podcast which has over 30,000 downloads per episode and 200,000 YouTube subscribers. The show covers pop culture topics such as games, movies, and comics. It's hosted by writer and gamer punk Pat Contri, along with fellow gamer, Ian Ferguson. The show is produced every other week.

The Home Depot and GEICO held onto their top spots, 1st and 2nd respectively, in the weekly Media Monitors chart. Walgreens moved up from 10th to 3rd by airing 28,439 commercials last week.

His new title is Partner Integration Specialist and he’ll report to Sr. VP/Operations Todd Thomas. Marsh has experience as a Market Manager, Operations Manager, and PD. At Futuri, he'll work with stations to develop strategies for audience and revenue growth.