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Gutierrez is promoted to CFO at CBS Local Digital Media. Gutierrez has served as Senior VP of Business Operations for the group since 2011. He adds more responsibilities, including a stronger role in strategy.

Serving two-year terms will be: iHeartmedia President for the Northeast Division and Corporate Operations Hartley Adkins, CBS Radio President Andre Fernandez, Radio One Regional VP Deon Levingston, and Univision Political & Advocacy Sales President Jose Valle.

Stevie DeMann (right) and Drew Anderssen are promoted by CMG Market Manager Susan Larkin in Orlando. Here are the details...

Trila Bumstead owns 11 stations in Astoria, Oregon, Wasilla, Alaska, and Anchorage, Alaska. She worked at the stations since 1999 when she was with New Northwest Broadcasters. And in 2011, she purchased 9 of the 11 stations when NNB went through their sales process. Bumstead is part of the upcoming Independent Warrior Special Report in the May 23rd issue of Radio Ink Magazine. As part of that report, we asked every one of the independent operators we interviewed what they would like to see radio do better, to make it stronger. Trila Bumstead echoed what many had to say.

Everyone loves to be involved with a winning team. Not so much the other way around. And, according to the Milwaukee Business Journal, Scripps owned WTMJ in Milwaukee is seeing softness from advertisers because it looks as if the Milwaukee Brewers are on their way to another losing season. And baseball ad revenue is very important to WTMJ

Christina Albee has been named Chief Marketing Officer at the company. Albee returns to Cumulus from Flipboard, where she had been Head of Sales Marketing. She previously held sales marketing positions at Condé Nast, Time, and Westwood One.

Nationally syndicated radio talk show host and best-selling author, Dave Ramsey, hosted his Smart Conference in Los Angeles on Saturday, at The Shrine Auditorium. Ramsey combined forces with iHeart's "The Patriot KEIB 1150 AM" to promote the event.

This year's Radio show, co-produced by the NAB and RAB, will be held in Nashville this September so the Radio Week proclamation comes from Nashville Mayor Megan Barry. The proclamation, which you can read HERE, says "to recognize the importance of radio broadcasting to Music City's creative and economic well-being and to welcome the 2016 Radio Show to Nashville."

iHeartMedia has announced that Bree Wagner has been named the Assistant Program Director and Music Director for KASE 101 and 98.1 KVET, and will assume midday duties at 98.1 KVET in Austin, effective immediately. Wagner takes on these new duties in addition to her current role of Assistant Program Director and Music Director for San Antonio’s KAJA and KRPT, and midday host at KAJA.

Milwaukee stations 620 WTMJ and 94.5 KTI COUNTRY combined to win 11 awards from the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association on Saturday night. The awards included the coveted News & Talk Station of the Year for WTMJ, and Best Morning Show for Jake & Tanner on 94.5 KTI COUNTRY.