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COO Drew Horowitz confirmed to Radio Ink that the long-time programmer was out and said there was no statement about the change from the company. Horowitz did tell The Chicagoland Radio and Media Blog, this "was a senior management decision to initiate a corporate restructure that was the driver of the change."

The NAB will be running an ad in Capitol Hill newsletters and publications Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday to thank over 250 members of the House and Senate for co-sponsoring the Local Radio Freedom Act. The resolution, which was introduced in Congress in February 2015, has 230 co-sponsors in the House of Representatives and 26 in the Senate.

89.3 WFPL News has hired Ashlie Stevens as a full-time reporter to cover arts and culture in Louisville and across the state. Stevens is a Louisville-based journalist whose work has focused on art, food and drink, and urban preservation.

ABC Radio will provide three one-hour specials during Memorial Day Weekend in addition to the previously announced Somewhere on the Road: ABC Radio’s Country Summer Tour Roundup. The following programs will be available: Tribute to the Troops 2016, Summer Survival Guide 2016, and Return of the Summer Sequels.

WJR-AM/News Talk 760 in Detroit took the top prize as Station of the Year from The Michigan Association of Broadcasters. WJR was also honored by MAB with 14 Best in Category and nine Merit Awards.

91.9/91.5 and 88.5 The Family is pleased to announce the final results of their 24th annual “Help for the Homeless” hygiene drive. More than $300,000 dollars’ worth of new hygiene and cleaning products were donated to 82 local crisis programs in 15 communities in their listening areas.

Beasley Media Group confirmed Tuesday that Jeff Zito is moving up the Gulf Coast from his position as Program Director at Fort Myers station WRXK/K-ROCK to begin his new PD role at Tampa’s WBRN/98.7 NO RULES ROCK. He will start working as WBRN’s Program Director, on Monday, June 20.

Second City Works and WGN Radio are excited to announce the launch of Getting to Yes, And, an all-new weekly podcast hosted by Kelly Leonard. Episodes are now available on iTunes and WGNPlus.com and a new episode will be posted every Tuesday at 7 a.m. The podcast features interviews with visionaries, authors, and leaders who operate at the intersection of creativity and commerce.

KNBR Ops Manager Lee Hammer said, “We’re about to re-launch KNBR 1050, and we’re excited to have Jeremiah join our programming team to lead this effort. He'll also be working closely with me on new strategic programming initiatives at KNBR 680, plus helping to expand our growing social media platforms.”