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On August 22 Dave Hill will take over as Program Director at iHeartMedia's Miami Classic Rocker WBGG-FM (BIG 105.9). Hill heads to Miami from iHeartMedia Portland, where he has been the Senior Vice President of Programming since 2014. Hill replaces Michael Gross who left the station in April.

This is not a totally unexpected decision. In fact it's been discussed for several years by the RAB's Board of Directors and President and CEO Erica Farber (pictured here). Over time, since the RAB began reporting revenue numbers, about 20 years ago, they've gone from monthly to twice every year. And while some will speculate industry executives might not want to continue to release numbers that are consistently flat, then try to put a happy face on those numbers, the organization says that was not the reason.

The Rhythm & Blues Music Hall of Fame has chosen Radio One Founder as a 2016 Hall of Fame Inductee and the sole recipient of its Music Living Legends Award.

Community Broadcasters is putting a new CHR format on a translator at 107.1 in Olean, New York. The station, WHDL, will also be heard on 1450-AM after the company decided to dump out of ESPN and simulcast the music station.

Over 8,000 listeners turned out to help Cox Media Group's Classic Hits 97.1 The River (WSRV-FM) in Atlanta celebrate its tenth anniversary this past weekend.

Senators Ed Markey and Richard Blumenthal have written a letter to the FCC calling on the government agency to look at potential privacy and security hazards posed by the growing use of new technology that allows cars to communicate with each other. MediaPost has the details about the letter. One of the issues concerning the Senators is a potential privacy issue that would allow businesses to target ads to a consumers vehicle.

And now Caroline Beasley is making big deals in the radio industry. The Naples Daily News does a nice profile piece on Beasley and her rise to the top of the company, where she is now acting CEO as her father, George Beasley, recovers from surgery.

PRAISE 106.1 FM in Baltimore and Philadelphia’s PRAISE 103.9 FM begin airing The Sound of Praise with Gospel singer Maurette Brown Clark in the midday slot starting Monday. Clark is an artist, musician, producer, business mogul, wife and mother. Clark said she's completely humbled and excited to come to radio.

101ESPN in St Louis is searching for a new member for its PM Drive show. The search is on for The Fast Lane show after former St. Louis Ram D’Marco Farr quit to pursue other opportunities. The new host will join Randy Karraker and Brad Thompson.

The Journal Times has the details about WLGC (Ashland, Kentucky) host Tim Carper. The 49-year old has been charged with three counts of first-degree sexual abuse.