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Veteran investigative reporter Kate Howard, has been hired by WFPL’s Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting (KyCIR). She will begin her position on April 11, 2016. Howard worked as a news reporter for nearly five years at The Tennessean, covering crime, courts and transportation.

Johnny Maze is the new PD for Adams Radio Group's WZBH “The Beach” and WGBG “Big Classic Rock” in Salisbury-Ocean City. Maze will also host the PM Drive shift on WGBG.

Univision Communications has launched a suite of new features on the Uforia music app. New functionalities include more than 25 stations by mood curated specifically for Hispanics, plus alarm clock, sleep timer and car mode features, all of which enable listeners to discover new music and stay close to their favorite radio stations and personalities at any time. The app has nearly four million downloads.

CBS Radio consists of 117 stations in 26 markets, including clusters in every one of the top 14 markets. BIA estimated CBS stations generated nearly $1.3 billion in 2014 and CBS Radio consistently has five of the top 10 billing radio stations in the country. They are iconic brands such as WCBS in New York, WBBM in Chicago, KYW in Philadelphia, KMOX in St. Louis, KDKA in Pittsburgh, the list goes on and on. Here's a complete listing of the stations many companies will be salivating to get a shot at purchasing...

Tommy McFLY, host of The Tommy Show on CBS’s 94.7 Fresh FM in Washington D.C., has been selected for the fifth year in a row to Emcee the annual White House Easter Egg Roll for 2016.

Barstool Sports has launched its third new show in the last two weeks. The Caleb Pressley Podcast features the same-name, former UNC football player and American Idol Season 2 contestant, as he covers a wide range of topics each week.

Comedian Jo Koy is jumping into the podcast game with his new show The Koy Pond on PodcastOne. Launching Monday, March 14, regular guests will include King Bach, Anjelah Johnson, and The Black Eyed Peas. A new episode will be available every Tuesday at PodcastOne.com, the PodcastOne app, and iTunes.

In all likelihood radio's two biggest players will not be participating in what will probably be the sell-off of some of radio's best radio stations and brands. With debt and revenue issues facing iHeartMedia and Cumulus, most of the financial experts we spoke to Tuesday believe those two companies will not be involved in any CBS deals. And, as Media Services Group broker Bob Heymann tells Radio Ink, in all likelihood, it will not be one buyer, they will be sold as market clusters. So who are possible buyers? Let the speculation begin.

Broker Bob Heymann says we should keep an eye on Field. "Entercom is a very good candidate to pick off clusters." And Field has consistently said he would be open to looking at deals that made strategic sense to the company. Being bullied by the DOJ over the Lincoln Financial deal has probably worn off by now, and with only one station in Los Angeles Field might be thinking, KCBS, KNX, KROQ, and KRTH would look pretty cool emblazoned with an Entercom logo.

You might find this opinion a bit of a stretch. Boston Herald writer Rick Shaffer says CBS is selling its radio stations because the model of radio is broken and the Internet is taking over.