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The Boston talker got in on the new normal in politics these days, mocking the opposition. Carr used the “war whoop” gesture to make fun of Sen. Elizabeth Warren at a rally in Maine, Wednesday.

They gave it a three-year run but Greater Media could not win the battle of sports talkers in Detroit with "Detroit Sports 105.1." CBS' 97.1. The Ticket, which went on the air in 2007, is the dominant sports station in the Detroit market, consistently number one in the 25-54 demo.

Forbes has the details about how Subaru has installed censors to control certain programming on Sirius Satellite Radio. Subaru spokesperson Michael McHale confirmed to Forbes that if the owner of a 2015 Legacy or Outback is listening to “mature” content, such as Howard Stern, that car will automatically switch to channel 001 when the car is turned off. This is to guard the next person who gets in the car from hearing anything offensive. The company also confirms that this feature is not customizable by the user.

That's because as of tomorrow all the content heard on the ESPN Radio app will be transferred over to the ESPN app. The company is condensing all its content onto one app.

The Bubba Radio Network has named Kimberly “Jabberjaw” Collelo new Executive Producer for the Bubba The Love Sponge Show. Collelo began her radio career over 10 years ago as an Associate Producer for iHeartRadio/WFLZ and the MJ Morning Show from 2005 to 2008. She began working with Bubba in November 2008.

The iHeartMedia clusters in San Antonio and Houston have signed a new multi-year contract extension with talker Joe “Pags” Pagliarulo. Pags will continue to host afternoon drive on News Radio 1200 WOAI in San Antonio and KPRC-AM in Houston. And Pags is thrilled with his new deal.

Cox Media Group Ohio’s Market VP Julia Wallace is joining Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication as the Frank Russell Chair for the Business of Journalism. She begins teaching classes in January. Wallace announced her retirement at the end of June. She's staying on until the end of the year.

Early Thursday morning we heard from CBS Market Manager Steve Salhany confirmed to Radio Ink that Craig is off the air until Tuesday. The bad press has been mounting against Craig in Hartford after he posted this video to Social Media at a Latino Festival in that city.

iHeartMedia has created a new position for radio vet Tony Banks. He's now Director of Talent Development for the company's Central Division. iHeart's Central Division includes 300 stations in 52 markets including Dallas, Houston, Denver, and Minneapolis, among others. Banks will be responsible for discovering and recruiting new on-air talent as well as coaching, training, and mentoring existing talent.

The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce announced Tuesday that the Hollywood Walk of Fame Class of 2017 will include Premiere's syndicated host Elvis Duran. A date has not yet been set for Duran's star ceremony. Every recipient has two years to schedule star ceremonies from the date of selection before they expire. Duran recently celebrated 20 years on the air.