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Katie Kruz has been with IHeartMedia in Madison since 2010. She's been programming CHR-WZEE for the company and is now adding country station WMAD-FM.

The layoffs will come from Rogers Media's television, radio, and publishing divisions. The company owns 50 radio stations across the country. It's a reduction in the workforce of 4%.

The normality of seeing GEICO or The Home Depot at the top of the Media Monitors chart was upended last week when Walgreens ran over 60,000 ads on radio stations across the country.

This past Saturday night (1/23), Westwood One News won a Golden Mike Award for best reporting by a radio network, given by the Radio and Television News Association of Southern California (RTNA).

Our second Management Podcast features recently promoted Director of National Sales Jodi Rainey from Cox Media Group. Jodi tells us how she rose through the ranks of radio management, how she keeps her people focused on their goals and offers advice on how to become a better leader and manager. We've also added a special Digital Tip Segment with WOWO PD Ryan Wrecker and Renee Bakos discusses millennials and the upcoming Radio Ink Hispanic Radio Conference. LISTEN HERE

Legendary Coaches, a weekly radio show hosted by Chris Childers and featuring NCAA coaches, will be heard on Yahoo! Sports Radio’s broadcast and digital platforms beginning February 13 as part of deal with KMG Networks and Hill Entertainment.

Benztown’s weekend radio show Sunday Night Slow Jams announced that it is offering its upcoming four-hour Valentine’s Day Special for free to stations on a market-exclusive basis.

Univision has named Alejandro Molina as Senior VP/GM for Radio. In this newly created position, Molina will be responsible for the strategy and implementation of content across Univision's 67 radio stations.

He lasted less than a year with the company. Hired while Lew Dickey was still CEO, Tom Schurr was brought in as Senior Vice President of Operations after spending years with Clear Channel as part of John Hogan's team.

JVC Broadcasting CEO John Caracciolo tells Radio Ink that LI News Radio 103.9 activated its storm coverage at 3PM on Friday and was on the air live from the studios at LI MacArthur airport for the duration of the storm, even when the airport shutdown on Saturday morning. And they did something very unique for Florida listeners.