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At the end of last year, host Bob Kevoian announced he was retiring from the show and Monday morning long-time News Director Kristee Lee posted to Twitter she's leaving. "It's true I am moving on. I wish nothing but the best to all who are involved in making the @bobandtom the best radio show in America!"

After his death was announced Sunday night, fans of the rock legend flocked to Spotify to listen to David Bowie's music. USA Today reports Bowie's music surged 2,700% after his passing this past weekend.

Jade Alexander has spent 25 years in broadcasting in South Florida and will now host mid-days on Entercom's 102.7 The Beach. Entercom has started adding personalities to the station after launching a rebrand earlier this month. Kenny Walker was hired to host mornings and now comes the addition of Alexander.

iHeartMedia Tampa Bay announced Monday that JP Peterson will now co-host the iRon and JP Show on 620 WDAE, Tampa Bay's Sports Radio, effective immediately.

(by Buzz Knight) I've just wrapped up another trip to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, and as always, I have some final thoughts to take back to our audio business. The number one takeaway that comes out of my trip to CES is the reinforcement of the theme of innovation. Everywhere you look, touch, and smell at the event evokes this notion. The event has an optimistic edge unlike anything I have ever felt before at any event.

On the heels of the mutual decision by the presidents of Pacific Lutheran University and the University of Washington to allow a community-based group to make an offer for KPLU in Seattle, SAVE KPLU has officially launched a fundraising campaign.

ABC Radio has put together a one-hour special to honor David Bowie, who died over the weekend. It's called, “Starman: Remembering David Bowie,” and it pays tribute to the legendary musician.

On February 9, 12 of the country format’s most successful songwriters will perform at Bob Kingsley's Acoustic Alley. Rhett Akins, Rodney Clawson, Ross Copperman, Andrew Dorff, Josh Kear, Shane McAnally, Heather Morgan, Tim Nichols, Josh Osborne, Jonathan Singleton, and Jimmy Yeary are all set to perform at the event. For the fifth consecutive year, Kingsley is hosting the event at the Country Radio Seminar.

Radio One's classic hip hop format in Atlanta can now be heard on both 97.5 and 102.9. Market Manager Tim Davies says the expansion was timed with the launch of the Ed Lover Show which Radio One added in Atlanta.

If you are involved in or compete with Hispanic radio, you can’t afford to miss this! At Radio Ink’s Hispanic Radio Conference, Dan Mason will sit down with Spanish Broadcasting System EVP/Programming Jesus Salas in a live one-on-one conversation covering every hot topic in Hispanic radio.