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Four industry executives who have recently been promoted to new roles in their company will discuss how they are transitioning to those new roles, which have brought them a lot more responsibility. The panel called "New Views From The Top" will be held Monday, February 8 at 4 p.m. during the Country Radio Seminar. Here are the four executives who will be on the panel...

Sun Broadcast Group has entered into a purchase agreement with Bernadette Productions, producer of “The House of Hair with Dee Snider” radio show and daily vignettes. Pam Edwards, owner of Bernadette Productions, has put in 20 years of hard work for the show and Sun has asked Edwards to remain a stakeholder in the new venture. The show, which the former frontman for Twisted Sister still hosts, has over 160 affiliates.

It's called "97.5 Pride Radio" and iHeartMedia says it will be the pulse of LGBT Austin. 97.5 Pride Radio is iHeartMedia’s second FM radio station in the country with programming devoted to local Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) listeners and allies. The station is being launched on a new translator and not replacing any format iHeart currently has in the market.

The NPR One App, with its recent update, has moved another step closer to being a one-stop shop for all audio content. NPR One gives listeners a highly personalized stream on their phone. The stream is built from the listeners behavior and includes local and national newscasts and podcasts

200 programs generated 1.5 Billion downloads for PodcastOne last year and CEO Norm Pattiz says so far so good.

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.