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Kudos to iHeartMedia in Detroit. But after all, isn't this is what local radio is all about? In under 36 hours, and with help from all the iHeartMedia radio stations, WNIC-FM's Jay Towers in the Morning started a water drive to help address the Flint, MI, water crisis.

It didn't take management too long to make that call after it was widely reported that Innes called Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce a "lap dog" and "house negro" during his show in Tuesday.

It's been about a year now since long-time Emmis morning man Big Boy left Power 106 for iHeartMedia's start-up Hip Hop station Real 92.3 in Los Angeles. Emmis filed a lawsuit against Big Boy claiming they had right of first refusal to match the offer given to him by iHeart. Emmis claimed it did match iHeart's $3.5 million salary and other perks, however Big Boy crossed the street anyway. Emmis has confirmed that a settlement between the two sides has been reached. Emmis was asking for $5 Million.

Cumulus Senior VP Gary Pizzati has been overseeing the market since Mark O'Brien left last year, and now Jake McCann gets promoted to take over the cluster.

John Mentesana is the new GSM for Mt. Wilson Broadcasting's Go Country 105, K-Mozart 1260, and KJAZZ 88.1 in Los Angeles. Mentesana joins Mt. Wilson from iHeart Media where he was a Senior AE for the past five years.

Hartman will also serve as Brand Manager for 95.1 WAPE, WJGL Eagle 96.9, and Hot.

Streaming service Deezer has secured $109 million in funding. The financing will be used to increase customer acquisition efforts around the world, accelerate the introduction of new products, features, and growth initiatives to serve the company’s mission to create a more valuable product offering and build more programmed experiences for music fans. Deezer says it has also expanded its catalogue to over 40 million songs.

WRIF-FM Detroit morning personalities Dave and Chuck the Freak have signed a new multi-year contract with the Greater Media station. The duo has been hosting mornings on WRIF since 2013.

With a projected $11.4 billion in advertising dollars in play for the 2016 elections, Hispanic broadcasters are poised to grab record political revenue! Will you be ready to claim your share? Join us at the Radio Ink Hispanic Radio Conference.

Josh Rahmani is currently the Director of Sales for Reach Media. He's been promoted to Vice President, National and Corporate Sales for the local radio group of Radio One. Rahmani started his career at Radio One in 2005 as a Corporate Sales Assistant after graduating from the University of Maryland with a BA in Communications.