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Abby Snyder has joined Adams Radio Group and will served as the corporate business manager in charge of Accounts Payable, Payroll, and Human Resources. Adams owns and operates radio stations in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Suburban Chicago/Northwest Indiana, Las Cruces, New Mexico, and Salisbury-Ocean City, Maryland.

Alpha Media Louisville, KY, announced that Al Payne has been named Program Director for Old School 105.1 (WGHL), Urban B-96.5 (WGZB), and Urban A/C Magic 101.3 (WMJM). Payne's career has seen him working in several major cities, including Dallas, Detroit, Washington D.C., and Baltimore, Maryland.

AdLarge Media has reorganized its digital audio team. Jay Green will continue to lead AdLarge’s digital audio content portfolio as VP of Digital Content Partnerships, reporting to AdLarge Co-Founders and Co-Chief Executive Officers Gary Schonfeld and Cathy Csukas.

About the wholesale changes and firings at KGO in San Francisco, Vice President/Market Manager Justin Wittmayer told his staff the company has set in motion new programming strategies for both KGO and KFOG. He says it will better meet the needs and demands of listeners, advertisers and the community

Sports Talk 790 AM The Ticket (WAXY-AM, Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, FL) announced that Amber Wilson joins Jonathan Zaslow and Brett Romberg as co-host of the morning show, Zaslow & Romberg, which airs weekdays from 5:30-9:00 a.m. ET.

Ronn Owens, who has called KGO-AM Radio his home for 40 years, is being moved to KSFO. He'll take over afternoon drive, replacing the Mark Levin Show. KSFO was carrying all syndicated conservative talk shows. Additional changes are expected to be made at the two stations. Cumulus says those will be announced early next week.

One of radio's iconic brands suffered another body blow Thursday. Cumulus has laid off most of the news staff at KGO and additional layoffs were made at KFOG. Cumulus has decided to take KGO in an entirely new direction, away from news. Rich Walcoff has been at KGO for nearly 32 years. He tells Radio Ink, "I Don't know the exact number but there is no more KGO news department as we knew it. KFOG also dumped a bunch of on air talent. Sad day for Bay Area radio and much fine talent."

Once management knew Armstrong & Getty were going across the street to Cumulus, they were quick to announce Stephanie Miller would take over their morning slot on Talk 910 (KKSF-AM).

The new podcast series is with Duck Dynasty’s Willie Robertson and will focus on faith and family along with occasional celebrity guest interviews. Robertson will also serve as a FOX News contributor. The 45-minute podcasts will be posted to FOXNewsRadio.com. The weekly podcast will cost listeners $1.99 per episode or $4.99 per month.