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Entercom Norfolk announced that WNVZ-FM PD Natalia Soniak will be taking on PD duties for 94.9 The Point (WPTE-FM). Soniak replaces Barry McKay who's job was eliminated. McKay continues to voicetrack 98.9 The Buzz in Rochester NY and Magic 98.9 in Greenville, SC. McKay is also still the voice for Entercom's news outlet KMBZ in KC.

Cumulus VP of AC Formats Emily Boldon is returning to corporate headquarters in Atlanta to focus on the company’s AC radio stations and the expansion of music scheduling software Stratus.

It has been confirmed that Brooks will return to this year’s Country Radio Seminar in a keynote presentation ‪on Thursday, Feb. 23 at 10 a.m. CT, titled "Inside Studio G" and billed as "an intimate, behind-the-scenes look into the business and life of the reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year."

SportsGrid Radio Network, formerly the Fantasy Sports Radio Network, is bringing sports talker Scott Ferrall back to San Diego’s Mightier 1090 AM in August. Ferrall will host Coast to Coast live from 1-3 p.m. and Ferrall on the Bench, live from 7-9 p.m. 

Allyson Hillman has been named Director of Business Development for Alpha in that market. Hillman spent 22 years in Detroit working for both Cumulus and iHeartMedia and has experience in radio, television, Internet, digital, and outdoor.

Beasley has promoted Pete Forester to Director of Sales at WMGQ-FM and WCTC-AM in New Jersey. Over the past fourteen years, Pete has served as the National Sales Manager for the company’s New Jersey-based radio properties.

The Chicago-based talker will be joining the network lineup in the 9 p.m. to midnight ET timeslot. He'll replace Steve Deace, February 20. The former Congressman also hosts the 5-7 p.m. slot on Salem-owned WIND-AM 560 The Answer. Walsh will continue to host the local show, which he's been doing since 2013.

Michael Pettiette gets the promotion to VP and D.O.S. He moves up from Regional Director of Digital Sales for the six-station cluster. He'll now lead the CBS Radio Houston teams responsible for both digital and over-the-air revenue for the entire cluster.

St. Louis Public Radio is reporting that its founder and longtime University of Missouri-St. Louis administrator Donald Driemeier was 80. A cause of death has not been announced.

iHeartMedia Baltimore has appointed gospel artist Maurette Brown Clark as the new morning show host for Heaven 600 (WCAO-AM) starting in early July. Besides her decades as a singer, Brown Clark has spent seven years in Baltimore and Philadelphia broadcasting.