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Steve Honeycomb Steps Down as iHeartMedia Area President

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iHeartMedia Hartford and New Haven Area President Steve Honeycomb will retire at the end of 2024. In 2000, he moved to iHeart as National Sales Manager and advanced to Director of Sales in Hartford, eventually being named Market President in 2008.
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Collab Brings Aspen Daily News’ Lucy Peterson to Public Radio

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Aspen Public Radio has deepened its partnership with the Aspen Daily News by welcoming reporter Lucy Peterson to contribute to its local newscasts. Peterson, who covers the city for the Aspen Daily News, will now provide brief updates for Aspen Public Radio newscasts.
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Dan Markus Takes Over Middays on WRJN in Racine

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Longtime Wisconsin radio personality Dan Markus joined Civic Media's WRJN in Racine to host Middays. Markus comes to the Oldies station from Cumulus Media where he served as Program Director at WOGB in Green Bay and hosted middays on Appleton's WVBO.
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Taylor Holbrooks Joins Baltimore’s WYPR For ‘Morning Edition’

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Baltimore Public Media and WYPR 88.1 FM have announced the appointment of Taylor Holbrooks as the new host of Morning Edition. Holbrooks comes to WYPR from NPR member station Public Radio East in eastern North Carolina, where she was a reporter and host.
Michelle Southern

Guaranty Elevates Southern to Baton Rouge Operations Manager

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Guaranty Media Baton Rouge has promoted Eagle 98.1 Program Director and afternoon host Michelle Southern to cluster Operations Manager. She will oversee operations for WDGL, 100.7 The Tiger, ESPN 104.5 WNXX/KNXX, and Talk 107.3.
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Bev Rainey to Host New Syndicated ‘Country Nights Live’

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Cumulus Media’s Westwood One has announced the upcoming debut of a new nightly syndicated Country music show, Country Nights Live with Bev Rainey, set to launch on New Year's Eve. The five-hour program will broadcast live from Nashville.
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Kix Brooks To Leave ‘American Country Countdown’ as Fox Joins

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After 18 years as the show's host, Kix Brooks is stepping away from Westwood One's American Country Countdown. Starting in January, Cumulus Media Dallas morning personality Ryan Fox will succeed the Country superstar as the syndicated show's lead.
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NASCAR Radio Pro Brad Gillie Promoted to PRN Lead Anchor

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The Performance Racing Network has announced that Brad Gillie will step into the role of lead anchor alongside Mark Garrow beginning with the 2025 NASCAR season. Gillie takes over following the retirement of longtime lead anchor Doug Rice.
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Dave Ross and Colleen O’Brien Bid Farewell to Seattle’s KIRO

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Seattle radio staples Dave Ross and Colleen O’Brien, co-hosts of Seattle’s Morning News, have announced their retirements, marking the end of an era for Bonneville International's KIRO Newsradio. In turn, Seattle’s Morning News will introduce a new host in 2025.
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Lara Dua-Swartz Named Program Director For Athens’ WUGA

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University of Georgia Athens' NPR affiliate WUGA has appointed Lara Dua-Swartz as its new Program Director and Content Strategist. Dua-Swartz has been with WUGA for the past year and a half while hosting middays for Cox Media Group’s Magic 102.1 (WGMG).

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