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Dave Styles

Dave Styles Bringing New Style To Audacy Phoenix’s KOOL

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Dave Styles is taking over the morning airwaves on Audacy Phoenix's BIG 94.5 (KOOL) starting on August 28. Styles comes to his new role from previous stints with 102.7 KIIS-FM and 104.3 MYFM.
Ken Orchard

Ken Orchard, Orchard Media Founder, Dead At 85

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California radio figurehead Ken Orchard passed away at 85 on August 17 after a battle with Parkinson's. Known for introducing Victor Valley's first FM station that played contemporary music 24/7, Orchard had a broadcasting career that spanned more than sixty years.
Chris Corcoran

Chris Corcoran Jumps From Audacy To Audity As GM And CCO

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Los Angeles' Asylum Entertainment Group has announced the appointment of Chris Corcoran as General Manager and Chief Content Officer to lead its audio-forward division, Audity. Corcoran enters the company as a Founding Partner of the Cadence13 podcast studio.
The Killer Bs

‘Killer Bs’ Are Abuzz With PM Drive Move On Houston’s ESPN 97.5

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Gow Media's ESPN 97.5 Houston (KFNC) is shifting The Killer Bs with Joel Blank and Jeremy Branham from middays to afternoon drive. The time slot was previously occupied by The Wheelhouse, which recently ended after all three hosts went separate ways.
Heath Cline

Heath Cline Leaving Columbia’s Game For Expanded Atlanta Role

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After 16 years at Cumulus Columbia, SC's 107.5 The Game (WNKT), Heath Cline announced his impending departure from the station on his Wednesday show. Cline attributed his exit to unsuccessful contract negotiations and already has a new position lined up in Atlanta.
Eli Gold

Eli Gold Returns To Crimson Tide Radio After Cancer Battle

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Longtime Alabama football play-by-play caller Eli Gold is set to return to the radio booth after missing the last season due to his battle with cancer. He will be joined by former Alabama quarterback Tyler Watts, who will act as the color analyst for both home and away games.
Dave Portnoy

Barstool’s Dave Portnoy In Talks For Second Bite Into SiriusXM

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Barstool Sports founder and majority owner, Dave Portnoy, is in talks with SiriusXM about possibly hosting his own radio show, as revealed on The Kirk Minihane Show. The discussions seem to focus on bringing Portnoy back to the network individually.
Dominick Milano

Announcing A Return As SVP, Dominick Milano Is Cool For Katz

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Katz Media Group has announced the expansion of its digital sales division, Katz Digital Audio, with the return and appointment of Dominick Milano as Senior Vice President. Milano previously worked with Katz as Market Research Specialist and New York Sales Manager
Larry Mendte

Larry Mendte Joins NYC’s WOR As Director and Morning Anchor

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iHeartMedia New York's 710 WOR is bringing aboard Emmy Award-winning journalist Larry Mendte as the station's news director. Mendte will also join Len Berman and Michael Riedel in the Morning as the show's news anchor.
The Hang zone The Ticket

Judge Bans Dallas’ McDowell and Kemp From Posting Podcasts

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The drama continues between Cumulus Dallas' sports/talk The Ticket and former hosts Dan McDowell and Jake Kemp. A US District Court has ordered the duo to stop posting new episodes of their Patreon-based podcast amid claims of violated noncompetes.

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