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He helped to break Nirvana, Beck, Weezer, Foo Fighters, and Garbage in the 1990s, and now a Rock & Roll Hall of Famer is switching frequencies in Seattle. Hubbard AAA 98.9 KPNW is adding Marco Collins to afternoons starting May 1st. He was previously part of the on-air staff at KEXP.

Morgan Murphy Media’s QueenB Radio has appointed Jen Kasper as the Market Manager for their radio group in Platteville, WI. With over 29 years of experience in radio, Kasper has been with QueenB Radio for 16 years as Director of Sales. The group covers SW Wisconsin, Galena, Illinois, and Dubuque, Iowa.

Ben "Complex" Romero has been named brand manager for Audacy Sacramento’s 102.5 KSFM. Romero will oversee KSFM’s content strategy, talent, and operations. He has experience programming stations in the Western US since 2001 in LA, Phoenix, and Boise.

Audacy Madison is promoting Jonathan Suttin to operations and brand manager for the market. He will supervise WOLX, WMMM, and WHMX. Suttin succeeds former OM Chase Daniels, who moved to take the same role at Audacy Cleveland from the newly-retired Dave Popovich.

Westwood One has hired Ryan Maguire as Vice President of Affiliate Sales for Sports. Maguire will be responsible for the distribution and marketing of all Westwood One's sports programming. This includes the NFL, March Madness, NCAA Football, The Masters, and CBS Sports Radio.

John DeBella, morning radio personality on Beasley Media Group’s WMGK, has been inducted into the Philadelphia Music Alliance's 2023 Walk of Fame. DeBella is best known in the industry for being one of the earliest pioneers of the Morning Zoo format.

Rocky Cosgrove has been named Market Manager for Results Radio LLC's Chico, California cluster. Cosgrove now oversees KBQB-FM, KCEZ, KRQR, and KTHU, taking over from Josh Blumm. He was VP/Strategic Development for the past 14 years at Katz Radio Group. 

Shawn Patrick, the Assistant Program Director and afternoon host at Bonneville Denver’s KYGO, made his Grand Ole Opry debut over the weekend with some help from an old friend. When artist Chancey Williams found out he would be making his Opry debut on Saturday, April 22, he thought of Patrick.

iHeartMedia Birmingham has announced who will take the reins from Dollar Bill Lawson, who announced his retirement after 50 years in the industry. 102.5 The Bull (WDXB) welcomes Spencer Graves for mornings after stints in St. Louis, Wilmington, and for iHeart Atlanta's WUBL.

Cumulus Media Chicago is adding Kenzie Roman, known on-air as Kenzie K, as co-host of Q101 Morning Crew on Q101 (WKQX). Kenzie K will debut on the show alongside current co-hosts Brian Haddad and Justin Nettlebeck on May 2nd. She joins Q101 from Audacy Chicago’s B96 (WBBM).