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James Moves To Salt Lake

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Cumulus Media has hired Jesse James to host mornings on Country Station KUBL-FM in Salt Lake City. He'll debut in mid-March and a search is on for his co-host.

New Audacy Houston Programming VP

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Melissa Chase has been promoted to Vice President of Programming for Audacy Houston. Chase joined Audacy in 2021 as a Brand Manager. Prior to that, she spent 12 years with SummitMedia/Cox Media Group as Operations Manager and on-air personality.

Beasley Launches Relationship Show

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Beasley Media Group has launched the Cooper and Anthony Show, a new nighttime talk program (7P-Midnight) that will air on WRXK-FM (Fort Myers), WPBB-FM (Tampa) and KXTE-FM (Las Vegas).

Tyler Moves to Management at Midwest

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Chris Tyler will now be overseeing the day-to-day operations of WWDK-FM 94.1 Duke FM and WQTX-FM Stacks 92.1 in addition to continuing his show on Duke FM in Afternoon Drive. The stations are located in Lansing

Nashville Welcomes Rickey Smiley

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The “Rickey Smiley Morning Show” is joining Urban AC 102.1 The Ville/Nashville (WPRT-HD2) February 21. The station is the creation of Nashville Music producer Shannon Sanders and Cromwell Media owner Bud Walters.

Mike O’Malley Writes a Novel

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Country Radio Consultant Mike O'Malley is debuting his 'writing chops' in his first novel "Last But Not Fleeced". The paranormal mystery is set in Atlantic City, NJ in 1972 and features a full-time psychic and amateur sleuth.

New Garden Line Host In Houston

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Skip Richter is the new host of "Garden Line" on KTRH in Houston. Richter takes over weekend show from longtime host Randy Lemon who died earlier this year.

Mean Gene On SportsMap Radio

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"The Sports Kings" hosted by veteran sports radio broadcaster Gene 'Mean Gene' Thompson is joining Gow Media's SportsMap Radio. The show will air live Thursday and Friday from Las Vegas.

Alex Siciliano New NAB Communications Head

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The NAB has named Alex Siciliano as Senior Vice President of Communications. Siciliano served more than a decade in the House and Senate. He replaces Ann Marie Cumming who announced she was leaving the NAB earlier this week.

Pembleton Adds Wilks-Barre Market at Cumulus

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Elizabeth Pembleton has been promoted to Regional Vice President and Market Manager for Cumulus' Allentown and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton markets. She's been running Allentown for the company since 2014. Cumulus has 4 stations in Wilks-Barre.

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June 15, 2026

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