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WBA To Honor Four ‘Local Broadcast Legends’ At Summer Affair

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Four Wisconsin broadcasters have been selected as "Local Broadcast Legends" by the Michelle Vetterkind-led Wisconsin Broadcasters Association, and will be recognized at a keynote lunch during the 2026 WBA Summer Conference.
Sam Pieprzyca

Sam, Meet BOB: Pieprzyca Moves Up To PD In San Antonio

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Sam Pieprzyca has been listening to 102.7 in San Antonio his whole life. Now he's running it. Connoisseur Media San Antonio has named the veteran Adult Hits format radio personality Program Director of the newly rebranded 102.7 Bob FM (KJXK).
CJ Robinson

Orlando’s Mix Gets a Homegrown Brand Manager in CJ Robinson

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Twelve years after joining the station, Audacy has named CJ Robinson Brand Manager of Orlando's Mix 105.1 (WOMX). He will continue to host Mix Mornings with CJ & Jenn, as well as afternoons on 102.7 The Beach in Miami, and mornings on the CHANNEL Q network.
Kadie Daye

Kadie Daye Going National With a SuiteRadio Deal

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SuiteRadio has signed rising radio personality Kadie Daye to its programming lineup, with The Kadie Daye Show launching March 30. Daye built her early career in South Bend, IN, before landing a morning role in Buffalo, where her work earned a CMA nomination.
Jim Loftus

PAB to Induct Jim Loftus Into Radio Hall of Fame, Honor Wilsbach

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Nearly a half-century in Pennsylvania radio will earn Jim Loftus a spot in the PAB's Radio Hall of Fame on April 10, where John Wilsbach will also be recognized as Radio Broadcaster of the Year at the 2026 Awards for Excellence in Broadcasting.
Orion Samuelson

Orion Samuelson, Ag Radio and WGN Legend, Dead at 91

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Orion Samuelson, the voice of agriculture on Chicago's WGN Radio for more than six decades, has died at the age of 91. He is remembered for how the distinction that farming touches every life became somewhat of his own personal mission in his reporting.
Armando Diaz

Former iCorporate CEO Armando Diaz Lands at MediaCo

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Armando Diaz has joined MediaCo as Vice President of Operations and Efficiency, tasked with tightening operational discipline and simplifying internal processes across the company's multicultural TV, audio, digital, and streaming businesses.
Wright Media Group

Wright Media Group Adds Four for Local Radio Consulting Team

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Grand Rapids, MI's Wright Media Group is expanding with a new "street-level alliance" for the radio consulting firm's services, spanning talent coaching, weekly music data and planning, station imaging and custom production, and listener focus groups.
Mike Jensen

Mike Jensen Moves From Sales Leadership to GM at Yavapai

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After building revenue and strengthening local business partnerships across Northern Arizona, Yavapai Broadcasting is handing Mike Jensen the keys to its holdings in the Verde Valley and beyond, with a promotion from Regional Director of Sales to General Manager.
Andrew Adams

Andrew Adams Is Back in Seattle Radio, This Time for Lotus

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Andrew Adams spent 2010 to 2023 managing radio stations on Puget Sound for Salem Media Group. Now, Lotus Communications is bringing him back to the Seattle market as General Manager of its three-station cluster with help from a new Operations Director.

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