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Former Dayton Sports radio host Mark Schlemmer died Monday at the age of 65. WING-AM made the announcement on Facebook. Schlemmer had open heart surgery in April and had been hospitalized since the surgery. He retired in 2018 due to health issues.

The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show will celebrate its one-year anniversary today. The Premiere Networks-syndicated show, debuted on more than 400 affiliates last summer, several months following the death of Rush Limbaugh.

Cherry Creek Media Group PD Mark Elliott says he will not be joining Townsquare Media, now that the acquisition has been approved by the FCC. He'll be moving back to Mark Elliott Media, a consultancy he started in 2007 and operated until 2015 before joining Cherry Creek Media 7 years ago.

Shawn Knight, owner of Knight Broadcasting, was killed in a paragliding accident in eastern Ventura County California. Knight Broadcasting owns and operates KRAZ-FM Santa Ynez, KSYV-FM Solvang and KUHL in Santa Maria.

Len Mead will join the VSiN, The Sports Betting Network team as General Manager. Mead joins VSiN from PointsBet, where he was VP of Content.

Bonneville's Seattle Sports 710AM (KIRO) has added a new midday show. "Bump & Stacy" is being branded as - 'an energetic mix of entertainment and fun, a new and youthful take on sports talk in Seattle'.

AM 1530 WCKG Chicago is bringing “The Sick Podcast” to the Windy City. The program is hosted by the NFL Network’s Adam Rank, and debuts June 24th.

670 The Score (WSCR-AM) Chicago is adjusting the line-up. As part of the update, the station is pairing two longtime hosts, Laurence Holmes and Dan Bernstein, to form a new midday show, “Bernstein and Holmes”.

Mike Conti has been appointed at Brand Manager of 92.9 The Game (WZGC-FM) Atlanta. Conti has been with the station for 10 years serving as managing editor, overseeing coverage and production of live sports events.

Jim Long, who wore many hats in his five-decade career in the broadcast and entertainment industry, has died. He was a record producer, DJ and the creator of a number of entertainment companies in Los Angeles, Dallas and Nashville.