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Big Jab MAB Awards

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“The Morning JAB” with Dave 'Shoe' Schumacher and Joe Palmieri has picked up three Maine Association of Broadcasters Awards. The show is heard on Sports Radio WJJB.

After 45 Years Richards Retires

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Fort Wayne on-air host Barb Richards is retiring after 45 years in radio. She's been with WAJI-FM since 1984. Wednesday was declared Barb Richards Day by a local County Commissioner. The CBS-TV affiliate has a nice piece on Barb's retirement HERE.

Adams Joins Lotus

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Lotus' KPLZ-FM in Seattle announced that Lisa Adams has been hired as PD. Adams, a Pacific Northwest native, has worked in Lake Tahoe, San Francisco, Portland, Boise and Seattle. She most recently worked for Cumulus in Boise as program director and midday host.

Woody Show In Pittsburgh

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“The Woody Show” will join 105.9 The X (WXDX-FM) in Pittsburgh. The show debuts January 4, 2022.

Long-Time Pamal GM Retiring

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After 43 years in radio, Pamal Media Kingston, New York Station Manager Don Verity is retiring. A life-long Hudson Valley resident, Verity started on the air on WEOK in 1979 and transitioned into sales and marketing at WPDH in 1980.

Three Into WBT HoF

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John Stokes, Bob Lacey, and Jim Szoke will be inducted into the WBT Radio Hall of Fame. The ceremony is set for the station’s 100th Anniversary ceremony on April 9, 2022.
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IBA New Board Members

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The Independent Broadcasters Association has elected four new members its Board of Directors. The new board members will serve for a three-year term. And, Here they are...

WCCM Unveils All Female Line-Up

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LatinX 103.7 FM-WCCM Boston is offering an all-female programming line-up. The Costa Media station says they are the first station in the market to be led by female-only talent in all their prime-time slots.

Country Star Joining Radio Station

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Country singer Justin Moore is joining the morning show on Little Rock Arkansas sports station KABZ-FM. Moore will team with longtime personalities David Bazzel, Roger Scott and R.J. Hawk on Dec. 30 for the debut of the Morning Mayhem show.

Georgia Radio Leader Passes

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Mike McDougald, former owner of WRGA and Q-102 in Rome, GA has died. McDougald was a member of the Georgia and Alabama Radio Halls of Fame.

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