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NewsRadio 610 / NewsRadio 96.7, have a named Chris Ryan as the new host for New Hampshire Today. He joins iHeart New Hampshire from WKXL in Concord where he was GM for the New Hampshire Family Radio station.

Andy Luberda, Operations Manager for Skyview Networks has died. His family said he died December 29 from complications of COVID-19. Luberda was 51.

WRKO-AM 680 has added Grace Curley and Jesse Kelly to the 2021 line up. The shows debut January 4, 2021.

Ian Beckles and Jay Recher have been named the new afternoon drive program on 95.3 WDAE. The duo will continue hosting the afternoon drive program after the retirement of Tampa Bay radio icon Ron Diaz.

Long-time WTIC Hartford morning show co-host Joe D’Ambrosio announced on Twitter his last day will be Thursday. D’Ambrosio said he bought out his contract, which was to expire in June of 2021.

Jennifer Cartwright has been hired as event coordinator and sales specialist for WLML-FM. The station is owned by West Palm Beach based Legends Broadcasting.

The radio voice of Sooners football Toby Rowland hasn't missed a game since taking over play-by-play duties in 2011. Tomorrow's Cotton Bowl between Oklahoma and Florida will be the first after he tested positive for COVID-19 on Christmas Day.

Dick Broadcasting's VP of Programming has signed another 5-year contract to stay with the company. He oversees programming for Dick Broadcasting's 19 radio stations. Goodman has been with the company for 16 years.

Independent radio station KSER in Everett, Washington lost one of their long-time employees this week. Ed Bremer worked at the station for decades. He was diagnosed with cancer back in 2019. Bremer was hired when the station first went on the air in 1990. General Manager Tom Clenedening paid tribute to his friend on the station website HERE.

Thom Ewing, longtime Station Manager of WayFM Huntsville, Alabama is retiring. Ewing was hired in 2002 as the founding General Manager of WAYH-FM, and has been the only manager in the station’s history.