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Gene Deckerhoff

Legendary NFL Voice Announces 2025 Season Is His Last

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers radio voice Gene Deckerhoff will retire at the end of the 2025 NFL season. Deckerhoff’s voice has echoed through the Sunshine State for 37 seasons, accompanying more than 800 games and more than 1,100 Bucs touchdowns. 
Nightly with Jade and Tyler

Jade Jones, Tyler Frye to Co-Host New Westwood One Night Show

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Cumulus Media’s Westwood One is launching a new national nighttime CHR program, Nightly with Jade & Tyler, debuting Monday, January 5. The five-hour weeknight show will be hosted by Jade Jones and Tyler Frye, with a mix of Top 40 hits and pop culture buzz.
Missouri Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame

MBA to Induct Seven Broadcasters Into Hall of Fame In 2026

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A Hall of Fame baseball voice, a Pro Football Hall of Famer turned broadcaster, and a co-founder of MTV are among the Missouri Broadcasters Association’s 2026 Hall of Fame inductees, honoring leaders in radio, television, and public media.
Kristina Thacker

SCETV’s Kristina Thacker Steps Into ‘Morning Edition’ Role

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South Carolina ETV and Public Radio has named Kristina Thacker as the interim local host of Morning Edition. Thacker, a familiar voice to South Carolina audiences, will provide state and local headlines, weather, and reports from communities across the Palmetto State.
Bill Hess

Bill Hess Closing Out Decades of News/Talk Excellence in DC

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Cumulus Media is bidding farewell to one of its most accomplished programming leaders. Bill Hess, Program Director of Washington, DC's NewsTalk 105.9 (WMAL) and former Vice President of News/Talk, will retire on December 31, concluding a 48-year radio career.
Brittany Tully and Paul Burt

Paul Burt Appointed Chief Engineer at Guaranty Media

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As the Baton Rouge-based broadcaster prepares to celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2026, Guaranty Media is bringing broadcast engineering expert Paul Burt out of retirement to serve as Chief Engineer and promoting Brittany Tully to Creative Manager.
Leslie Laney

WUSF Solidifies Leadership Transition With Leslie Laney as GM

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Tampa’s WUSF Public Media has chosen Leslie Laney as its next General Manager. Laney succeeds JoAnn Urofsky, who announced her retirement in October after leading the University of South Florida-licensed public broadcaster for more than two decades.
Tom Whalen

Frederick’s Tom Whalen to Sign Off WFRE After 27 Years

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Local Daily Media morning host Tom Whalen has announced his impending retirement from 99.9 Free Country (WFRE), effective in January. Whalen, who joined WFRE on March 8, 1999, has been a fixture in Frederick, MD, radio after settling in the city in 1992.
Rod Day

Rod Day Shifts From Waco TV to Alaska Radio Leadership

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After three years in Texas television, Rod Day is returning to America's Last Frontier, this time to lead on the radio side. Connoisseur Media has named Day Market Manager for its Alaska properties, part of the group’s expansion following its merger with Alpha Media.
Chuck Sullivan

Civic Media Brings Chuck Sullivan Back To Wisconsin Radio

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As Civic Media continues its expansion across Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula, the broadcaster has named former Audacy SVP/Market Manager for Milwaukee and Madison Chuck Sullivan as its Regional Market Manager, based in Eau Claire.

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