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WWJ-AM reporter Vickie Thomas, who retired April 29, will become Communications Director for the City of Detroit. She spent 30 years at the station. The...

JAM Media Solutions has named Donovan Welsh Executive VP of Sales and Kerry Porreca as Executive VP of Finance. Welsh is a 30-year radio vet from New York. Most recently Donovan was with Entercom's Sales Manager at WFAN. Prior to that Welsh was GSM for WFAN for 7 years.

Audacy has named Spike Eskin VP of Programming for WFAN in New York City. Eskin moves to The Big Apple from Philadelphia where he was PD for SportsRadio WIP. He'll take over for Mark Chernoff on July 1st.

RJ Curtis has been hired as the new Executive Director of the Country Radio Broadcasters/Country Radio Seminar. Bill Mayne has been Executive Director for nearly a decade. This past April, Mayne announced he would be leaving following the 50th Anniversary year of Country Radio Seminar.

MOViN 92.5 (KQMV-FM) is adding Dan 'Huggie' Amsden to afternoons. Amsden joins Hubbard from Alpha Media's KBFF-FM in Portland.

Galaxy Media has promoted Carrie J. Wojtaszek to the newly created position of Chief Operating Officer. Wojtaszek, a 10-year veteran of Galaxy, has served as the General Manager of Galaxy Events since 2013.

Rich McLaughlin is returning to WFUV (90.7 FM) at Fordham University in the Bronx as Program Director. McLaughlin is currently taking care of catalog programming globally for Amazon Music.

That was quick, Jack. Cumulus announced that the recently hired Jack Swanson would rather be on the beach than programming KGO and KSFO in San Francisco. Swanson was back for a month before leaving again. He programmed KGO and KSFO from 1994 to 2011.

The KC & Ron Radio Show on Classic Rock 98.3 (KTWS-FM) is celebrating it's 25th year on Central Oregon airwaves. 'The Twins', KC Caldwell and Ron Alvarez, have been doing mornings since 1996.

Ben Hoffman is the new Senior Vice President and Market Manager for Entercom Indianapolis, overseeing 107.9 The Mix (WNTR-FM), 99.5 ZPL (WZPL-FM), and CBS Sports 1430 AM (WXNT-AM).