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Alex Mac Given Dual Role In Raleigh

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Mac comes to iHeart Raleigh’s G105 from iHeart Des Moines’ ALT 106.3 where he had the same pair of titles. He also served as an on-air personality for ALT 104.9 in St. Louis and WRXL in Richmond, VA.

Harcourt Celebrating 2000 Shows At CSUN

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Internationally known radio DJ Nic Harcourt, of 88.5-FM of Cal State University, Northridge, will celebrate his 2,000th show on the L.A.-based Triple-A rock station, Tuesday, Sept. 24.

Jim Higgins Joins Key

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Radio syndication company Key Networks has expanded its offerings to include network audio advertising sales to producers and service/program providers. Leading that new team for Key will be former United Stations COO Jim Higgins.

Highland Moving Up In Baltimore

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Baltimore is a great radio town. And one person who is probably enjoying it with extra enthusiasm right now is Lynn Polovoy, who has been named Market President for iHeart Baltimore.

Devon O’Day Back On KRRV

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KRRV/Alexandria, LA’s, longtime midday announcer Shy Tyler recently retired from radio and the station has announced that Devon O’Day will be filling the gap. O’Day was one of the original on-air announcers when the station launched

TeleSouth PD Kipp Greggory Passes

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Super Talk 103.1 in Jackson, MI is mourning the loss of host and PD Kipp Greggory. No word on how the 50-year old passed. Earlier this year Greggory had discovered he had a heart defect and was treated for that. Here's what CEO Ricky Mitchell shared with Radio Ink...

iHeart Promotes Bortnick

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Danny Bortnick has been promoted to the role of Region Senior Vice President of Sales for the Washington DC/Baltimore markets. As Region Senior Vice President of Sales, Bortnick will be responsible for overseeing the sales operations teams in both markets.

Cumulus  Hires John Toohey as VP of Finance

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John Toohey has been recruited by the company to fill the position of VP/Finance. Toohey replaces David Elrod who previously held the position.

Tom Tolbert Signs Extension

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KNBR/San Francisco has signed a multi-year deal with the on-air personality to stay with the Cumulus station. Tolbert has been with KNBR since 1996.

Schachter Chosen To Lead NHPR

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After a national search, New Hampshire Public Radio has chosen Jim Schachter as its new President and CEO. Schachter comes to New Hampshire from the nation’s largest public radio station -- WNYC in New York City.

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