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Jim Day is the new Executive Producer for Bob and Marianne in the Morning at WRRM-FM, Warm 98.5 in Cincinnati. Day, a veteran morning show personality and producer, has over 25 years’ radio experience and was previously morning host for several stations.

Greg Frey will head up the new division and will lead a team which will develop music marketing partnerships for Cumulus’s more than 300 music stations, Westwood One network franchises, and related social/digital platforms.

The former CBS Radio CEO turned Chairman of VSiN is being recognized for his outstanding leadership, vision, and contributions to the sports radio industry. The 2020 BSM Summit is February 26-27, 2020 at the Ailey Citigroup Theater in New York.

CBS Radio in New York has promoted Jay Dabhi to music director at 92.3 AMP Radio in New York City. Dabhi also hosts the station’s weekday afternoon mix show. Dabhi began at 92.3 AMP in 2015 to launch the station’s first mix show. He began his radio career four years earlier as a guest mix show DJ on WXRK – 92.3 NOW.

The Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting elected Laura G. Ross as Chair and Rubydee Calvert as Vice Chair. The terms are for one year, and both have been on the CPB Board since 2018.

The company has promoted three senior programmers to the rank of Division Executive Vice President in its National Programming Group. Here are the details...

As of Monday, August 28, Scott will be the new morning show host for Swick Communications' 100.3 WLKI (Angola, IN) as well as tracking both Country and Classic hits for their Local Area Networks. Steve Swick is the owner of the facility of stations.

Made in Texas Radio programmer and personality Keegan Lucas has been promoted to Operations Manager overseeing all aspects of programming, podcasting, music selection, social media, and on-site  activation for the country music channel.  

Brit Goldstein has been named Area President for iHeartMedia Pennsylvania, Nick Mickley has been named Market President of iHeartMedia Harrisburg, Reading and Lancaster, and Dave Hovel has been named Area SVP of Programming for iHeartMedia Pennsylvania.

New York creative agency Oink Ink has added two members to its radio creative shop. Danielle Malizia has been hired as Producer and Business Development Manager from Citco Fund Services. Tori Adams has joined Oink as Assistant Producer. Her responsibilities include casting coordination, project scheduling/completion, talent coordinator, and spot trafficking.