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Howard Stern will have to leave the comfort of his Manhattan home and head to Cleveland, which he joked he was not pleased about, to induct his friend Jon Bon Jovi and his band into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Bon Jovi said, “Nobody knows not only me but the members of the band as well as Howard.” The ceremony is set for Saturday, Apr. 14.

Edward McLaughlin will be honored with the 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award at the Broadcasters Foundation of America’s Golden Mike Award dinner, March 5, in New York City. McLaughlin founded EFM Media Management in 1987 and syndicated The Dr. Dean Edell Show. Shortly thereafter, he launched Rush Limbaugh into syndication.

Entercom has named Jennifer Seelig Director of News and Programming for KCBS All News (KCBS-AM and KFRC-FM) in San Francisco. Seelig has been with KCBS All News since 2001, most recently as Acting News Director, and prior to that as Assistant News Director.

Final round judges are set for the 27th Annual Radio Mercury Awards. Finalists for the awards will be announced in early April. Winners will be crowned May 31, at The Cutting Room in New York. Here is the 2018 Radio Mercury Awards Final Round Judging Panel...

The New York Market Radio Association has announced a new Chairman and Executive Committee of the Board, which includes new roles for existing members and new additions to the team. Scott Hopeck (pictured), President, iHeartMedia NYC, and current Secretary moves into the Chairman slot.

The nationally syndicated Elvis Duran will be inducted into the NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame at the 2018 NAB Show. Duran’s career spans more than 30 years and includes both host and PD duties at iHeart's WIOQ-FM Philadelphia and KBest Media's KBTS-FM Austin, as well as stints at Entercom's WZGC-FM Atlanta and Cumulus' KRBE-FM Houston.

Adam Kurtz has been named Senior VP of Sales for iHeart's Chicago Region. Kurtz joined iHeartMedia’s Chicago Region in 2001 and has been promoted from AE to LSM, GSM, and VP of Sales in 2015. Kurtz will report to Matt Scarano, President of the Chicago Region for iHeartMedia.

Brad Polston (pictured) is no longer the Market Manager for iHeartMedia in Indianapolis. He tells the Indianapolis Business Journal, the parting was mutual. “We were just headed in different directions."

Birch will join MSG as a director. He currently owns Lakes Media, a company with nine stations in southern Virginia and northern North Carolina. Birch also owned Opus Media Group and was the founder and CEO of Birch/Scarborough Research.

Westwood One Sports’ Monday Night Football announcer Kevin Harlan is the 2017 National Sports Media Hall of Fame Sportscaster of the Year. Harlan joined CBS Sports in 1998 as an NFL play-by-play announcer, after working at Fox Sports. This is his 33rd consecutive season broadcasting the NFL and he's called 30 season's worth of NBA games.