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iHeartMedia has promoted renowned programming veteran Doc Wynter to the new position of Executive Vice President of Urban/Hip-Hop Programming Strategy. He will report to Tom Poleman, Chief Programming Officer for iHeartMedia. Wynter has been with iHeart for 29 years.

James Kauffman, who was arrested this week, accused of killing his wife April Kauffman (pictured), has been moved to a jail 100 miles away after prosecutors said in court Thursday his co-defendant planned to kill him. Authorities believe Kauffman and co-defendant Augello Ferdinand killed the talk-show host to protect an illegal drug run they were involved in with the Pagans biker gang.

Dennis Gwiazdon has been named Market Manager of Beasley’s cluster of radio stations in Las Vegas. He replaces Tom Humm who's decided to pursue other interests. Gwiazdon most recently served as Market Manager for Midwest Communications & South Central Communications in Nashville.

Millman has been upped to Vice President of Community Relations/Sales for The Ace & TJ Show and Radio Button Network. She has been with the show for more than three years, moving from Director of Operations to this newly created position.

Freddy Rivera has been named Afternoon Drive Host for 102.9 Now, “Dallas/Ft. Worth’s Variety from 90s to Now,” effective February 5. Rivera will broadcast weekdays from 2–7 p.m.

Newsman Drew Scott is joining the team of JVC's Long Island News Radio (WRCN).  In addition to working at News 12 (Long Island TV), Scott was the founding news director of WLNY TV 55 and worked as Washington Correspondent at the White House for Tribune Broadcasting.

Chris Soechtig has been named Market President for iHeartMedia's Tampa Bay market. Soechtig replaces Sam Nein and will report to Linda Byrd, President of iHeartMedia’s North Florida Region.

Rosenberg was a member of the inaugural WGN Radio Walk of Fame class in 2014. For 40 years (1973-2012) he was the host of WGN Radio’s Extension 720, "a daily two-hour festival of intelligent talk" on WGN-Radio in Chicago. Rosenberg died of pneumonia and its complications after entering the hospital on New Year’s Day. He would have been 93 on April 15.

Radio veteran John Summers is joining WHCU-AM/FM/Ithaca as their Brand Manager and News Director. He starts January 22. Summers was most recently the Regional Program Director and News Director for the Northwest News Radio Network and the Washington Ag Network.

Canadian Music Week has announced that Beasley Media Group CEO Caroline Beasley will be a featured speaker in a session called "A Radio Executive's View From The Corner Office." The session will feature several radio executives and cover the overall positioning of radio today, its future, and how digital fits into the landscape.