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Dave Fogel is joining Kim Berk to co-host mornings on WLS-FM in Chicago. Berk’s former morning co-host Brant Miller, a local TV weatherman, will anchor weather on WLS-FM and WLS-AM. Fogel co-hosted mornings at the station from 2010 through 2013. He joins WLS-FM from WJMK-FM in Chicago, where he co-hosted mornings for the past five years.

Beasley Media Group have announced that T Gentry will be returning home as Operations Manager and Program Director of Kicks 99 for the company’s Augusta-based cluster on Monday, December 18. Gentry spent the past three years serving as Beasley's Tampa Operations Manager and Program Director at 99.5 WQYK-FM.

Cumulus Media has appointed Roger McCoy as Program Director for Country radio station NASH FM 92.9/WLXX-FM in Lexington, KY. McCoy will also be on-air host on NASH FM 92.9 weekdays from 3-7 p.m. McCoy was most recently evening personality for iHeartMedia station 92.5 WESC-FM in Greenville, SC.

Hubbard Radio EVP/Chief Financial Officer Dave Bestler announced Friday that Jeremy Sinon (pictured) was elevated to VP/Digital Strategy and Steve Goldstein was named Senior Director of Digital Sales Strategy for Hubbard Radio.

98.7 The Bull (KUPL) is bringing Jenn Hays to Portland to join Tony and Jake for mornings. The new show, Bull Mornings with Tony, Jake and Jenn, launches Monday, January 8. Jenn is originally from Oregon, having spent the past couple of years working in Billings, Montana.

Rico Hernandez has joined iHeart's Regional Mexican station El Patron (Phoenix) as morning show on-air talent and Executive Station Producer, effective January 2, 2018. He will also continue to serve as midday talent on Tejano 1600 in Tucson. Hernandez has been an on-air host for Tejano 1600 in Tucson for iHeartMedia since 2013.

Urban programming executive Ken Johnson will return to Cumulus Urban AC station WNBM-FM/Radio 103.9 in New York City as Program Director. Johnson successfully launched WNBM in July 2014, and left the station in April 2015 to become Operations Manager for Cumulus Media’s Urban AC-formatted WUHT-FM/Hot 107.7 in Birmingham, AL.

The Radio Advertising Bureau has hired Sharon Friedlander as its new VP of Insights, effective January 2. She'll be replacing Annette Malave who's leaving to pursue other interests on January 11. Most recently, Friedlander served as partner/director at media planning agency MEC, with previous roles at Group M and OMD.  

iHeartMedia Washington, DC, announced today that Elizabethany has been named APD and afternoon show host for HOT 99.5, (WIHT-FM) “DC's No. 1 Hit Music Station,” and home to The Kane Show. As APD, Elizabethany will assist in overseeing the station’s on-air and music programming.

Right where she was, as Big D and Bubba’s Silverfish Media signs an extension that will keep the CMA and ACM award-nominated personality as host of the Country with Carsen show (10-3 weekdays) for at least two more years. She also contributes to the Big D and Bubba morning show. Compass Media Networks will continue to syndicate the show.