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Former WFAN Host Selling Mansion

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Craig Carton has listed his New Jersey mansion for $2.4 million. Carton resigned from the highly rated Boomer & Carton show last month after the feds accused him of being part of a ponzi scheme to pay off millions in gambling debts.

Peck To Host Middays At Chi-Town’s WJMK

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CBS Radio Chicago has appointed Brian Peck to the midday slot beginning Monday, November 6. He will be heard from 10 a.m. to 2.30 p.m. on WJMK, 104.3 “K-Hits.” Current midday personality Jeffrey T. Mason will move to the new afternoon drive slot of 2:30-7 p.m. following the departure of six-year host Gary Spears.

Is ESPN Spiking The Bomani Jones Show

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Jason Barrett is reporting that Jones’ radio show is being canceled by ESPN because it was hemorrhaging affiliates. There is also reporting that Jones wants the show to end. Jones’ show airs 4p-7p on the network.

iHeart Hires New Analytics Expert

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It didn't take long for iHeartmedia to replace expert Radha Subramanyam. The company named Dr. Michele Madansky Executive VP of Insights, Research and Data Analytics.

Gardner Moving To San Francisco

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As a result of the LMA deal between Bonneville and Entercom, Carl Gardner will move from Seattle to San Francisco to become Market Manager for Bonneville in that market. He was running the Bonneville cluster in Seattle. Bonneville will retain Steve Cottingim from CBS Radio as Market Manager in Sacramento.

Radha Subramanyam Leaves iHeart For CBS

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The CBS Corporation has named analytics expert Radha Subramanyam Executive VP and Chief Research and Analytics Officer for the CBS Television Network. For almost six years Subramanyam has been President of Research, Insights and Data Analytics for iHeartMedia. Subramanyam's replacement at iHeart could be named as early as Thursday.

Nyren Moves To Cumulus

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Marv Nyren has been named Cumulus' new Market Manager in Chicago, replacing Peter Bowen who left in September. Nyren joins Cumulus from Chicago Public Media, where he was VP for Corporate Sponsorships for WBEZ-FM. Before that he was President/Regional VP for iHeartMedia’s 13 stations in Jacksonville and Brunswick.

Tommy Back To Tampa

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iHeartMedia has named Tommy Chuck Senior VP of Programming for its 14 Tampa-Sarasota stations. Chuck will also program Country outlet US 103.5 in Tampa. He said, “My family and I are grateful to once again call Tampa Bay home. I'm honored to be chosen to lead such legendary brands."

Cumulus Promotes Duffy In PA

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Mike Duffy is the new Program Director for Active Rocker WBSX-FM in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Duffy joined the station seven months ago as midday host. He'll hold onto that shift in addition to taking on the PD role.

Carlos Aguiar Leaving The WAY

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Aguiar, co-host of, Carlos and Joy on WAY-FM, will depart at the end of 2017. Interested parties for the vacant co-host role should apply at [email protected], using the subject line “PM Drive.”

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