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The 21-year radio vet was the PD at Beasley's WSOC in Charlotte until he abruptly resigned. Stout was a mainstay on Radio Ink's annual list of Best Country PD's in America, ranked number 6 this year. Reach out to DJ by e-mail at [email protected] or by phone at 704-361-8609.

Sam Nein spent the last seven years as the Tampa Area President for iHeartMedia prior to his exit in January. On Thursday Nein announced he's accepted a position as the President of Maus Media Group and President of Power Play Media. Maus and Power Play are advertising consulting firms.

Beginning Monday, August 27, Alpha Media Portland’s WE 96.3 (KWEE) will air the Dana Cortez Show from 6 until 10 a.m. Cortez will lead the new morning program making her one of radio’s first Latinas to host a morning drive program.

Veteran broadcast host Patrick Johnson will return to his roots, August 25, as the lead local host on 94.3 The Game in Greenville. Johnson started his career in Greenville as an East Carolina University student and since has had an impressive career in radio.

Wendy Williams will receive the NAB Show New York Impact Award on Thursday, October 18, during the 2018 NAB Show New York. The NAB Show New York Impact Award honors the most innovative leaders in media and entertainment for their impact and influence on the overall industry, as well as in the city of New York.

The Fort Wayne station posted the news that morning man Charly Butcher passed away Wednesday afternoon likely due to a cardiac event. A statement from the station says: "To say we are heart-broken would be an under-statement. We ask that everyone respect the privacy of his family during this challenging time. "

The Statesman is reporting that a pirate station serving as Jones’ Austin flagship has been taken off the air after the FCC hit the owners with a $15,000 fine. This week a lawsuit was filed in Austin accusing Liberty Radio of operating at 90.1 FM without a license since at least 2013. Religious programming is now airing on that frequency.

Following the ugly breakup with United States Traffic Network, Entercom continues to move forward with its own traffic plan, hiring radio veteran and former Univision Executive Lee Davis as Senior VP of Sales for its Traffic Weather and Information Network. Davis will oversee revenue for the network throughout the country.

On Monday “Shotgun” Tom Kelly makes his debut on SiriusXM’s Channel 6 – Sixties on Six. Kelly will be voicetracking the 4-8 p.m. shift on the sixties on six channel from studios in San Diego.

Entercom has promoted Gina Massenzi as D.O.S in Las Vegas where she'll oversee revenue generation for KLUC-FM, KMXB-FM, KXNT-AM, KXQQ-FM, KXST-AM, and KXTE-FM. She's promoted from GSM for the cluster’s FM stations.