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Country station 97.5 WAMZ/Louisville will debut of The Bobby Bones Show on May 7. The show will broadcast weekdays, 5-10 a.m. ET. The program was recently honored with its third ACM Award for National On-Air Personality of the Year.

iHeartMedia’s Arizona Region has announced new programming roles for Reid Spivey, Rameen Madani and David Adams. Arizona Region President Linda Little said, “This is an example of more homegrown talent developing their careers in the Arizona Region."

Aaron Hyland has been promoted to Market President for iHeartMedia Baltimore. The Baltimore cluster includes WPOC-FM, WZFT-FM, WQSR-FM, and WCAO-AM. Hyland will also continue to oversee sales for the Washington, DC, region as Regional Senior VP. Region President Michael Preacher was handling Market President duties for both DC and Baltimore.

Jack Kulp is extending his contract with iHeartMedia's KISQ-FM in San Fransicso. Kulp is co-host of The Morning Breeze, with Carolyn McArdle. It's been a strong two years for the station, which now leads the San Francisco market (6 plus) as the number one music station. When it was rhythmic oldies, the station was in 17th place.

Syndicated radio star Sean Hannity was named to TIME Magazine’s list of the 100 Most Influential People of 2018. The annual list highlights pioneers, leaders, titans, artists, and icons with insights from peers and contemporaries detailing the honorees' impact.

Josh Martinez has been named Program Director for Kiss 107.1/Cincinnati. Martinez will report to Scott Reinhart, Senior Vice President of Programming for iHeartMedia Cincinnati. Martinez most recently served as the Assistant Program Director and Music Director for the station.

Lee Michaels Live! is the new afternoon show at AM 980 The Mission/Twin Cities. The local Christian teach-and-talk radio show airs weekdays, 4-6 p.m. The show was previously co-hosted by Michaels, who started on air at AM 980 in January 2006.

That's what The New York Post is reporting. The paper says Francesa "desperately misses doing New York sports radio," and is trying to get back on the air. The report says Francesa, who retired from WFAN after 30 years, has had discussions with 98.7 ESPN, WOR-AM, and WFAN. Returning to WFAN is apparently a possibility.

The Woody Show is returning to Bay Area morning radio on San Francisco’s iconic Rock radio station KFOG. Woody and his co-hosts Ravey, Greg, Menace, and Sebas debut on KFOG 104.5 FM and KFFG 97.7 FM on Monday, April 30.

Adam “Kash” Kashner has been promoted to Assistant Program Director for Country radio station 95.5 WFMS-FM in Indianapolis. Kashner will retain his roles as on-air host, weekends/fill-ins, on WFMS-FM and on Classic Hits station 104.5 WJJK-FM.