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Entercom has appointed Andi Poch as Executive VP for Integrated Partnerships. Poch's previous title with Entercom was SVP for Altitude Integrated Sales. She will continue to report to Bob Philips, Chief Revenue Officer at Entercom.

WGN Radio will recognize five inductees at the WGN Radio Walk of Fame ceremony and live broadcast hosted by Bill Leff and Wendy Snyder, Friday, May 18, 10–11:30 a.m., at Pioneer Court, in front of Tribune Tower, 435 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago.

Kelly Harlow is the new Digital Sales Manager/Local Sales Manager for Cumulus Media-Indianapolis. She was Sales Representative for the cluster from 2008-2012.

Those nominations include Radio Journalist of the Year. It’s an impressive tribute to host Morris W. O’Kelly (Mo’Kelly) and what he calls “the coolest two hours in all Talk radio.”

Koester recently served as VP of Distribution & Content Partnerships at American Public Media where she previously held several senior management positions. Prior to APM, Koester worked at Chicago Public Media.

Adams Radio Group has named Jason Lamp VP & GM for its Tallahassee cluster replacing retiring GM Hank Kestenbaum. Lamp most recently worked for Community Broadcasters overseeing their Destin-Fort Walton Beach cluster. He's also worked for iHeart in Charleston, Renda in Jacksonville and Cox Media Group in Miami.

Amy Griesheimer has been named Area President for iHeartMedia's Denver Region. iHeart's Denver region includes 29 stations in Fort Collins; Colorado Springs; Ogallala, Nebraska; and Cheyenne, Wyoming, which will now fall under Griesheimer's supervision. Griesheimer was with Entercom until last October.

Lisa Ballance has been named Sales Manager for iHeartMedia's KLOU-FM, KATZ-AM, KATZ-FM, and KATZ-FM HD in St. Louis. Ballance moves to St. Louis from Nashville, where she was GSM for iHeart. She was also a Market Manager for Clear Channel in Alexandria, LA.

Former WFAN morning show co-host Craig Carton is returning to radio even before his embezzlement case is decided. Focus 360 announced on Wednesday that it will be syndicating Carton & Friends, which launched in March (weekdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.) on the FNTSY Sports streaming network.

The company has announced  that Wes Styles has been named Operations Manager for its Florida cluster, and Mary Jo Gruber is the new Program Director of Q92 WECQ. Styles was brought in as Program Director of 103.1 The Blaze and 102.1 The Wave in Destin-Fort Walton Beach.