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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.

Tino Cochino Radio has signed its 25th affiliate, KWTX-FM (97.5FM), iHeartMedia’s Top 40 station in Waco-Killeen, TX. The show airs weeknights 7-11 p.m.

Skyview Networks is bringing on Jenna Herhold and Mark Frank as Network Audio Sales Managers. Herhold will be responsible for cultivating agency relationships in Chicago and leading the company’s newly opened office there. Frank will be responsible for managing accounts in the midwestern and southern regions, while heading Skyview's new Atlanta sales office.

Doug Harvill is the new Market Manager for Cumulus' six stations in San Francisco. Harvill joins Cumulus after running CBS Radio's cluster of stations in San Francisco for 12 years. Harvill was CBS Radio's Market Manager in Sacramento for nine years before that.

Alpha Media, San Jose, has named Daena Kramer General Sales Manager. Kramer started her radio career in Las Vegas with CBS Radio in 2007. As an account executive for CBS Las Vegas, Kramer led the cluster in digital revenue and new local business.