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ACM award winner and platinum-selling singer/songwriter Jake Owen will host Westwood One’s annual “Summer Kick Off” Memorial Day special. The four-hour Memorial Day weekend special broadcast is available to stations nationwide.

The Conclave will present the 2018 Rockwell Award to Weezie Kramer, Chief Operating Officer, Entercom. Kramer will receive the award at the 2018 Conclave Summer Learning Conference, set for Wednesday, July 18 through Friday, July 20.

The restructuring continues at United States Traffic Network. On Wednesday, USTN hired Richard Marks as Chief Operating Officer. Marks will work directly with CEO Ivan Shulman to rebuild the USTN brand, grow the company and increase revenue as it works on fixing its massive financial woes..

Lucas Phelan has been promoted to PD at KMNB-FM in Minneapolis, moving up from APD. Phelan will also keep his afternoon drive shift on the station.

Shannon Beaver is the new Morning Show Producer for The Morning Mess on LIVE 101.5 (KALV-FM) in Phoenix. Prior to joining Entercom, Beaver was at KZZP in Phoenix. She joined KZZP in 2010 and was promoted to Morning Show Producer shortly after.

Felicia Monet has been with WEDR-FM, aka 99 JAMZ, “South Florida’s biggest hip-hop station,” for 10 years. But last week she stepped down from her role as afternoon host to concentrate on her latest passion: her non-profit organization, “I Am Greater Than Yesterday!”

Sean “Sonic” Leckie has been appointed as the new host for the afternoon drive show on 104.3 Jams (WBMX-FM) in Chicago. The new show will air weekdays from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. CT, beginning Thursday, May 10.

Neal Dionne has joined WGLM Radio in Greenville/Lakeview on M-106-3 to take on the midday announcer's slot. Dionne chose to approach WGLM about getting back into radio after listening to Jim Aaron's live morning show.

Khatija Mohiuddin has been named GSM for Chicago stations 107.5 WGCI (Hip Hop and R&B) and 103.5 KISS FM (Hit Music). Brian McGhee has been named GSM for V103 (R&B and Throwbacks) and Inspiration 1390 (Praise). The new GSMs will report to iHeartMedia's Senior VP of Sales for Chicago Adam Kurtz.

Tim Robisch has been named D.O.S. for Beasley’s six-station Las Vegas cluster, including KCYE-FM, KKLZ-FM, KDWN-FM, LITE 105.1FM, KOAS-FM, and KVGS-FM. Robisch most recently served as the Regional Manager for Great Plains Media in suburban Kansas City.