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Zach McHugh will now program Alternative Rocker XL102 (WRXL) in Richmond. He'll also host afternoon drive. McHugh joins WRXL from WSFS-104.3 The Shark in Miami/Fort Lauderdale where he was Music Director and afternoon drive host.

Tamo has been named midday personality for ALT 104.9/St. Louis and ALT 106.3/Des Moines. She will broadcast from 12 noon to 3p.m. on the pair of Alt Rock stations. Her show will include a variety of artists such as Twenty One Pilots, blink-182, and Foo Fighters.

Paul Horton is the new Program Director and morning show host for WMXS-FM/Mix 103.3/Montgomery, AL. He debuted Monday on The Mix Morning Show. The show airs weekdays from 6-10 a.m. Horton joins Cumulus from WVRV-FM in Montgomery.

WPEG-FM/Charlotte (Power 98) has partnered with Habitat for Humanity Charlotte for the second year in a row to build a home for a local Charlotte family. The house will be located in the Lakewood neighborhood of Charlotte. No Limit Larry and the Morning Maddhouse will kick off the initiative with a live broadcast on January 12.

Honolulu’s Alternative station STAR 101.9 will debut The Woody Show, today, replacing Hudson & Scotty B, who hosted their last show Tuesday after working together for 20 years. Hudson move's to middays replacing John Manuel and Scotty B will now host the midday show on sister station KSSK-FM.

Entercom announces that Aaron Axelsen will remain APD and Music Director for ALT 105.3 (KITS-FM) in San Francisco after signing a multi-year contract extension. Axelsen began as an intern at KITS-FM in 1995 and was later promoted to Music Director in 1998 and APD in 2008.

After 17 years co-hosting the WKKO morning show, Harvey Steele's last day on the air was December 20. He passed away on the 28th. Steele and Gary Shores teamed up to do afternoons on K100 starting in 1994. They were #1 in PM Drive for six years and won a CMA Award as Best Medium Market Broadcasters in 1995. In 2000, they were moved to morning drive where they became the longest-running morning duo in the market.

Point Broadcasting out of Ventura, CA, has shuffled its management team. Brian Davis, Chip Ehrhardt, Marissa Garcia, and Miles Sexton are all involved in the changes. Here are the details.

Alpha Media in Lubbock has named Colleen Murphy Director of Sales. Murphy, an Oklahoma native, was previously an AE. Alpha Market Manager Jay Richardson praised her "understanding of how to make radio and digital work successfully, and her on-the-street leadership qualities."

iHeartMedia’s ALT 105.7, “Atlanta’s Rock Alternative,” announced Thursday the debut of The Woody Show, effective January 3, 2018. The top-rated morning show will broadcast Monday through Friday, 6-10 a.m. ET.