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Mike Watkins is tasked with developing talent and driving new business development initiatives for Cox Media Group in the Georgia capital. For the past 20 years, Watkins has been a media consultant for CMG Atlanta. He spent the first half of his career in programming.

WFAN's Boomer Esiason addressed the resignation of his now former partner Craig Carton as soon as he opened up his show Thursday. He said it's a good thing for Craig, that he now needs to focus on his family. "He needs to get his life in order. It takes a lot of pressure off us here at WFAN."

Adams Radio Group has hired radio veteran John Ludwig as a Senior Account Manager representing the Adams cluster of stations in Salisbury-Ocean City. Ludwig comes to Adams from Entercom Portland where he has spent the past 13 years as a sales consultant.

Taylor will begin hosting middays, weekdays from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. beginning Monday, September 18. She started her radio career at WERQ-FM in Baltimore after winning a station contest seeking to expand their talent roster.

Envision Networks® is excited to partner with Skid Trax to offer The Ashley & Brad Show on barter. Ashley & Brad, a Los Angeles-based morning show duo provide their talent to radio stations nationwide with a daily voice-tracked show offered at www.skidtrax.net.

CBS Radio President and CEO Andre Fernandez has been selected by FCC Chairman Ajit Pai to serve on the Commission’s Advisory Committee on Diversity and Digital Empowerment. The ACDDE’s mission is to provide recommendations to the FCC on how to empower disadvantaged communities and accelerate the entry of small businesses into the media, digital news and information, and audio and video programming industries. 

The award-winning talk radio personality takes up the midday slot at News Talk 590 WVLK-AM/Lexington, moving from 6-8 p.m. drive. Glover’s new show debuts September 13 and will air weekdays from 12 Noon-3 p.m. Glover’s peers honored him as the 2008 Kentucky Sportscaster of the Year.

The Pensacola Classic Hits-Rock station has named Britt Rose the new Afternoon Drive personality. She switches Cumulus stations, coming from Oklahoma City’s KQOB and KATT to Florida. She debuts on Jet 100.7 on Wednesday, September 13, from 2 p.m.-7 p.m.

CNN Money is reporting that conservative radio talker Laura Ingraham will get a one-hour show at that time and Sean Hannity will move back to 9 p.m. The website reports that a few details need to be worked out but Ingraham has been telling friends that the deal is essentially done. The launch date for Ingraham's new show is unknown.

Cumulus Media-Wilmington's AC station WGNI-FM has added the John Tesh radio show, Intelligence for Your Life. PD Steve McKay said, “Adding Intelligence for Your Life with John Tesh is an exciting opportunity to engage women with a show unlike any other. It’s great to be able to bring John back to North Carolina, where he spent the early part of his life.”