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Mat Bates is the new PD at Cumulus-owned KFOG-FM in San Francisco. He was most recently Head of Programming for Rock Formats at Pandora. Before Pandora, Bates was Global Head of Music and Curation at Rdio and Sr. Manager for Radio Programming at Slacker. Prior to going to the dark side of audio, Bates spent a decade in radio at 91X, KXTE, KQXR, and KRZQ.

The Adult Contemporary station is teaming up AJ Machado and Sara Perry as co-hosts of the new AJ Mornings morning show beginning Monday, August 7, weekdays from 6:00 to 10:00 a.m. AJ Machado previously hosted The AJ Show for the past five years on ENERGY 103.7 – sister station to KyXy 96.5. 

Linda Ramsey and Jean Ferrari (left) are joining the Westwood One sales team. Ramsey joins Westwood as VP, Strategic Partnership, Midwest Sales. Ferrari gets the title of Director of National Partnerships.

Kevin Crockett is moving from Philadelphia to Allentown where he'll co-host WLEV-FM’s new morning radio show, Selena and Crockett. Crockett joins Cumulus' WLEV from CBS Radio-Philadelphia, where he's been heard in the market for the last eight years.

Portland’s Classic Rock station 92-3 KGON, is bringing back Sunday Night Blues Room, featuring longtime radio veteran Steve Pringle. The show debuts Sunday, August 6 from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. and will feature all the blues favorites Portland has come to know and love.

American Urban Radio Networks has promoted Lenore Williams to Sr. VP of Affiliate Operations and Compliance. Williams began her career as traffic manager with one of the company’s owned and operated stations.

Industry veteran Sherman Kizart has been chosen to serve on a two-year term of the Federal Communications Commission's Federal Advisory Committee on Diversity and Digital Empowerment. Kizart says this is an "awesome opportunity to serve our country and the industry that I love."

College and NFL football star Mike Pritchard had joined Sports Radio 104.3 The Fan (KKFN-FM) as co-host of the Pritchard and Cecil program, weekdays from 9 to 10 a.m., alongside Cecil Lammey starting Aug. 16, 2017. Pritchard was a star with the University of Colorado Buffaloes 1990 National Championship team, before playing nine seasons in the NFL, including a stint in Denver.

KOA Newsradio's Steffan Tubbs was arrested for domestic violence disturbance via phone on Sunday. The police report says Tubbs is accused of repeatedly calling the victim and sending her harassing voice, video and text messages, using vulgar language with intent to annoy the victim." Tubbs has been with KOA in Denver for 12 years.

Roula Christie who hosts The Roula and Ryan Show on Cumulus’ KRBE-FM in Houston. The MIW Airblazer award is given annually to an on-air personality and stems from an alliance formed in 2015 between the MIW Radio Group and Talentmaster's Morning Show Boot Camp.