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The Lars Larson Show has been invited to the White House’s East Room for a live broadcast Thursday, November 2 during a special Tax Reform Radio Row. Lars Larson will be talking to many senior cabinet members of the Trump administration to discuss his agenda and priorities on tax reform.

United Stations has hired Eric V. Romero to serve as the company's chief revenue officer; he will report to CEO Nick Verbitsky and succeeds Greg Janoff, who will transition to a consulting role with the company.

iHeartMedia has hired Bailey Coleman as the new VP of Programming for the company's 8-station cluster in New Orleans. Coleman takes over for Angela Watson-Charles, who was promoted to an EVP role at iHeart's new Community Division.

Broadcast tech company The Telos Alliance—announced today that it has appointed Paul Kriegler as Omnia US Sales Manager, Radio Processing. Telos is the parent company of Omnia. Kriegler has more than 25 years of broadcast management and programming experience, most recently as Operations Manager for Lotus Radio Corporation in Reno.

The New Jersey Broadcasters Association has selected WRRC-FM General Manager John Mozes to serve as its next chairman. Mozes will be in charge of NJBA's leadership team and will oversee the organization's programs and financial needs.

Wheeler Morris has been named Market Manager for Hubbard Radio Seattle. Scott Mahalick had been the interim Market Manager and he will stay on as Operations Manager for the Hubbard Seattle cluster.

Rich Broadcasting has promoted Josh Tielor to PD for Star 98, The Rock 94.9 and 104.5 in Idaho Falls. Owner/GM Rich Mecham said, "Josh’s vast experience, work ethic, and industry knowledge have proven to be an amazing asset to the Rich Broadcasting team."

Superadio Networks has announced promotions for three staff members in its NYC, Chicago, and Boston offices. Raphael George, Kimberly Sawyer and Dianne Cook will continue to report to Superadio President Eric Faison.

The O'Reilly Update is marking a year of syndication. The Key Networks program is heard on more than 200 stations nationwide.

DeDe McGuire will continue doing wakeup duties on Dallas-Ft. Worth’s K104 under a new four-year contract extension that includes national syndication in 2018. McGuire’s career has included stops in Chicago and Philadelphia, and she served as co-host with the late, great Doug Banks on the syndicated Doug Banks Show.