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Patterson recently agreed to a deal with Blarney Stone Broadcasting to call Grayling Vikings games. He succeeds the award-winning team of Tom McCord and Rich Calkins, both of whom have retired.

Longtime St. Louis host Tammie Holland is gone from KMJM-FM. Holland and iHeartMedia parted ways last week, according to The St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Her last day on the air was Thursday July 6 and her final words on the air were "Stick a fork in me, I'm done." She hosted the 9 a.m. -2 p.m. shift on the Hip Hop station. Picture courtesy St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

They’ve shuffled the schedule at JAM’N 95.7, “San Diego’s Hip Hop and R&B station,” and it goes into effect today. Frankie “V” Vinci will go from afternoon drive to co-host morning drive with Tati Pelegreen; Nina Chantele has been added to middays; and Pablo Sato has moved from morning drive to afternoon drive.

There’s a new morning show ready to go for Y100 WNCY Appleton-Green Bay – “Your Home For Country and Fun.” Randy “Shotgun” Shannon is teaming up with 12-Year veteran morning show co-host Charli McKenzie. PD Dan Stone said, "Shotgun & Charli share a great chemistry and this show is going to be a ton of fun." The show kicks off today.

Entercom CEO David Field will receive the National Radio Award during the Radio Luncheon at this year’s Radio Show in Austin. NAB Executive VP of Radio John David said, “David’s passion for radio and business savvy have led Entercom to new heights. We look forward to recognizing him for his continuous dedication and significant contributions to the business.” In February, Entercom announced a merger with CBS Radio that will make it the second-largest radio broadcaster.

The only remaining half of Opie and Anthony, Gregg "Opie" Hughes was fired by SiriusXM, Thursday. His former partner, Anthony Cumia, was fired from the satellite company three years ago after going on a racist tirade on Twitter. SiriusXM issued a brief statement about the firing...

Taylor slid in behind the mic, Thursday, for OTS Media Country stations “Interstate 107” WRHM-FM/107.1 in Rock Hill, SC, and WVSZ-FM/107.3 in Chesterfield, SC. He can be heard on air from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Matt Patrick has been on the air at KTRH-AM in Houston for six years. This week he announced he would no longer seek treatment for the aggressive esophageal cancer he's been fighting since 2015. He announced on his show he's exhausted all options. You can send Matt well wishes HERE and listen to his statement on Chron.com.

The whole staff celebrated with Sislen as he chalked up the Big 2-0. As one of the partners, Sislen is involved with sales, customer relations, and business development. He joined Research Director after 12 years as Vice President of Research/Marketing at Eastman Radio.

The company -- which provides wireless, over-the-air content delivery solutions for television and radio broadcasters -- has named the telecom vet as the replacement for Phil Argyris, who is retiring. Argyris will remain with GatesAir as long as necessary to facilitate a smooth leadership transition. Swail has over 35 years of telecom and electronics experience.