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Cressy Walton has been appointed as the new VP of Sales for iHeartMedia's Phoenix Region, effective October 9. She succeeds and will report directly to the recently-promoted iHeartMedia Phoenix SVP of Sales Nancie Sullivan.

Taylor Dickson has been promoted to Brand Manager/Program Director at Townsquare Media's Alt Rocker in Poughkeepsie, NY. She will also be moving from morning drive to afternoon drive.

Greg Neft has been named Program Director for Fresno Talk stations KALZ-PowerTalk 96.7 and KRZR-AM 1400. He will report to Steve Weed, Senior Vice President of Programming for iHeartMedia Fresno.

A familiar voice to Rochester, NY is joining Stephens Media Group's Warm 101.3 (WRMM). Justine Paige is moving to the station's Afternoon Drive slot starting Monday, October 16. She replaces Mike McCoy, who also previously served as Operations Manager.

Tina Murley has been promoted to Vice President of Sales at Beasley Media Group. Murley has served as Director of Sales of the company’s Boston-based radio cluster since 2014. This is a newly created position for the company.

WGN Radio will recognize five inductees at the WGN Radio Walk of Fame ceremony and live broadcast hosted by Bill Leff and Wendy Snyder, Friday, May 18, 10–11:30 a.m., at Pioneer Court, in front of Tribune Tower, 435 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago.

Commonwealth Broadcasting has enlisted Chris Houchens as the new General Manager for its Glasgow, KY cluster. Houchens will oversee Nash 103.7 (WHHT), 104.7 The Score (WCDS), and GlasgowNews1.com. His tenure is set to begin on November 1.

Krystal Lee, who's been co-host of the nationally syndicated Willie Moore, Jr. Show for the past five years, joins the on-air line up as midday host at WPZE-FM. The move comes as KD Bowe announced his departure to pursue other business ventures.

After nearly 30 years as president and CEO of the Arizona Broadcasters Association, Art Brooks announced Friday that he is stepping down at the end of the year. Brooks led the way helping Arizona broadcasters make the 2008 award-winning documentary Crystal Darkness, one of several initiatives he was involved in to battle drug abuse.

Cumulus Media has announced the promotion of Tricia Gallenbeck to Regional Vice President, overseeing the company's operations in Reno, NV, and Eugene, OR. Gallenbeck, who has been Cumulus Eugene Vice President/Market Manager since April 2021.