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WHHY, All the Hits Y102 announced the return of John Garrett and Tommy Fields (pictured). Beginning, Monday, March 14, The John and Tommy Morning Show, will from 6-10 a.m. at 101.9 on your FM dial and streaming live at Y102Montgomery.com.

Julio Liberman's radio career began in the 1960s, when he and his brothers purchased KLVE in Los Angeles and flipped the format to become the first Spanish-language FM in the city, and the second in the United States. In 2013, Mr. Liberman received Radio Ink’s Lifetime Leadership Award, the highest honor of the Medallas de Cortez Awards. Julio Liberman is the father of Entravision's COO Jeff Liberman. He was 87.

Greg Mozingo is the new program director for KVOO and KXBL, two Tulsa, Oklahoma, radio stations operated by The E.W. Scripps. He begins his new role on March 14. Mozingo comes to Tulsa from St. Louis where he was program director for the past 13 years at WIL-FM.

Minnesota Public Media news has named Nancy Cassutt as executive director, MPR News and Programming. She replaces interim news lead Mike Reszler, who stepped in last summer when Chris Worthington, the former managing director of news.

Norm Winer was PD for CBS Radio's WXRT-FM since 1979. He was recently given the title of Director of WXRT Music Initiatives & Special Programming. On Wednesday he announced, after 36 years at the same station, he's leaving.

The Board of Directors of Saga Communications has promoted Warren Lada to COO. Lada was Executive Vice President with the company. Saga CEO Ed Christian said, “Warren has been with Saga for over two decades in various capacities, starting as a market manager and now currently as Executive Vice President. We have worked side by side in growing Saga into a well-respected company in the broadcast industry. His promotion to COO is long overdue.”

As the political season kicks into high gear, and the Republicans get closer and closer to nominating Donald Trump as their candidate, Fox News Sunday has decided to turn to radio's number on voice on the political campaign.

KSFR is a Public Radio station in Santa Fe. News director Zelie Pollon (pictured) has withdrawn her request for a restraining order against the station's former assistant news director, Tom Trowbridge. According to The Santa Fe New Mexican, on February 18 Pollon claimed Trowbridge threatened her life.

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Radio One announced Radio Group President Chris Wegmann (pictured) is retiring and Deon Levingston is joining the company in a regional position. Wegmann's retirement date is April 1, 2016. Levingston returns as the GM in Indianapolis and Regional Vice President of Detroit and St. Louis.