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The company’s Fayetville cluster has added Randy Bliss as Operations Manager, and expanded Program Director Tap Money’s role in that market.

It’s a real coup for the NAB Show. Celebrated journalist Jane Pauley will do the opening-day emceeing on Monday, April 24 in Las Vegas. The host of CBS Sunday Morning is one of the country’s best-known and best-loved TV journalists over the past four decades.

iHeartMedia's BIG 94.9 in Little Rock will debut The BIG Fun Morning Show With Kramer, on Monday. Kramer said, "It is a dream come true to move home to Little Rock to be a morning personality on BIG 94.9 and raise my family.” Kramer replaces DJ Taylor who moves to nights.

Brian Mayfield has been promoted to Senior VP for Ramsey Media. He's been with the Ramsey organization since 2009, and has served as VP of Ramsey Media since 2012. Mayfield will continue to lead the media department while taking on additional company-wide responsibilities as part of the Ramsey Solutions Senior Leadership Team.

SB Nation Radio will kick off over 80 hours of Super Bowl coverage with the debut of The Sean Salisbury Show January 30. The show will feature co-hosts Robin Carlin, Brian Barrett, and producer Adam Sager. It will run from 9:00 to noon while on Super Bowl radio row, then move to 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. on February 6.

A longtime voice on the airwaves of North Carolina’s Triangle, Patterson died following a long period of declining health. He was 81. Patterson worked in radio for six decades, mostly at Triangle stations, including WQDR, WDNC, and WKIX-AM.

The Radio Advertising Bureau has filled two vacant seats on its board of directors. iHeartMedia Networks President Darren Davis and Westwood One President and Cumulus EVP of Corporate Marketing Suzanne Grimes were both announced as new members by RAB CEO Erica Farber on Tuesday.

It's a new multi-year agreement for the hosts of The Eric & Kathy Morning Show on WTMX in Chicago, Eric Ferguson and Kathy Hart. The Chicago natives, and Radio Hall of Famers, have been entertaining Chicago for 20 years. They also sport a Marconi for Major Market Personality. Details of their new deal were not released.

Hot AC Y98 (KYKY-FM) in St. Louis has signed midday host Jill Devine to a multi-year contract extension. A St. Louis native, Devine has been on the radio in St. Louis since 1998. Prior to working at Y98, Jill was morning host on “The Bull” (KSD-FM). Before that, she hosted middays on “The River” (WVRV) and “Movin” (WMVN), where she was also Music Director.

Good Clean Fun with Kevin and Taylor originates in Atlanta, and Salem will be launching the program into syndication in 60 markets. Already signed on to carry the show are Salem owned-and-operated stations in L.A., Nashville, Portland, Sacramento, Little Rock, and Columbus. They will maintain their morning show on 104.7 The Fish in Atlanta.