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Doug McIntyre is the host of McIntyre In The Morning on KABC in L.A. He'll continue in that capacity for at least another two years.

Longtime WBAL Baltimore talk show host Allan Prell has passed away at the age of 79. Prell, a two-time Edward R. Murrow award winner, had undergone surgery several months ago. He worked at WBAL from 1982 to the early 2000s.

Cox Media Group in Atlanta has hired Michael Baisden as afternoon drive host on KISS 104.1 FM. He starts January 16. SupeRadio is syndicating the program starting in January. KISS in Atlanta will be the flagship station. An earlier version of this story incorretly stated that Cox would be syndicating the show.

WGN Radio has signed Chicago's own Bill Kurtis as the station’s signature voice. Starting in January, Kurtis’ voice will be integrated into the station’s audio branding and heard on WGN’s promos and IDs.

In a Facebook posting Jonathon Brandmeier announced Monday was his last show in syndication. "The plug has officially been pulled. Today was our last live show on the Westwood One Radio Network."

The award-winning radio and CMT personality is doing his part to make sure our troops overseas get some back-home cheer along with their Christmas...

Olympic Gold Medalist, TV broadcaster, best-selling author, humanitarian, and cancer survivor Scott Hamilton, will be the Country Radio Seminar's keynote speaker. CRS President Charlie Morgan will interview Hamilton Wednesday, Feb. 22, from 4–5:00 p.m. Hamilton won a gold medal in figure skating in 1984 in Saravejo.

Alan Mason has been officially appointed President of K-LOVE & Air1. He's been acting in the President’s role for some time, according to CEO Mike Novak.

Walker Vreeland has been on the air with the Long Island Radio Broadcasting station for over 10 years. Vreeland will be leaving WBAZ-FM to relocate to New York City where he'll produce his autobiographical monologue From Ship to Shape, continue his voiceover work, and podcast.

When comedian J. Anthony Brown left The Tom Joyner Morning Show at the end of last month, Joyner announced there would be rotating co-hosts to fill Brown's chair until a permanent replacement was hired. Joyner says starting in 2017 Arsenio Hall, Bill Bellamy, Kym Whitley, and returning co-host Sherri Shepherd and Lavell Crawford will be featured co-hosts.